Sunday, April 02, 2006

INCOMPETENCE

How do you spell incompetence? There are many ways that the Republicans and the Bush administration spell it. Here is my word list for incompetence:

>AFGHANISTAN
>ABRAMOFF (YEAH, WE KNOW HE VISITED THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE TEXAS RANCH)
>ATTEMPTS TO DISMANTLE THE CLEAN AIR ACT
>BYPASSING THE FISA COURTS TO SPY ON AMERICANS AND ANTI-WAR GROUPS
>BUSH
>CHENEY
>CORRUPTION IN THE REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED HOUSE, SENATE, AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH
>CONFUSING MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN THAT REWARDS DRUG COMPANIES
>CUTTING PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR AND ELDERLY
>ENCOURAGING CORPORATIONS TO SEND EMPLOYMENT OVERSEAS (OUTSOURCING)
>FEMA
>INCREASING THE FEDERAL DEFICIT TO ASTRONOMICAL NUMBERS
>IRAQ
>KATRINA
>INABILITY TO MONITOR ALL THE WORLD'S HOTSPOTS, INSTEAD OF JUST IRAQ
>INABILITY TO WORK ON A FAIR AND HUMANE IMMIGRATION POLICY
>INCREASED INTEREST RATES FOR COLLEGE LOANS
>INCREASED LOGGING IN NATIONAL PARKS
>LACK OF BODY ARMOR FOR TROOPS
>LACK OF FUNDING FOR THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
>LACK OF LEADERSHIP IN SOLVING OUR NATION'S PROBLEMS
>LIBBY
>NO EXIT STRATEGY IN IRAQ; LEAVING THIS PROBLEM TO THE NEXT PRESIDENT
>NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR INDUSTRY INCREASING BECAUSE OF ADMINISTRATION'S ARROGANCE
>POISONED WATER SUPPLY FOR OUR TROOPS IN IRAQ
>PUTTING POLITICAL CRONIES IN POSITIONS INSTEAD OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS
>RELEASING THE NAME OF AN UNDERCOVER CIA AGENT
>RICE
>ROVE
>RUMSFELD
>RHETORIC INSTEAD OF ACTION IN REBUILDING THE GULF COAST
>SENDING BOLTON TO THE U.N.
>WAR PROFITEERS (HALLIBURTON, KBR, OIL COMPANIES, ETC.)


I'm sure you can think of more areas in which they've demonstrated their incompetence. What have the Republicans concentrated on instead of these critical issues? Terri Schiavo, same-sex marriage (the defense of marriage act), the war on Christmas, missing woman in Aruba, tax breaks for the rich, ducking lobbying reform, refusing to increase port security, etc. Do you get the picture, America? The Republicans have done NOTHING for this country except get our kids killed in an unnecessary war, increase our deficit, and reward their rich pals with unbid contracts? Do you feel better now?