Oversight

I found this to be a salient article. It expresses one aspect of the all around disastrous Bush administration, complete lack of oversight by a Republican controlled congress. Also it points to a hopeful sign with the new Democratic controlled congress, the reinstallation of oversight.

Who's watching the president? The GOP abandoned White House oversight, and the results were disastrous.

excerpt 1: "He(Bush) combines a distaste for details with a tendency to prize loyalty over performance.'

excerpt 2: "The Republican majority so completely abdicated its responsibilities to conduct oversight on the executive branch that its governing motto might have been "don't ask, don't tell.""

I maintain that the reason why the presidential election process is beginning so early is that Americans want to consciously attempt to look past the abysmal presidential administration. Having the process begin now helps people to remember that at some future point this nonstop car wreck will end.

A quick glance at Iraq Coalition Casualty Count shows that the deaths of American troops in Iraq is not slowing down in fact it is above the average. Even having to describe an "average" in itself is brutal and consistent with a brutal occupation. From March 13th through and including March 20th there were a total of 28 GIs reported killed. That is almost 4 per day.

We need to cut and run from the Bush war policy. This is a policy of failure, mismanagement, no diplomacy, and endless war. This is a policy that can only fail. Amercians are clearer on this point.