Keppinautur hans af h\u00e1lfu republ\u00edkana, fr\u00e1farandi r\u00edkisstj\u00f3ri \u00ed Texas, haf\u00f0i af litlu a\u00f0 st\u00e1ta. Hann haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 drykkfelldur dekurdrengur og mislukka\u00f0ur bissnissma\u00f0ur, sem haf\u00f0i sloppi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 gjald\u00feroti fyrir atbeina f\u00f6\u00f0ur s\u00edns og vina hans. En hann haf\u00f0i frelsast fyrir n\u00e1\u00f0 Jes\u00fas og sn\u00fai\u00f0 til betri vegar. En \u00feessi f\u00e1kunnandi og reynslulausi einfeldningur fr\u00e1 Texas, sem haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 einu sinni til \u00fatlanda (til Mex\u00edk\u00f3), virtist l\u00edti\u00f0 erindi eiga \u00ed hendurnar \u00e1 Al Gore. Gore var \u00ferautreyndur stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lama\u00f0ur eftir langa setu \u00ed fulltr\u00faadeildinni og Senatinu, auk \u00feess sem hann haf\u00f0i baka\u00f0 sk\u00e6\u00f0ari keppinauta en Bush \u00ed fr\u00e6gum sj\u00f3nvarpseinv\u00edgum, \u00feeirra \u00e1 me\u00f0al menn eins og Senator Bradley og Ross Perot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Samt t\u00f3kst Gore a\u00f0 kl\u00fa\u00f0ra kosningabar\u00e1ttunni vi\u00f0 vi\u00f0vanginginn Bush. Honum var svo miki\u00f0 \u00ed mun a\u00f0 afneita vin\u00e1ttu sinni vi\u00f0 Bill Clinton til \u00feess a\u00f0 hann yr\u00f0i aldrei v\u00e6ndur um vafasamt si\u00f0fer\u00f0i, (muni\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 eftir Moniku Lewinski?), a\u00f0 hann l\u00e9t meira a\u00f0 segja undir h\u00f6fu\u00f0 leggjast a\u00f0 verja p\u00f3lit\u00edska arfleif\u00f0 \u00feeirra f\u00f3stbr\u00e6\u00f0ra. Kj\u00f3sendur fengu \u00fev\u00ed engan botn \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0, fyrir hva\u00f0 \u00feessi Al Gore st\u00f3\u00f0, og fengu \u00fear a\u00f0 auki h\u00e1lfpartinn sam\u00fa\u00f0 me\u00f0 hinum m\u00e1lhalta Bush, sem virtist vera meinlaus mi\u00f0lungsbl\u00f3k – r\u00e9tt eins og \u00feorri kj\u00f3senda.<\/p>\n
A\u00f0 v\u00edsu f\u00e9kk Gore fleiri atkv\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0al kj\u00f3senda, sem nam h\u00e1lfri millj\u00f3n e\u00f0a svo. En \u00farslitin r\u00e9\u00f0ust me\u00f0al kj\u00f6rmanna \u00ed Floridafylki, \u00fear sem br\u00f3\u00f0ir Bush var r\u00edkisstj\u00f3ri. Framkv\u00e6md kosninganna var \u00f6ll \u00ed sk\u00f6tul\u00edki. A\u00f0 lokum \u00farskur\u00f0a\u00f0i meirihluti H\u00e6star\u00e9ttar, \u00fear sem d\u00f3marar, skipa\u00f0ir af f\u00f6\u00f0ur Bush, r\u00e9\u00f0u \u00farslitum, a\u00f0 h\u00e6tt skyldi a\u00f0 telja atkv\u00e6\u00f0in, og tilnefndu \u00fear me\u00f0 W. Bush sem forseta. Ef \u00feetta hef\u00f0i gerst \u00ed Su\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edkur\u00edki, hef\u00f0i \u00feetta veri\u00f0 kalla\u00f0 valdar\u00e1n. En \u00fear sem \u00fearna \u00e1tti \u00ed hlut sj\u00e1lfskipa\u00f0 forystur\u00edki l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0is \u00ed heiminum, var \u00feetta l\u00e1ti\u00f0 gott heita.<\/p>\n
