Hi, there, Mr. Spy! My name is Tracy Baker. I am 50 years old, grew up in San Lorenzo, California and currently reside in San Leandro, California. I am married with one stepdaughter and 3 grandchildren.
(I guess you know all this already, but I thought I’d just get this over with and spill my guts anyway.)
First some background. When I was young, my parents were divorced, my oldest brother went off to Vietnam, and I went into a drug-induced stupor for a while. After emerging from this, I grew my hair quite long, did some acting, and protested the Vietnam War, even going so far as joining the Students for a Democratic Society. I must admit that at the time I didn’t really know much about the SDS, but my contribution got me this really cool armband that brought me some level of recognition and “Right On!” s when I would wear it to anti-war rallies.
Oh, by the way, I should mention that I was raised as, and still proclaim myself to be, a Liberal and a Democrat. I’m quite proud of it actually.
During college I took a job for the local Recreation District and signed a loyalty oath, even though I thought it was the silliest thing I had read to date (“I am not now, nor have I ever been a member of the Communist Party” Ha!). After college, I got a job in banking and cut my hair and got married to a really great woman and helped raise her wonderful daughter and continued to act and continued to be a Liberal and a Democrat. I thought Richard Nixon was evil incarnate, Ronald Reagan gave good speech, but never really said anything and then proceeded to rape the treasury, and George the 1st was an elitist. I liked Bill Clinton and think that, despite his peccadilloes, history will judge him as one of the better Presidents of the 20th Century.
Of course, that brings us to George the 2nd, aka President Smirky, along with the six evil dwarves he surrounds himself with. I don’t like him. He is a liar, an elitist like his old man, and, well, lets face it, dangerously stupid.
So, let’s just get to the juicy stuff, shall we?
What I Believe
I believe Pres. Smirky lied us into war in Iraq by falsely connecting it to what happened on 9/11/2001. He and his minions made all kinds of wild claims about weapons of mass destruction, Al Queda connections etc. etc., pumping up shoddy evidence and ignoring (or worse, attacking) a majority of analysts who told them it simply wasn’t true.
I believe Cheney and Rumsfeld (aka Grumpy and Sneery) went into Iraq to accomplish planned chaos so they could loot billions of taxpayer dollars for their corporate buddies.
I believe not a single member of this administration or any Republican Congressperson cares a wit about America or the American people and they continue to prove me right everyday by cutting billions of dollars in funding for Government aid programs while giving tax cuts to their wealthy buddies.
I believe that this administration, or any Republican Congressperson doesn’t care a wit for our troops. One need only look at what has happened after nearly three years of war: 1. Our troops continue to fight with inadequate arms and protection, riding around the country in unarmored Humvees that are simply glorified Jeeps, lacking body armor, and any sort of plan for victory. 2. Abysmal funding of the Veterans Administration services for the troops when they return. 3. Shanghaiing our Reserve and National Guard, putting their families in dire financial straights and American citizens in danger (think Katrina). 4. Incomprehensibly cutting combat pay, housing allowances and other funds needed for our troops and their families to just survive. 5. Yada, yada, yada…it’s all pretty shitty.
I believe that Iraq will disintegrate into Civil War, as its government becomes an arm of the Iranian Government.
I believe this Republican Congress and Administration are the most corrupt, dishonest, and slimy in history, recent or otherwise.
I believe that healthcare in this country is in absolute, full-blown crisis…and the only way to pull us out of it is if we move quickly to some form of Universal, portable guaranteed healthcare.
I believe that it is wrong, just plain wrong that multi-billion, multi-national corporations can claim to be American companies, take Congressional handouts, and yet pay little or no taxes to support AMERICA!
I believe religious zealots, with the encouragement of this administration, have infiltrated government at all levels and are working diligently to turn the United States into a Theocracy.
I believe Limbaugh, Colter, O’Reilly, Fox “News”, Hannity and the rest are propagandist in the mold of Tokyo Rose, only stupider.
I believe Smirky is purposely trashing the Constitution by spying on Americans, and not for purposes of domestic security, but for personal political purposes.
Enough for Now
So, that is all I have to say, Mr. NSA Spy. Have a Happy New Year and I’ll go pack my bags now.
Could you answer a question for me?
Is it still warm at Guantanamo this time of year?
Fini
Copyright 2005, The Milkman's Son
