Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Besides the War...

Let's review some of the Bush administration's shifty maneuvers, just from January '03 to February '03.
These were gathered from www.bushwatch.com, who compiled stories from sources such as The Washington Post, CNN.com, the Associated Press, USA Today, the New York Times, The Human Rights Campaign and Reuters News Service.
Please note the lack of blogatorial comments. These are facts, not opinions.
For further details or full media stories, please check Bushwatch.com.

He:
Terminated collective bargaining rights for 1,300 federal workers
He:
Offered a plan to allow states to restrict Medicaid
He:
Backed a lawsuit to end affirmative action
He:
Proposed to eliminate overtime pay for millions
He:
Offered a prescription drug plan that would force Medicare seniors into HMOs
He:
Ordered the end of Medicare advice and information outreach so recipients could not conveniently obtain information about access to services available and/or their rights to them
He:
Is considering limiting scholarships for female athletes
He:
Tried to appoint anti-gay extremist to the AIDS advisory panel
He:
Renominated previously rejected candidates to federal bench, rejected because of their extreme ultra right wing views hostile to workers, civil rights and environmental and consumer protections.
He:
Attempted to restrict emergency room visits for the poor.

It's not just the war, it's the budget, equal rights, union rights, affordable health care for the elderly, women's rights, gay rights, humane treatment for the needy and so many more things we have to look at before it's too late.
Combine these acts with his increased efforts to curtail basic privacy among citizens, the tendency to denounce dissension among the citizens and his absurd tax and budget packages, and you may start to see some things to seriously worry about.














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