In the end it boils down to this: If a group of people are willing to
falsify evidence in order to bring the nation to war and, too, can't be
trusted to speak truthfully about what they knew prior to 9/11 -- what
is to stop them from stealing an election? Considering the fact that the
administration and congressional Republicans could face serious legal
consequences should Democrats control congress, why wouldn't they do all
they could to prevent that from happening? And that is why so many
people cannot banish the thought from their minds: "Something wicked
this way comes."
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http://www.progressivedailybeacon.com/more.php?page=opinion&id=1314

This November
A. Alexander, October 18th, 2006

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes," said
the witch in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." The witch uttered these words in
reference to Macbeth himself, who, by that point in the play, was known
to be a traitor and murderer. As the November elections approach and the
Republicans grow ever more desperate it becomes impossible to turnoff
the voice inside many peoples' heads, "Something wicked this way comes."

It wasn't that long ago, George W. Bush, his entire administration, and
the Republican Party were viewed by a majority of the American people as
possessing impeccable integrity and being honest almost to a fault.
Whenever progressives and others tried sounding the alarm and warning
that the man behind the curtain was anything but a wizard, or waved
red-flags when Bush or his party members were caught in a lie; many were
quick to paint the naysayer as being "shrill" or "un-American" or even a
"traitor." Today, however, a large majority of Americans see their
president and his party for what they are: an emperor without any
clothes who is prone to lying and manipulating, and a band of fools
willing to do anything or nothing at all -- whatever the situation
requires -- in order to protect their naked king and to preserve their
hold on power.

Recent polls have revealed some rather startling facts: A large majority
of Americans now believe the president and his administration willfully
lied the nation to war in Iraq. Incredibly only 16 percent believe the
administration is telling the truth about what they knew prior to the
terror attacks on 9/11. What is more stunning than the findings is the
reality behind them. The American people suspect their president and his
party have lied about the biggest events in their lifetime, because the
evidence leads to those conclusions.

Indeed, legal experts and Constitutional scholars have all expressed
their disbelief over the Republican-led congress failing to investigate
many of the administration's actions and, too, their obstinate refusal
to exercise their authority and halt the administration's tyrannical
consolidation of power. Serious and accomplished legal minds point to
several instances wherein the president may have committed impeachable
offenses. Still, the Republicans have flatly refused to hold Bush to
account.

Then, of course, there is the mountain of illegal and unethical actions
committed by the Republican congress: How much of the peoples'
government have Republicans sold to big oil, big pharma, and big Jack
Abramoff and others just like him? How many laws have they discarded,
while pursuing their power-mad lobbyist kickback schemes? Besides
laundering money, covering up pedophiles, and handing out lobbyist
checks on the House floor - how many laws have DeLay, Hastert, and
Boehner violated? Finally, what did GOP congressional insiders know
about pre-war Iraq intelligence that the administration kept hidden from
Democrats and the American people?

Despite poll after poll showing Democrats leading Republicans by wide
margins and despite the nation's most prestigious political
organizations, Cook and Rothenberg Reports, predicting that Democrats
will pick up between 18 and 30 seats in the House of Representatives;
Bush, Cheney, and Rove remain eerily optimistic that Republicans will
maintain control of congress. They remain insanely optimistic even
though several Republican pollsters have confirmed the impending GOP
losses. Bush and his people have absolutely no factual basis for
believing Republicans will maintain control of congress -- nothing! That
they continue to believe otherwise, considering they have proven
themselves willing to lie the nation to war and capable of hiding
pre-9/11 facts from the public, is nothing short of scary.

In the end it boils down to this: If a group of people are willing to
falsify evidence in order to bring the nation to war and, too, can't be
trusted to speak truthfully about what they knew prior to 9/11 -- what
is to stop them from stealing an election? Considering the fact that the
administration and congressional Republicans could face serious legal
consequences should Democrats control congress, why wouldn't they do all
they could to prevent that from happening? And that is why so many
people cannot banish the thought from their minds: "Something wicked
this way comes."