Al Gore ber \u00fev\u00ed \u00feunga \u00e1byrg\u00f0, ekki einasta frammi fyrir s\u00f6gu Bandar\u00edkjanna, heldur frammi fyrir jar\u00f0arb\u00faum \u00f6llum, \u00e1 aflei\u00f0ingum kl\u00fa\u00f0ursins, sem birst hafa \u00ed skelfilegum aflei\u00f0ingum af stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e1ttum Bush og f\u00e9laga. Sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum deila n\u00fa \u00e1kaft innbyr\u00f0is um, hvort \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 ekki hafi\u00f0 yfir allan vafa, a\u00f0 George W. Bush s\u00e9 versti forseti, sem seti\u00f0 hefur \u00ed Hv\u00edta h\u00fasinu \u00ed s\u00f6gu Bandar\u00edkjanna. \u00dea\u00f0 er reyndar s\u00f6gusko\u00f0un, sem engum \u00feeirra hefur tekist a\u00f0 afsanna enn, sem komi\u00f0 er. \u00c1byrg\u00f0 Al Gores \u00e1 \u00feessum \u00f3sk\u00f6pum hl\u00fdtur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hv\u00edla \u00feungt \u00e1 her\u00f0um hans.<\/p>\n
\u00c1tta \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar l\u00edtur hann \u00ed spegil s\u00f6gunnar og kemst a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u, a\u00f0 \u201cBandar\u00edkjamenn \u00feekki varla lengur sitt eigi\u00f0 land\u201d. Sj\u00e1lft l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 er \u00ed h\u00e6ttu, segir hann. L\u00edkt og \u00ed R\u00f3m for\u00f0um hefur l\u00fd\u00f0veldi\u00f0 breyst \u00ed heimsveldi, \u00fear sem forsetinn hefur teki\u00f0 s\u00e9r allt a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed alr\u00e6\u00f0isvald, sem yfirma\u00f0ur heraflans \u00ed r\u00edki, sem hefur l\u00fdst yfir st\u00f6\u00f0ugu styrjaldar\u00e1standi; \u00fear sem hornsteinn stj\u00f3rnskipunarinnar, \u00fer\u00edskipting r\u00edkisvaldsins, er n\u00fa or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 nafninu til, og \u00fear sem stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1rvarin mannr\u00e9ttindi eru ekki lengur virt. Menn eru handteknir og haldi\u00f0 \u00ed fangelsi \u00e1n d\u00f3ms og laga, og bandar\u00edski herinn stundar pyntingar \u00e1 str\u00ed\u00f0sf\u00f6ngum. Hry\u00f0juverkamennirnir \u2013 \u00f3vinir r\u00edkisins \u2013 hafa greinilega haft meiri \u00e1hrif en \u00e6tla m\u00e1tti \u00ed upphafi.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er eins og Bandar\u00edkjamenn viti varla lengur, hva\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 stendur ve\u00f0ri\u00f0: \u201cVi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00feingi\u00f0 \u2013 Congress . Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt d\u00f3msvald. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00fer\u00edskiptingu r\u00edkisvaldsins. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum r\u00e9ttarr\u00edki\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum m\u00e1lfrelsi. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum frj\u00e1lsa fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0la. Hefur allt \u00feetta brug\u00f0ist okkur?\u201d – spyr h\u00f6fundurinn \u00ed forundran. Og hann svarar s\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfur: J\u00e1 – sj\u00e1lft l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 er \u00ed h\u00e6ttu. Sem yfirma\u00f0ur heraflans hefur forsetinn s\u00f6lsa\u00f0 undir sig meiri v\u00f6ld \u00ed nafni \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar\u00f6ryggis en stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1in heimilar. Forsetinn er or\u00f0inn hafinn yfir l\u00f6gin. \u00deingi\u00f0 er or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdlyndri afgrei\u00f0slustofnun. \u00dea\u00f0 er b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 fylla d\u00f3mst\u00f3lana af p\u00f3lit\u00edskum m\u00e1lali\u00f0um.<\/p>\n
