Road to recovery

The Nov. 7 election was a national repudiation of the ill-gotten Bush presidency and his stealth-like attempt to establish a quasi-theocratic rule at the expense of a weakened Constitution and a puppet Congress. Fortunately for America, even the White House's version of Joseph Goebbels, Karl Rove, could not create enough falsehoods and scare tactics to allow our unilaterally proclaimed "decider" two more years of uncontrolled power. While Bush may not be the most stupid president in U.S. history, as quoted by the criminal leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, he has to be one of the most dangerous ever to occupy the White House. Hopefully, the victorious Democrats will prove worthy of the public trust or they also will be thumped in the 2008 elections. For now, America's democracy is on the road to recovery and the people have shown they will not remain fooled or manipulated forever. Gene Muccolini, Eastampton - Courier Post, November 18, 2006