My Open Letter Project

Well, it seems that I have been counseled to discontinue my letter writing campaign. But, that doesn't mean I will stop complaining. I can see the point. It's probably better not to actually SEND letters to the White House these days. Now that we know the administration is tapping into our phone calls, I guess it doesn't really matter if I put it in writing anyway, does it? To effectively make the statement against the government, we all just have to talk on the phone.

If I could have a phone conversation with Bushie, here is what I would say:

Prez: Hello?
Me: Hi, this is a US citizen calling from California. I would tell you my name, but you already have it on your phone record, right?
Prez: Yep.
Me: Good, so anyway, that sucks. I know you think it's a great idea to spy on your own people, but do you really think it's the right thing to do?
Prez: Yep.
Me: Right. But you won't allow anyone to hear anything you say?
Prez: Yep.
Me: Okay. So, if you could, and I already know you can't, but let's just try, imagine yourself as a normal citizen, not super-funded by oil-rich bloodlines and defense contracts, but just a wage earner living month to month and barely making your truck payments.
Prez: I like trucks.
Me: Yes. Now, imagine yourself as that guy.
Prez: Is it a big truck?
Me: Whatever. Yes.
Prez: I like big trucks.
Me: Yes, big truck, small man, small job, big family. How would you like to know, as that guy, that your government suspected you, and all your neighbors, of some sort of action that warrants eavesdropping.
Prez: Is there a warrant? I don't think you need a warrant. You just need to be president to spy. And I say it's ok. No warrant.
Me: No. I mean, usually, the government can't spy on you unless they have some suspicion that you are doing something wrong.
Prez: Really? Well, we all do stuff that's wrong all the time. Look at me.
Me: Yes. Look at you. Okay, this is worthless, like your governance. Take care.
Prez: You wanna have a beer?
Me: Sure. But no wires, okay. I mean really, it's just annoying.
Prez: I think it's funny.
Me: Yeah, you would.

So, as you can see, there's just no getting through to him. So we better make damn sure that the Democrats get their shit together. Bushie thinks his brother is a good guy. I'm sure Rove can convince everyone that it's true.