Another gorgeous day here in the South. However, I have the pest control person arriving later today, and won't go on my bike ride this morning. Perhaps late this afternoon instead. I'm still at 90 pounds, even though I ate a fairly large meal yesterday evening.

Here's an excerpt from another online journal that I found an accurate comparison between the Bush II years and Hitler's rise to power (as depicted in the recent TV movie, Hitler: The Rise of Evil:


So, I watched part 2 of CBS' Hitler: Rise of Evil last week, covering the years from Hitler's imprisonment to the start of World War II. Man, it was sincerely scary to see just how many similarities there are between the beginning of HItler's political career and George W. Bush's tenure in office. Don't take my word for it - compare for yourself:

Hitler ran for president, lost the general election, but used legal loopholes and behind-the-scenes maneuvering to gain the office anyway. Bush ran for president, lost the general election, but used legal loopholes and behind-the-scenes maneuvering to gain the office anyway.

Hitler used a terrorist attack on a national monument (the Reichstag fire) to start stripping civil liberties away from what was once a model democratic society, eventually turning the entire nation into a police state. Bush has used a terrorist attack on a national monument (the World Trade Center bombings) to start stripping civil liberties away from what was once a model democratic society, and is slowly turning the entire nation into a police state.

As soon as Hitler took power, he started promptly ignoring all international treaties. As soon as Bush took power, he started promptly ignoring all international treaties.

For the most part, the German free press fell completely in line with Hitler, almost never criticizing his policies in public. When a reporter from a prominent national publication refused to do the same, he was immediately fired. For the most part, the American free press has fallen completely in line with Bush, almost never criticizing his policies in public. When a reporter from a prominent national publication (Peter Arnett) refused to do the same, he was immediately fired.

The vast majority of German citizens completely supported Hitler the moment he took office. German citizens who publicly criticized Hitler were ostracized by their neighbors and sometimes even beaten. The vast majority of American citizens completely supported Bush the moment he took office. American citizens who publicly criticize Bush are ostracized by their neighbors and sometimes even beaten.

Never forget? History is doomed to repeat itself? Look at the facts and decide for yourself.

--J. Pettus


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Think that is hogwash? How about this fact then:

3. PRIVACY: PENTAGON RENAMES ITS INVASIVE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.
By any other name, this program still smells. Back in January, the Senate banned deployment of the Total Information Awareness Program, headed by the infamous John Poindexter of Iran Contra fame, until the Pentagon provides an analysis of its impact on civil liberties (WN 24 Jan 03). The Bush administration tried again as part of an intelligence authorization bill with an even more invasive version(WN 2 May 03). Same result. Now it's back with a report and a new name: "Terrorist Information Awareness Program." "The previous program," a spokesman said, "created the impression that TIA was to be used for developing dossiers on U.S. citizens." Where could people have gotten such an idea? --What's New

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And that's all she wrote today!