Will There Ever Be an End to The Bush Administration?

For some time now, one of my biggest fears has been that Bush will find a way to stay in power when his term comes to an end. My boyfriend thinks I’m crazy, probably so do a lot of others who hear me express my fears that as the election draws near, some event (I don’t even want to speculate on what that might be) will be cause for Bush to declare Martial Law and suspend elections. Indefinitely.

The scenario might not play out in exactly this manner, but W’s actions certainly look like he could be heading in that direction. If this comes to pass, will his power grab be successful? It could be, and we the people (well not me personally but you know who you are) will allow it to happen. If we don’t start taking a hard look at what is happening in the White House and at least give some consideration to the possibility that things could go terribly wrong we increase the chances of that very thing happening. Too many people are taking the attitude that this cannot happen here in America. Long ago in a faraway land called Germany, an evil ruler was able to wreak the havoc (what an understatement) he did in part because people just refused to believe it could happen there.

It’s all well and good to have confidence in our “system” of checks and balances and believe that everything will work out for the best, but in case you haven’t noticed our system is broken and our checks and balances are diminishing if not disappearing completely. Is it broken beyond repair? I don’t think so, but it’s getting very close.