Clean Washington Out

The phone rang and it was Max Angst on the other end.
“Art, Washington is hilarious,” my friend said.
“ What now, Max” I responded.
“It’s Dave Obey, messing up again. He want’s to fold to Bush and give him money without setting withdrawal dates. He says give Bush the one hundred and twenty four billion:Congress will look at things at the end of July and decide what to do then,”
“Gee, Max, that doesn’t sound all that bad.”
“ Until you get to the next article on Iran. Bush has ordered another 35,000 troops to go to Iraq in September.”
“Oh. That raises problems.”
“Art, in last November’s election a majority of American’s signaled they want us out of Iraq. Bush is telling those people to go to hell. Why? Because his masters – the defense industry, the oil companies—see they can still make loads of money in Iraq. We must never forget there is only one logical reason for Bush’s people to be involved in Iraq in the first place. To make a slew of money.”“If Obey, and the rest of the democrats, are on the level they must accept that giving Bush any more money only results in making his bosses richer. It doesn’t help our troops. They’ve come to realize the war is a lot of crap and they want out before they get killed. It doesn’t help the Iraqi’s; the vast majority of them have stated that they believe the only reason the Americans are in their country is to rip them off. The only group that is benefiting from Iraq are the money grubbers led by Dick Cheney.
“But, Max, if we pull out Iraq will fall into chaos.”
“Art, it’s already in chaos. We get in the way of the Iraqi’s straightening their country out. They know how to do it. We don’t”
“So what do we do, Max.”
“Send Bush back the Bill that he vetoed. It should be pointed out to him that he already has been given $503 Billion for 2007 and he should stop using that to enrich his bosses and use it to bring our troops home, now!. If he fails to do that the Democratic party should strongly get behind Dennis Kucinich’s impeachment bill.”
“Do you really think it will go the way you want, Max.”
“No, I don’t. But when it doesn’t the American people will have proof positive that they entire gang now in Washington has to go. We need to get the United States back to being run by a government of the people, by the people and for the people and not a government of the money grubbers, by the money grubbers and for the money grubbers. Goodbye,Art. I need a stiff drink this crap has pissed me off."