Amen to that!

It is wrong to think that "George Bush is like Hitler. One can understand why some people are saying he is". To begin with let us flatly say, "George Bush isn't like Hitler..." and then continue with flattery of Hitler "...because Hitler was elected and he didn't drink and he actually served his time in the army". Implying that the Nazis behaved better than the US certainly counts, such as "not even the Nazis treated their prisoners this badly". Oh, and comparisons between September 11th and the Reichstag fire count as well. This was the big threat needed by Bush and neocons so that America could bond behind Bush who then took over the nation under the wartime presidential powers and curtail the people’s freedom by bringing out the Patriot Act under the guise of protecting the freedom of Americans? There is no implying that Bush drank as he has admitted doing so and states that after becoming a “born again Christian” he was able to dry out? Whoa, not according to the medical experts, once an alcoholic it is for life! Alcoholism is a disease. The craving that an alcoholic feels for alcohol can be as strong as the need for food or water. An alcoholic will continue to drink despite serious family, health, or legal problems. Like many other diseases, alcoholism is chronic, it lasts a person's lifetime; it usually follows a predictable course; and it has symptoms. The risk for developing alcoholism is influenced both by a person's genes and by his or her lifestyle. Remember, he partied his way through Yale and let us not forget the erratic emotional behaviour that comes with alcoholism, such as expertise in lying. I don’t think this point can be challenged unless one is dumb and blind. As to Bush being elected; The Government Accountability Office is the only government office we have left that is ethical, non-partisan and incorruptible. They investigate and tell it like it is. Thank God for them. Their report is very serious and must get more attention. In short the GAO states that Bush stole the elections! As we move along into time, I remember Bush’s words, "You know, I could run for governor but I'm basically a media creation. I've never done anything. I've worked for my dad. I worked in the oil business. But that's not the kind of profile you have to have to get elected to public office". I can’t help but notice how he forgets to walk confidentially with his chest out as was shown by his media creators.
Alfred H. Artze
San Juan

On December 11, 2002, Daniel Pipes, NY Post reporter wrote, ‘’What Riyadh buys in Washington,’’ he showed the difference between the two official US responses to news that the Saudi ambassador's wife possibly funded the 9/11 hijackers: The Bush administration marked contempt, while leading US senators expressed outrage. Pipes argued that this difference results from a Saudi-induced "culture of corruption" that permeates the upper reaches of the executive branch but does not extend down to the Congress. Questions poured in, asking for more about this culture of corruption.
The hint of this problem came from none other than The Washington Post report that Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the United States. boasted of his success at cultivating powerful Americans: "If the reputation . . . builds that the Saudis take care of friends when they leave office, you'd be surprised how much better friends you have who are just coming into office." Imagine in a country like the US where anything can be bought and sold, would a pair of co-Presidents sell out their country?
This is precisely what happened. It's so bad that Mohammed Al-Khilewi, a Saudi diplomat who gained US political asylum after denouncing Riyadh's despotism in 1994, put it this way: "When it comes to the Saudi-American relationship, the White House should be called the 'White Tent.' "
Former Ambassador Horan, a noble exception to this pattern, explains: "There have been some people who really do go on the Saudi payroll, and they work as advisers and consultants. Prince Bandar is very good about massaging and promoting relationships like that. Money works wonders, and if you've got an awful lot of it, and a royal title - well, it's funny to see how some Americans melt in front of a foreign power house, just because he's called a prince."
The expectation of a payoff even corrupts US government operations in Saudi Arabia. Timothy Hunter, a former US diplomat in Saudi Arabia turned whistleblower, reports that US officials there are "so preoccupied with extraneous duties - entertainment packages for high-level visitors, liquor sales and handling baggage for VIP visitors," that they have scant time to devote to proper embassy concerns.
Only with a change can US citizens regain confidence in those of their officials dealing with one of the world's most corrupt nations. If a proper war was to be called, it should have been against Saudi Arabia as on 9/11, 15 of the 19 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia, consider the close ties between the Saudi’s and Bush families, would a president sell out his own country? Good question to ponder, I bet a couple of drunks would!
Alfred H. Artze
San Juan

Jesus political leanings as shown from passages in the Bible.
What Would Jesus Do? This phrase has been over-sold to Americans who have received a shameless product placement by companies that support America's corporate religion, Christianity.
The stories of Jesus were of a social activist who was killed by the ruling government because of his leftist radical views, not because they were morally conservative. Jesus in the gospel was a humble, radical, assertive, vegetarian, feminist-socialist. So let us see what Jesus said and see if he was indeed liberal as well an anti-capitalist. He was a social reformer!
Matthew 19:23-26: “Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." “When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?"
Luke 12:15: “Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
Jesus was perhaps the first Communist/Socialist; it was not Karl Marx, (note both Jesus and Karl Marx were Jewish). Marx copied the teachings of Christianity, had he left in the God factor, America today might have been more Democratic Left rather than far to the greedy corrupt Right.
Matthew 19:21: “Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.”
Acts 4:32-35: “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had.”
“With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all.”
“There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.”
Jesus was Antiwar.
Matthew 5:21 "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, `Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.'’
Matthew 5:44 "Love your enemies"
Personally, I don't wish to be perfect!
Alfred H. Artze
San Juan