With that twisted macho smirk of his, George W. Bush
keeps telling us that he’s a “war president.” So
how’s the chief doing? Let’s do Bush by the numbers: • Number of American troops killed so far in his
war of lies in Iraq: 1,987, and rising daily. • Number of wounded: 14,755, and rising. • Number of weapons of mass destruction found in
Iraq: 0. • Total tax dollars thrown into his Iraq war so
far, counting the latest $50 billion payment: $260 billion. • Number of Bush daughters, nephews, and nieces
who are of prime enlistment age: 10. • Number of Bush family members who’ve
enlisted in his war: 0. • Percentage of Americans who think that the
Bushites “deliberately misled the public” to go to war in Iraq:
52 percent. • Percentage who now approve of his handling of
the war: 32 percent and falling daily. None of these is a good number for the “war
president,” but there’s an even more startling statistic that
the establishment media has deliberately failed to report to you —
the percentage of Americans who now want Congress to consider impeaching
Bush if he lied about his reasons for invading Iraq: 50 percent! This new data from Ipsos Public Affairs, the highly
regarded nonpartisan polling company, shows a stunning surge in grassroots
support for removing George W. from the White House. It’s even more remarkable when you consider
that the media barons have provided zero coverage of the burgeoning
sentiment for impeachment. Likewise, not a single congressional Democrat has
stepped forward to support what is fast becoming a majority opinion of the
people. The political and media establishment can hide the
numbers, but they can’t long hide from the sentiment. To learn more,
go to www.afterdowningstreet.org.
This article appears in Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2005.
