Days of Awe Indeed

The year 5766 is off to an interesting start.

Tom Delay got indicted again. It seems money laundering may have been in his bag of tricks in addition to breaking campaign finance laws. Color me impressed: gotta hand it to any man capable of multi-tasking. What does this say about Texas? Old CW: corrupt cowboys need to lay off ribs and redistricting. New CW: don’t mess with Texas justice!

Speaking of Texas, check out Harriet Miers’ new “blog”.

The jury’s still out on her. George doesn’t have the best track record picking inexperienced friends for high places. (FEMA, anyone?) Harriet has no judicial track-record and is up for the highest court in the land. What has our commander-in-chief done so far to earn our collective trust in his judgment? Besides expand the federal government, export thousands of jobs overseas, turn back the clock on environmental regulations and enjoy more vacation days than any president since Reagan? Do we need more proof that his posturing at the altar of conservatism and Christianity was really just a rouse to get into the White House? He doesn’t believe a word of either doctrine.

He doesn’t believe in progressive causes either. Just the Gospel According to Big Business.

Is Miers a token to preserve the power of the President in his unending war on terror and civil liberties? If she isn’t willing to outline her views on key issues affecting the lives of my children and grandchildren, I hope more Senators rise to the occasion and give her a firm thumbs-down.

Come to think of it, I’d like a firm thumbs-down from Senator Obama, if you know what I mean. (winkwinknudgenudge) Sorry. Where was I?

Even conservatives are nervous at the thought of blindly following George on this one. That should give the rest of us reason to worry.