The CIA in deep Qaqaa

Kerry also openly proposes to raise taxes on wealthy people, yet the wealthy as a class almost overwhelmingly prefer Kerry when polled.

There is a simple answer here. The mega-rich, i.e., the Kennedys, the Heinz-Kerrys, Rockefellers, etc., by and large, derive their income from dividends, not wages. Dividends are not taxed at the same rate as wages. This is how TerAAAAsa gets away with paying a scant 12% on her income, while successful working Americans, mostly small business owners, pay almost triple that amount, not to mention all the "hidden" taxes. What sKerry has proposed is an increase in the top marginal income brackets from wages by eliminating the Bush tax cuts. This would not affect dividends. sKerry would probably raise the Capital Gains tax rate back to 20% as well. This means small business owners, that is those who employ about 80% of our workforce, would be hit the hardest under a sKerry administration. Don't get me wrong, I'm not supporting sKerry, but given this, if you were mega rich, wouldn't you support sKerry too?

One thing is for sure, if sKerry is elected and these sorts of tax policies are enacted the economy is certain to slow down and government tax receipts will also go down. Then, sKerry will go out and say that there isn't enough money and the rest of the American workers will be taxed and the mega rich will sit back, sipping lattes while the rest of us try to make ends meet.

Unfortunately, we have people in the Agency and at State who have built their careers on containment and appeasement policies. Some may have manuscripts ready for the publisher upon retirement. Others may have job offers from Saudi-run Arabist foundations and think tanks. Clientitis is a contagious disease, IMO.

The average voter thinks the CIA and State are populated by patriots. To quote them against the POTUS is powerful. It is just like the way all the Clintonista flakcatchers for Kerry continuously cite the AP as a credible source when pushing one or another anti-Bush story. The truth is not out there.

I fear that after the election, these fired CIA agents and managers will sue, claiming political pressure and making it look like the Administration is acting in a fascist manner. I fear a similar tack from the NAACP as the FBI uses Bond's attacks on the POTUS to change their tax status from tax exempt due to political activity.

It was never an option, IMO, for the administration to purge the Clintonistas in the first term. Because of Algore's successful efforts to make the 2000 election seem illegitimate, the administration would have been crucified in the media. Now, the media has made itself less than credible and the Donk tricks are being exposed. Combined with a solid win, a popular vote in favor of W and some pickups in Congress, it may be possible in the second term.

However, it will be used as a basis for the left to instigate civil unrest.

Bush needs to clean out the Clintonistas from all government agencies.

You are assuming these "Rogue Weasels" are political appointees, who can be dismissed with changes in administrations. Not so, these "Rogue Weasels" are career employees who have been doing damage for literally decades. They have beeen extremely difficult to root out, although now may be our best shot at being finally rid of them, permanently...

the infowarrior

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