Happy at Last

When Grover Norquist bounces around the gym like a carefree puppy dog, you know the worst is over.

The entire Norquist philosophy of less government but more government money for the total not needy is coming to fruition in New Orleans. The negligence of the Federal government, so much the reason behind the sad hurricane response, works best when doling out cost plus contracts, school vouchers, and every other cause espoused by Norquist and his group, The Americans for Tax Reform. No government oversight means free market forces are draining the Lake Pontchartrain of borrowed money right into the pockets of those who need it least. God Bless America.

Norquist's elation flies in the face of his being implicated in laundering money for Jack Abramoff. But with John Roberts' confirmation hearings going swimmingly, the future of the Supreme Court as total nonentity looks secure. Justice, like government oversight, will cease to exist.

Norquist's good friend, President Bush, has taken the blame for the poor hurricane response. Like Christ who took the blame for all the sins of the world, or any given right wing Christian who is daily absolved of any murder, rape and pillage if they simply own up to pledging their lives to Christ, Bush has cleansed the rest of the government of its previous life so it can get down to the business of giving out contracts to rebuild New Orleans just as it has been giving out contracts for rebuilding Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.

All in all, it's bodes well for those who ride the exercycles of power here in the Tri-Lateral Commission Gym.