En hvar er stj\u00f3rnarandsta\u00f0an og hinir frj\u00e1lsu fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lar? Eftir ellefta september t\u00f3kst r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rninni a\u00f0 \u00feagga ni\u00f0ur \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0um. Hver \u00feorir a\u00f0 sitja uppi me\u00f0 stimpil landr\u00e1\u00f0amannsins \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og bestu synir f\u00f3sturjar\u00f0arinnar heyja tv\u00eds\u00fdnt str\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed nafni hins g\u00f3\u00f0a gegn hinu illa? \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0in er umsetin \u00f3vinum hi\u00f0 ytra (terroristar) og hi\u00f0 innra (stj\u00f3rnarandsta\u00f0an). \u201cEf \u00fei\u00f0 vilji\u00f0, a\u00f0 terroristarnir vinni, kj\u00f3si\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 dem\u00f3kratana\u201d, sag\u00f0i forsetinn a.m.k. \u00ferisvar sinnum \u00e1 dag fyrir \u00feingkosningarnar 2006. Og hvar eru hinir frj\u00e1lsu fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lar? \u00deeir eru \u00ed eigu \u00f6rf\u00e1rra au\u00f0hringa. \u00deeir eru a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u reknir \u00ed hagna\u00f0arskyni. \u00de\u00e6r fr\u00e9ttir einar eru fluttar, sem la\u00f0a a\u00f0 miklar augl\u00fdsingar. Gagnr\u00fdni \u00e1 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld, \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in stendur \u00ed str\u00ed\u00f0i, er \u00f3\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0holl. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0in \u00fearf a\u00f0 s\u00fdna samst\u00f6\u00f0u. Gagnr\u00fdnisraddir eru \u00fev\u00ed \u00feagga\u00f0ar ni\u00f0ur. \u00de\u00e6r heyrast \u00fev\u00ed ekki lengur nema \u00ed ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0arg\u00f6ngum netheima. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00feetta , sem Gore \u00e1 vi\u00f0, \u00feegar hann segir, a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00ed h\u00e6ttu. \u00c1n virkrar stj\u00f3rnarandst\u00f6\u00f0u og gagnr\u00fdninnar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagsumr\u00e6\u00f0u er l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 ekki svipur hj\u00e1 sj\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar menntam\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0herra fr\u00e1 \u00de\u00fdskalandi sneri heim til Berl\u00ednar eftir nokkurra daga dv\u00f6l \u00ed \u201clandi \u00f3ttans\u201d, var\u00f0 henni \u00e1 a\u00f0 segja, a\u00f0 \u00e1standi\u00f0 minnti hana \u00e1 andr\u00famslofti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1runum eftir valdat\u00f6ku Hitlers. H\u00fan var\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja af s\u00e9r, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdskir valdhafar me\u00f0 s\u00edna s\u00f6gulegu sekt \u00ed arf hafa ekki leyfi til a\u00f0 tala svona. En n\u00fa sta\u00f0festir fyrrverandi varaforseti Bandar\u00edkjanna \u00ed b\u00f3k, sem hann kennir vi\u00f0 \u201c\u00e1r\u00e1s \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0a skynsemi\u201d, a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdski menntam\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0herrann haf\u00f0i reyndar r\u00e9tt fyrir s\u00e9r. Meira a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0skilna\u00f0ur r\u00edkis og kirkju, \u00feessi hornsteinn bandar\u00edsku stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1rinnar, er ekki lengur virtur. Gu\u00f0 er allt \u00ed einu or\u00f0inn rep\u00fabl\u00edkani, og dem\u00f3kratar eru handbendi erlendra hry\u00f0juverkasamtaka. Gu\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpi Gu\u00f0s eigin landi. Hva\u00f0 kemur n\u00e6st?<\/p>\n
