The Blog of eyeinthesky

  For those who need reminding about what the Republican Party has given us the last eight years, here are some highlights:

They have given us a mismanaged Iraq war founded upon lies that cost us trillions of dollars and thousands of American and Iraqi lives: tax cuts that overwhelmingly favored the rich in a time of war; a national debt toping $10 trillion, or about $30,000 for every man, woman and child; the aftermath of Katrina that found President Bush saying, "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job"; the pharmaceutical drug bill favoring drug companies and restricting drug price competition; a weakening of our dollar, the suspension of habeas corpus; "enhanced interrogation" /torture/extraordinary rendition" and the outrages of Abu Ghraib; Halliburton and Blackwater with no bid contracts; Guantanamo; presidential signing statements; the Healthy Forest Initiative allowing more  logging and development in our national parks; the Clear Skies  initiative that would weaken the Clean Air Act; the U.S. attorney scandals; alienation of U.S. allies; FISA illegal wiretapping; 9 million more children without health care; an energy policy written by the industry allowing gas prices to soar to heights never seen before; an economic meltdown that looks like we taxpayers will foot a $1 trillion bailout; no policy on immigration; and, finally, a weaker and more divided America. Please do some thinking before you reward this party with yet another four years.