5 November 2004: Post-election big picture

Some post-election "big picture" views. Things to think about other than the e-voting furor:

Big Tent Falling Down—Hypermilitary Bush reign pushes conservative coalition to the edge
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0444/mondo1.php

The 2004 Party Realignment:
a New Progressive Era or Neocon fascist dictatorship?
by Webster Griffin Tarpley
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/TAR410A.html
Published just before the election... a fascinating piece of historical work. I feel that his assessment of the current and future situation may be greatly oversimplified in naming only the "neocons" as singular antagonists. However, there is interesting food for thought about the potential breakup of both parties in the long term.

The Coming Indictment of Dick Cheney and the Neo-Cons
by Jeffrey Steinberg
http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2004/3143cheney_indict.html
The Larouche intel group appears to have some well-placed DC insiders given them some tips. I wonder if they are going to play a lead role in breaking any new scandals, as they did with October Suprise and Iran-Contra...? We'll see. If any of the scenarios in this article come to pass, we'll soon be living in "interesting times".

Talk about a Watergate-rerun is also coming from other quarters. One example:
There's reason for hope
by Justin Raimondo
http://antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=3912

5 Nov. 2004 addendum: Correction to Oct. 19 entry (re: Ruppert's "poison pen")