S\u00fa var t\u00ed\u00f0, a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00edmynd bandar\u00edskra r\u00edkisborgara var \u201cgrunnm\u00faru\u00f0 og innv\u00edg\u00f0\u201d \u00ed allt a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed go\u00f0s\u00f6gulegri helgis\u00f6gn sakleysisins. Frelsisstyttan vi\u00f0 innsiglinguna til New York lyfti kyndli frelsisins h\u00e1tt \u00e1 loft. H\u00fan breiddi \u00fat fa\u00f0minn og t\u00f3k fagnandi vi\u00f0 hinum snau\u00f0u, forsm\u00e1\u00f0u og k\u00fagu\u00f0u, sem leitu\u00f0u n\u00fdrra t\u00e6kif\u00e6ra, lausir undan oki st\u00e9ttaskiptingar, \u00f3j\u00f6fnu\u00f0ar og \u00f3frelsis \u00ed gamla heiminum. Engum datt \u00ed hug a\u00f0 taka af \u00feeim fingraf\u00f6rin \u00fe\u00e1.<\/p>\n
Bandar\u00edkin voru hinum forsm\u00e1\u00f0u fyrirheit um n\u00fdtt l\u00edf. \u00dear sem einstaklingurinn \u00ed krafti eigin framtaks gat or\u00f0i\u00f0 sinnar eigin g\u00e6fu smi\u00f0ur. Bandar\u00edska byltingin gegn breskum n\u00fdlendudrottnum var systurhreyfing fr\u00f6nsku byltingarinnar um frelsi, jafnr\u00e9tti og br\u00e6\u00f0ralag. Hinir vitru landsfe\u00f0ur, h\u00f6fundar sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isyfirl\u00fdsingarinnar og bandar\u00edsku stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1rinnar, voru l\u00edfsreyndir menn, sem skildu mannlegt e\u00f0li; sk\u00f6punarkraft hins frj\u00e1lsa anda, en jafnframt breyskleika erf\u00f0asyndarinnar um \u00e1girnd og valdaf\u00edkn. \u00deeir voru svarnir \u00f3vinir sj\u00e1lfskipa\u00f0ra yfirvalda gamla heimsins, sem \u00fe\u00f3ttust \u00ed hroka s\u00ednum hafa umbo\u00f0 sitt fr\u00e1 gu\u00f0i. \u00deeir m\u00e6ltu \u00fev\u00ed fyrir um, a\u00f0 Bandar\u00edkjamenn skyldu nj\u00f3ta tr\u00fafrelsis. En \u00fea\u00f0 var banna\u00f0 a\u00f0 blanda saman stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lum og tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0um,(sem hver einstaklingur \u00e1tti vi\u00f0 sinn gu\u00f0).<\/p>\n
Landsfe\u00f0urnir m\u00e6ltu fyrir um \u00fer\u00edskiptingu r\u00edkisvaldsins: Framkv\u00e6mdavalds (forsetans), l\u00f6ggjafarvaldsins (Congress) og d\u00f3msvalds, \u00fear sem H\u00e6stir\u00e9ttur gegndi \u00fev\u00ed hlutverki a\u00f0 vaka yfir stj\u00f3rnskipuninni og koma \u00ed veg fyrir sam\u00fej\u00f6ppun valds \u00ed h\u00f6ndum f\u00e1rra \u00e1 kostna\u00f0 fj\u00f6ldans. Fulltr\u00faal\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0, \u00fear sem l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0islega kj\u00f6rnir fulltr\u00faar s\u00f3ttu umbo\u00f0 sitt til almennings, bygg\u00f0i a\u00f0 lokum \u00e1 trausti \u00e1 d\u00f3mgreind uppl\u00fdsts almennings. Frj\u00e1lst fl\u00e6\u00f0i uppl\u00fdsinga og gagnr\u00fdnin r\u00f6kr\u00e6\u00f0a \u00e1tti a\u00f0 lei\u00f0a til skynsamlegra \u00e1kvar\u00f0ana, r\u00e9tt eins og frj\u00e1lst fl\u00e6\u00f0i uppl\u00fdsinga \u00e1 marka\u00f0num au\u00f0velda\u00f0i neytendum a\u00f0 taka \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir um kaup og s\u00f6lu, sem bygg\u00f0i \u00e1 rauns\u00e6ju mati og r\u00e9ttum uppl\u00fdsingum. \u00d6fugt vi\u00f0 fr\u00f6nsku byltinguna, sem reyndist skamml\u00edf og enda\u00f0i \u00ed herna\u00f0areinr\u00e6\u00f0i keisarans fr\u00e1 Kors\u00edku, Nap\u00f3leons, st\u00f3\u00f0st bandar\u00edska byltingin hverja raun, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al borgarastyrj\u00f6ldina, sem stundum er kennd vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6lastr\u00ed\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00far mi\u00f0ri n\u00edtj\u00e1ndu \u00f6ld.<\/p>\n
Vissulega er reginmunur \u00e1 helgis\u00f6gn og raunveruleika hins bandar\u00edska l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0is. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 hafa komi\u00f0 t\u00edmabil, \u00fear sem l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 var \u00ed h\u00e6ttu frammi fyrir ofurvaldi au\u00f0k\u00fdfinga, sem svifust einskis \u00ed har\u00f0sv\u00edra\u00f0ri eftirs\u00f3kn eftir yfirr\u00e1\u00f0um yfir au\u00f0lindum og au\u00f0suppsprettum. Bandar\u00edska \u00feingi\u00f0 hefur \u00e1 stundum veri\u00f0 l\u00edti\u00f0 anna\u00f0 en l\u00edtil\u00fe\u00e6gur uppbo\u00f0smarka\u00f0ur s\u00e9rhagsmuna. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1906 l\u00fdsti Theodore Roosevelt, f\u00f6\u00f0urbr\u00f3\u00f0ir Franklins Delanos, \u00e1standinu me\u00f0 eftirfarandi or\u00f0um (sem Al Gore segir, a\u00f0 eigi a\u00f0 breyttu breytanda vel vi\u00f0 um r\u00edkjandi \u00e1stand):<\/p>\n
\u201cBak vi\u00f0 hina s\u00fdnilegu r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn situr \u00f6nnur \u00f3s\u00fdnileg \u00ed h\u00e1s\u00e6ti s\u00ednu og skuldar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni enga hollustu og ber frammi fyrir henni enga \u00e1byrg\u00f0. Fyrsta verkefni l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0islega kj\u00f6rinna stj\u00f3rnvalda \u00e1 okkar t\u00ed\u00f0 er a\u00f0 steypa \u00feessari \u00f3s\u00fdnilegu r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn af stalli s\u00ednum; a\u00f0 sundra \u00feessu vanhelga bandalagi spilltra vi\u00f0skiptaj\u00f6fra og spilltra stj\u00f3rnmalamanna.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Helgis\u00f6gn hins bandar\u00edska l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0is stenst au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki gagnr\u00fdna sko\u00f0un frekar en a\u00f0rar helgisagnir. Fram hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed ver\u00f0ur ekki liti\u00f0, a\u00f0 bandar\u00edska l\u00fd\u00f0veldi\u00f0 var \u00ed upphafi grundvalla\u00f0 \u00e1 ofbeldi, sem f\u00f3lst \u00ed \u00fatr\u00fdmingu hinna innf\u00e6ddu, og hagkerfi, sem bygg\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fer\u00e6lahaldi hinna \u00feeld\u00f6kku. Jafnvel hinir frj\u00e1lslyndustu \u00ed h\u00f3pi h\u00f6funda stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1rinnar, eins og t.d. sj\u00e1lfur Thomas Jefferson, bygg\u00f0u afkomu s\u00edna \u00e1 \u00fer\u00e6lahaldi. Sj\u00e1lfur Abraham Lincoln, mesti andans j\u00f6fur, sem seti\u00f0 hefur \u00e1 bandar\u00edskum forsetast\u00f3li, vi\u00f0urkenndi, a\u00f0 t \u00fer\u00e6lastr\u00ed\u00f0i\u00f0 snerist fyrst og fremst um a\u00f0 halda r\u00edkjasambandinu saman, fremur en a\u00f0 afnema \u00fer\u00e6lahald af si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilegum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um. En \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir allan sinn \u00f3fullkomleika, sem sta\u00f0festi \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir allt skilning h\u00f6funda stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1rinnar \u00e1 mannlegum breyskleika, st\u00f3\u00f0st hi\u00f0 unga l\u00fd\u00f0veldi hverja raun \u00ed t\u00edmans r\u00e1s, uns \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fa tr\u00f3nir yfir gervallri heimsbygg\u00f0inni. Hersveitir \u00feess, gr\u00e1ar fyrir j\u00e1rnum, hrei\u00f0ra n\u00fa um sig \u00e1 framandi meginl\u00f6ndum, \u00fear sem barist er um forr\u00e6\u00f0i yfir au\u00f0lindum og au\u00f0suppsprettum. L\u00fd\u00f0veldi\u00f0 horska hefur breyst \u00ed drottnandi heimsveldi.<\/p>\n
Evr\u00f3pumenn hafa fr\u00e1 upphafi vega gert s\u00e9r s\u00e9rstakar hugmyndir um samband sitt vi\u00f0 hi\u00f0 r\u00edsandi heimsveldi \u00ed n\u00fdja heiminum. Amer\u00edka var \u00ed upphafi bygg\u00f0 fl\u00f3ttaf\u00f3lki fr\u00e1 Evr\u00f3pu. \u00deetta fl\u00f3ttaf\u00f3lk fl\u00fa\u00f0i gamla heiminn undan har\u00f0stj\u00f3rn, k\u00fagun, \u00f3frelsi, st\u00e9ttaskiptingu, \u00f3j\u00f6fnu\u00f0i og b\u00e1gum kj\u00f6rum. N\u00fdi heimurinn var \u00feessu f\u00f3lki fyrirheit um frelsun fr\u00e1 fj\u00f6trum fort\u00ed\u00f0ar og von um n\u00fd t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri \u00ed leit a\u00f0 l\u00edfshamingju.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar gamla Evr\u00f3pa brotlenti evr\u00f3pskri si\u00f0menningu \u00e1 v\u00edgv\u00f6llum fyrri heimstyrjaldar \u2013 hver kom \u00fe\u00e1 til hj\u00e1lpar \u00e1 \u00f6rlagastundu nema afkomendur fl\u00f3ttaf\u00f3lksins, sem Evr\u00f3pa haf\u00f0i \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma hraki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r? Og \u00feegar \u00f6fgastefnur alr\u00e6\u00f0isins voru vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 sl\u00f6kkva \u00e1 veiku skari l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0isins \u00ed gamla heiminum, hver kom \u00fe\u00e1 til hj\u00e1lpar enn \u00e1 n\u00fd og bjarga\u00f0i Evr\u00f3pu fr\u00e1 sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r? Amer\u00edka \u2013 \u201cvopnab\u00far l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0isins\u201d – eins og Roosevelt forseti l\u00fdsti landi s\u00ednu. Og hver var \u00fea\u00f0, sem r\u00e9tti g\u00f6mlu Evr\u00f3pu hj\u00e1lparh\u00f6nd, \u00fear sem h\u00fan l\u00e1 magn\u00ferota \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0i s\u00ednu \u00ed r\u00fastum seinni heimsstyrjaldar? Marshalla\u00f0sto\u00f0in stu\u00f0la\u00f0i a\u00f0 endurreisn Evr\u00f3pu og b\u00e6g\u00f0i fr\u00e1 allri h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 p\u00f3lit\u00edskri upplausn.<\/p>\n
