And from Kennebec, Maine:

Betrayers of the oath



Monday, April 30, 2007


from the Kennebec Journal


There has never been an executive duo more deserving of impeachment than George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. They have sponsored a campaign to deceive Congress and "We The People" not only into an illegal war of aggression, but they have systematically embarked on a campaign to shred the very Constitution they took an oath to defend. There is strong evidence of unethical if not illegal behavior by multiple staffers and appointees who carry out the wishes of these two executives.

I agree with the premise of Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler's book "War Is a Racket" and these two have exploited every facet of that Racket. Maj. Gen. Butler contends that as long as a few can make huge profits from war, then we will be subject to continual war. Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler was a two-time Medal of Honor recipient and is well known by all United States Marines.

Our servicemen and women are dying in Iraq so private oil companies can obtain rights to Iraqi oil. The American taxpayer is not only financing this quest for private profit, but also paying extremely high costs for this energy at home. We are being robbed by those who do not honor their oath.

Impeachment is the only answer. It is the duty of those who honor the oath they have taken.

Timothy G. Bickford