“I will never relent in defending America, whatever it
takes.” – George Bush
“Whatever It Takes”is the new Bush rule of law. Get used to
it. It’s the only law in our Brave New World. No other laws are necessary.
It’s short and simple: I will do whatever I damn well please, and you damn well
better like it. If you don’t, you are an unpatriotic obstructionist who is an
enemy of America and of course, an enemy of God.
Tuesday night, we watched the law get put into action.
Cindy Sheehan was invited to listen to the State of the Union address by a
member of Congress from her home state of California. She accepted the
invitation, showed her required ticket, and was escorted to her seat. In the
Brave New World, getting familiar with the new law is sometimes confusing. When
it comes to attire, one must choose carefully and wisely. Cindy had chosen
poorly. She was wearing a black T-shirt with the big white numbers, 2,242 that
reflected the number of the dead soldiers in Iraq on it. At that moment, our
country was so threatened and so under attack it had to be defended! So Cindy
got Whatever It Takes. She was removed by force, handcuffed, booked, and put in
jail. If only someone had told her freedom is on the march.
In our Brave New World, we’re not scared, because we’re
free.
We’re free to have our phone conversations wiretapped.
We’re free to have our e-mails read and examined.
We’re free to have our library and book purchasing records
tracked.
We’re free to have our bodies searched any time, any place,
for any reason.
We’re free to have our religious services monitored.
We’re free to be put in a cage indefinitely without a
trial.
We’re free to be locked up without being charged or being
able to confront witnesses against us.
We’re free to be tortured.
We’re free to have our homes searched and possessions
seized without probable cause.
We’re free to be watched and recorded by public
surveillance cameras every second of every day.
And the
freedoms just keep on coming. But in the Brave New World, with its singular
rule of law, unless federal Storm Troopers knock down the doors of your home
and drag you off to the gulags, hell – you’re free! With liberty and justice
for all, George W. Bush and a Republican-controlled government will make sure
every American will eventually get Whatever It Takes.
