Digby is an impassioned blogger we met in LA. This blogger is no kidding serious about the work, the messaging, the community, and making change which is happening. Today, Digby speaks on tonight's impending speech (which makes me nauseous just thinking about what is could and probably will be). Here is an excerpt:
Steamroller Democracy
by digby
I don't now about you, but I'm all on pins and needles waiting for the big speech tonight. The big question will finally be answered: how much is the president going to escalate the war and increase the American occupation?
Think about that. We just had an election that completely repudiated the president's strategy in the Iraq war. Only 12% of the public supports sending in more troops today. The military is not backing this either. Yet what are we watching on television all day? "How many more troops is the president going to send to Iraq?"
This is not just a slap in the face to the democratic process, it's a slap in the face to our concept of reality. I wrote before that this president has always governed by tantrum, and this is no exception. He is doing exactly the opposite of what logic would dictate, just as he did after the 2000 election debacle when he governed from the far right as if he'd won a huge ideological mandate --- and after 9/11 when he nonsensically insisted that we invade a country that had not been involved in the attacks.
I can hardly believe my eyes that he is getting away with it again. It's truly stunning.