MORAL IMPERATIVE: Bush & Co. Must Resign

I'm not going to bitch and moan about what a horrible President we have - he's the one we're stuck with. While his first term came about under less than honorable circumstances, the second one was a decisive victory. No, we're stuck with him. Or are we?

The recent pardon handed out to Scooter Libby comes as no surprise; we all knew it was coming. The sneaky, underhanded way it was buried in this, the longest 4th of July weekend in years, is a new low. There is a great debate (and by great, I mean large, not impressive) as to whether or not Scooter Libby did anything wrong. But it is no different from the debate over the Rodney King verdict, or the OJ Simpson verdict: we were not the ones on the jury, and the jury's decision is final. Or at least it is for normal Americans, not under the protective wing of the most corrupt, unpopular President of all time.

Consider the following: it has been over 1,000 days since this President declared "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. The only number larger than that, when it comes to Iraq? The number of dead American soldiers (now over 3,000), the amount of money spent (now in the tens of billions), and the amount of money we now owe to foreign investors to pay for this war (also in the tens of billions).

Consider the following: under his watch, President Bush handed over the MediCare business to private business owners, while members of his party (both legislators and aides) turned around and went to work for these companies who benefited; all while the average medical bills of seniors in America went up, in record amounts.

Consider the following: under this President, the deficit has ballooned to record new highs. The good will our country used to enjoy is now gone, destroyed beyond repair. Our civil liberties have been all but eroded into a former shadow of their once awe-inspiring levels of protection; we were a beacon of all that was good, a singular light of hope in the world... and that light has been slowly dimmed, and now, all but extinguished.

This most recent immoral abuse of the powers of pardon by this administration is the last straw. And sadly, despite the billions upon billions wasted in a war we have no business fighting, and no chance of winning; despite the destruction and failure to rebuild New Orleans; despite the thousands of dead Americans, and even thousands more dead civilians, one act that will haunt this president's historical legacy more than any other will be this stupid pardon. His entire legacy of failure can (and will) be summed up in two words: Scooter Libby.

Is it too late to demand a re-count of the 2000 Presidential Election? Yes.

Is it too late to turn this country around? No. President Bush and Vice President Cheney must resign, for the good of the country. And they must do it NOW.