So, now what?
February 11th, 2007 posted by Bender Rodríguez
Under any circumstances, the Bush administration's sudden, explicitly political dismissal and replacement of United States attorneys in judicial districts across the country would be very troubling -- both as a violation of American law enforcement traditions and as a triumph of patronage over competence.
So, now what?
Salon.com is the first site I go to in the morning and the last place I check at night. At my lap top on the couch or in my cublicle at work, I have been made aware of the (understatement) corruption (understatement) depravity (understatement) treasoness behavior of this administration, but what have I done? Really done?
I have expressed and felt outrage, but have not translated that into action.
I have, like many, make sure to be fully checked in to the reality of what's going on--no matter how depressing it is. News radio in the morning. Papers and webnews first thing at work. olbermann at 9, and even scarborough right after.
Those like I have for too long contented ourselves by believing and writing and blogging and saying amongst and to ourselves that: yes, bush et al = *something bad,* but at least we *know* that he is. The establishment hasn't been able to pull the wool over our eyes; we're fully aware of what's going on and we'll continue to keep our tally and remind the world every so often.
I don't know. I read this article here by Joe and all I can say is : so, what now?
Why aren't *we* doing anything? When will our awareness of the problem turn into action, turn into something more than a laugh track on late-night? turn into something more than a well-written article like this here followed by posts agreeing that yes, this is indeed an unprecedented breach of the fundamental values that... you know what i'm getting at.
So what are we going to do about it? Who is going to stand up? How and when are we going to take these collective objections out of the abstract and into reality?
Someone tell me: What is there to do? Who is going to do it? How shall it be done?
calissta's response to the salon.com article
Alberto Gonzalez's coup d'etat
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