Imagine where we'd be now if that gibbering idiot Ronald Reagan had never been President. For one thing, well on the way to independence from Middle-East oil and oil in general.
Imagine what it's going to be like when the corporate fascists get control of water...

Jimmy Carter:
IN RECENT YEARS, I have become increasingly concerned by a host of radical government policies that now threaten many basic principles espoused by all previous administrations, Democratic and Republican.These include the rudimentary American commitment to peace, economic and social justice, civil liberties, our environment and human rights.Also endangered are our historic commitments to providing citizens with truthful information, treating dissenting voices and beliefs with respect, state and local autonomy and fiscal responsibility.At the same time, our political leaders have declared independence from the restraints of international organizations and have disavowed long-standing global agreements — including agreements on nuclear arms, control of biological weapons and the international system of justice... http://tinyurl.com/9n2g7
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