I'm Pissed .... Again

Abu no shows Congress today and refuses to honor a subpoena. Comey testifies about the White House attempts to strong arm a sick Ashcroft into illegal wiretaps that even he couldn't support. The list goes on and continues to grow. Now this:

NEW YORK What's going on? Gallup reports today a sudden plunge in its regular "satisfaction" index. Only 25% of Americans now say they satisfied with the state of their country -- down 8% in just one month -- and one of the lowest ever measured.

Bloggers are openly analyzing the political fallout/pros/cons of Bush declaring himself dictator and refusing to step down in 2008. What's interesting about this post is the matter-of-fact way it's written, as if he were discussing the ins/outs of a mailing campaign.

When the hell is Congress going to really do something? I'm lookin' at you Republicans! I think Dems are doing what they can do by revealing the dirt and by proposing legislation. But anyone who watches Congress knows that if the houses are closely divided, it's easy for the minority party to block legislation. That's why I'm lookin' at Republicans. Have they no shame? Have they decided that the direction we're going is correct? And how about that 40% of moderates? Do they realize that to the degree they support Republicans, they're killing the country?

Once again I'm afraid we're left to hope that the 2008 election is a watershed. I'm pessimistic that Republicans will come around. If they won't hold anyone accountable, we can only hope that voters move them out in unprecedented numbers as a mechanism to restore the Republic.