I believe an unlikely mix of alleged drug trafficking related politicos and alleged white nationalist related politicos united to elect the infamous “Bloc of Four” in the abysmal voter turnout election of 2005. During their four year term the drug business was good again and white nationalists used Coatesville as an example on white supremacist websites like “Stormfront”. Strong community organization and support from law enforcement, in particular Chester County District Attorney Joseph W. Carroll has begun to turn our community around. The Chester County drug trafficking that I believe centers on Coatesville continues and I believe we still have public officials in place that profit from the drug sales. But the people here are amazing and continue to work against the odds to make Coatesville a good place to live.
"In the days and years following September 11, 2001, Vice President Cheney stood out as the chief architect of a calamitous approach to U.S. foreign policy that resulted in a weakened United States and the recruitment of a new generation of terrorists dedicated to anti-American jihad. The Bush-Cheney contribution to terrorist recruitment is clear from the numbers: In 2000, there were 423 international terrorist attacks. The Iraq War heralded a sharp spike in terrorist attacks, which continued with a 607 percent average yearly increase. Eight years later, there were 11,770 international terrorist attacks, as the terrorists birthed by the Bush-Cheney policies grew up."
It was an intentional move that proposed to “destroy the beast”; the “beast” being the Federal Government.
The Republicans intentionally created a budget deficit. Now the Republicans say they want to “do something” about the budget deficit. They are clearly and irrevocably lying. Their real intention is to “do something” about President Obama; even if it destroys our country in the process.
They have a "code of silence or “Omertà “the organization is called "The Family” or "La Cosa Nostra". And get this the Republican Senators and Congressmen swear Omerta or “silence to the government” and burn a picture of Ronald Reagan in their hand.
The list of Republicans that use the C Street House includes our own Congressman Joe Pitts.
OK, I made up “The Family” members burning a picture of Ronald Reagan in their hand but everything else about “The Family” fits a description of “The Mafia”.
There is a book on what you might call America’s answer to the Sicilian Mafia; “The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power,” by Jeff Sharlet, contributing editor at Harper’s magazine. “Sharlet’s book describes The Family as a kind of shadow multi-national government, operating in secret through small prayer groups called “cells” and modeled after the organization of mafia and terrorist groups. Doug Coe, the leader of the group, frequently refers to the leadership lessons of Hitler and the example of the mafia as a model for how the group operates.
How far-reaching is The Family’s influence? David Kuo, a high-ranking official in the Bush administration who oversaw the White House’s office of faith-based initiatives, wrote in a recent book: “The Fellowship’s reach into governments around the world is almost impossible to overstate or even grasp.” Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction (Hardcover) by David Kuo (Author)
I already know a formidable amount about the Sicilian and Calabrese versions of the Mafia. I need to know more about our own home grown version of the Mafia. I’ll pick up a copy of “The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power,” it looks like a primer on the “American Mafia”.
I guess that honest hard working Americans will have to wait for a Republican Party version of Joseph Valachi to rat out the high ranking “Family” members.
See also: Republican sex scandal meets spirituality on C Street
June 25, 2009 Sanford Case a New Dose of Bad News for Republicans By JIM RUTENBERG WASHINGTON — Republicans were just starting to breathe a little easier. More here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/us/25repubs.html?hp
I would argue that the Republican Party is not “on the ropes” but down for the count. The Republicans used the ladder of racism to climb to the top. That ladder fell and broke into pieces. One of those pieces is the Republican Party. Some others are “Reagan Democrats” and white supremacist organizations. People like Karl Rove and AM talk radio extremists like Hal Turner and Rush Limbaugh are carrying pieces of the ladder.
It’s true that the Southern Democrats once owned that ladder, but they dropped it with the Civil Rights Act and Ronald Reagan picked it up in Philadelphia Mississippi supporting “States Rights”.
There is a difference between people who register to vote as Republicans and the Republican Party. It is more of a chasm than a difference. Most of the people in Chester County who call themselves or register as Republican are not avid fans of people like Hal Turner; an extremist talk show host who has just been arrested by Patrick J. Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. They are what as known as Eisenhower Republicans. President Obama is much more like President Eisenhower than Adlai Stevenson.
The Democratic Party has been migrating to the “center” of US politics. Eisenhower supported the “New Deal” and thought that Republicans like Barry Goldwater were extremists that could never represent Republicans. The Democratic Party has now matched the beliefs and philosophy of Eisenhower Republicans. The present Democratic Party is in general to the right of President Eisenhower's beliefs. That is the reason that Republicans here continue to flock to the Democratic Party and leave the Republican Party here in Chester County to be supported by a few insane extremists and some others who allegedly could lose big if there was a change at the county level.
I think the best description of the present state of USA politics is found here:
“Nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.”-President Obama
I believe that what the Bush Administration did to us in their 8 year reign was not all that different than what the Nazis and Japan's military did to Germany and Japan 70 years ago. How on earth can anyone think it can be ignored?
