It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of
a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into
privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing
algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the
planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.
These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times. The Incredibly Fallible PresidentRepublican Party operatives have been working very hard to create an aura of invincibility around George W. Bush. Listen enough to the latest Washington gossip columns, and you might think Bush had already won the 2004 elections. All the pundits, especially on (no surprise) FOX News, have been hyperventilating about the supposed boost Bush has received from his war against Iraq.
Today's polling data from that same FOX News outfit show that the punditocracy is full of it. Yes, Bush got a surge in the polls during the war, as all warriors do. But one month after the war began -- one paltry month -- Bush's bubble has shrunk to five points, taking polls of March 11 as a comparison standard.
Well, whup dee doo. A year and a half from the elections, five points isn't diddly. Bush can be beat. Visit our Anyone but W Action Center for links to the campaigns being raised in opposition to this man. If you're interested in displaying your opposition openly, go get yourself a bumper sticker for your car or a smaller sticker for your bike. Studies show (I love that phrase, but really, it's true) that when one individual pipes up with dissent, others feel more comfortable doing the same.
So break out of that vicious cycle of can't-won't-don't. It can be done, and you can help do it. ![]() ![]() ![]() |