{"id":2066,"date":"2007-06-07T22:23:37","date_gmt":"2007-06-08T04:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2021-05-20T19:39:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T01:39:25","slug":"left-turn-the-political-pendulum-swings-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/06\/left-turn-the-political-pendulum-swings-back\/","title":{"rendered":"LEFT TURN: The Political Pendulum Swings Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/ru_hd.jpg\" alt=\"ru_hd.jpg\" align= \"left\"\/>Ted Rall<br \/>\nThe Political Pendulum Swings Back<br \/>\nNEW YORK&#8211;America&#8217;s experiment with neofascism is coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p>He came to office in a coup d&#8217;etat and consolidated power after 9\/11. George W. Bush may be our worst president in history&#8211;certainly in recent times&#8211;but he is also one of the most important. Imposing his sweeping vision on everything from the tax system to why we wage war to eliminating your right to an attorney, his legislative and stylistic legacy will long outlive his administration.<\/p>\n<p>He has been wildly successful at getting what he wanted. The irony is, his radical achievements have set the stage for a dramatic political shift to the left.<\/p>\n<p>(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ted Rall The Political Pendulum Swings Back NEW YORK&#8211;America&#8217;s experiment with neofascism is coming to an end. He came to office in a coup d&#8217;etat and consolidated power after 9\/11. George W. Bush may be our worst president in history&#8211;certainly in recent times&#8211;but he is also one of the most important. 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