Informed

Taken from a Al Gore speech 01/16/06 in which he was quoting James Madison. "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary,in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."

Notice anything familiar in there, George? I know, a lot of big words. But, the man was saying that one party (in this case the Republican's) control of the Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court all at the same time can cause problems for those who would prefer to remain FREE. You might consider the indictment of Scooter and Tom, along with the singing of Jack ....off and Scanlon, and maybe the investigation of Frist as a clue.

Then there is this matter of lying. You see, lot's of people believe you when you speak...unfortunately. That means that we don't have a very informed citizenry. And, as Thomas Jefferson said, "An informed citizenry is the only true repository of the public will." That means that we need people to hear opposing viewpoints. Seems harsh I know. That means there is a need for a skeptical press. Not FOX, CNN, NYT, and WAPO. But real journalists who ask tough questions. And then ask tougher follow-up questions forcing those questions to be answered.

Quoting John Locke, "All just power is derived from the consent of the governed." He certainly meant the informed governed.

From Gavin Menzies.
Bush: Look, Dick, there's a message in my Alpha Bits. It says "Oooooo."
Cheney: George, those are Cheerios.