After the Pledge of Allegiance

As the nomination of Chris Cox, an avowed advocate of anti-consumer and pro-corporate legislation to head to the SEC proves, the current administration is intent on getting its own way regardless of the consequence to the American public. Like the Bolton nomination, a nomination equivalent to placing Ted Bundy alone with a rope in a college sorority, the elevation of Cox is just another sign that the quest for power, and power alone, is at the heart of the Bush Administration’s agenda. More than at any time in our political history, fundamental American institutions are being assaulted and pummeled by a small number of outright liars and thieves who will not let small considerations like honesty, integrity, and truth stand in their way.