Og a\u00f0eins Amer\u00edka haf\u00f0i til \u00feess bur\u00f0i a\u00f0 vera forystur\u00edki l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0isins \u00ed h\u00e1lfrar aldar k\u00f6ldu str\u00ed\u00f0i vi\u00f0 heimskomm\u00fanismann, sem r\u00edkti yfir \u00feri\u00f0jungi jar\u00f0arb\u00faa undir forystu Sov\u00e9tr\u00edkjanna. Bandar\u00edkin og bandalagsr\u00edki \u00feeirra unnu \u00feetta kalda str\u00ed\u00f0. Sov\u00e9tr\u00edkin eru horfin \u00e1 \u00f6skuhauga s\u00f6gunnar. Forystur\u00edki l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0isins er um lei\u00f0 mesta herveldi allra t\u00edma og stefnir a\u00f0 eigin s\u00f6gn a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda \u00feeim herna\u00f0aryfirbur\u00f0um \u00e1 l\u00e1\u00f0i og legi, \u00ed lofti og \u00ed geimnum. A\u00f0 v\u00edsu hafa Bandar\u00edkjamenn hinga\u00f0 til teki\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed v\u00ed\u00f0s fjarri, a\u00f0 \u00feetta sj\u00e1lfskipa\u00f0a forystur\u00edki l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0is \u00ed heiminum stefni a\u00f0 heimsyfirr\u00e1\u00f0um. \u00deeir eru aldir upp vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 barnatr\u00fa, a\u00f0 Bandar\u00edkin s\u00e9u g\u00f3\u00f0kynja veldi. \u00dea\u00f0 eitt vaki fyrir \u00feeim a\u00f0 \u00fatbrei\u00f0a l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i og frelsi \u00ed mannheimum.<\/p>\n
Margir \u00feeirra tr\u00fa\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed einl\u00e6glega, a\u00f0 \u00feegar amer\u00edski t\u00e6kniherinn hef\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 innrei\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed Bagdad, myndu b\u00f6rn og konur fagna \u00feeim me\u00f0 bl\u00f3mum sem frelsisenglum. N\u00fa hafa \u00feeir vi\u00f0haldi\u00f0 hern\u00e1mi s\u00ednu \u00ed \u00cdrak lengur en sem nemur \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00feeirra \u00ed seinni heimsstyrj\u00f6ldinni. Bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 fl\u00fdtur um g\u00f6tur Bagdad \u00ed grimmilegri borgarastyrj\u00f6ld, sem ekki s\u00e9r fyrir endann \u00e1. Og \u00f6flugasta herveldi allra t\u00edma r\u00e6\u00f0ur ekki neitt vi\u00f0 neitt. Og \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir alla herna\u00f0aryfirbur\u00f0ina geta \u00feeir ekki komi\u00f0 sk\u00e6rili\u00f0um \u00ed \u00feri\u00f0jaheimsr\u00edki eins og Afganistan \u00e1 kn\u00e9; ekki frekar en \u00feeir g\u00e1tu beygt hr\u00edsgrj\u00f3nab\u00e6ndur Vietnam til hl\u00fd\u00f0ni \u00e1 sinni t\u00ed\u00f0. Heimsveldi\u00f0 mikla er ekki \u00f3sigrandi. Og einhvern veginn hefur manninum, sem seti\u00f0 hefur \u00ed Hv\u00edta h\u00fasinu s.l. \u00e1tta \u00e1r (\u00fear sem Al Gore \u00e1tti a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a h\u00fasum, ef allt hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 felldu), tekist a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra almennings\u00e1liti\u00f0 v\u00edtt og breitt um heimsbygg\u00f0ina um, a\u00f0 l\u00fd\u00f0veldi\u00f0, sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 frelsa heiminn, s\u00e9 or\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00e6ttulegt sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r og afganginum af heimsbygg\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e6tir au\u00f0vita\u00f0 meira h\u00e1ttar t\u00ed\u00f0indum, a\u00f0 fyrrverandi varaforseti Bandar\u00edkjanna, sem ber pers\u00f3nulega \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 George W. Bush komst til valda, skuli undir lok valdat\u00edma Bush senda fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r b\u00f3k, \u00fear sem hann l\u00e6tur s\u00e9r ekki n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 gagnr\u00fdna stefnu Bush (\u00fe\u00f3 n\u00fa v\u00e6ri), heldur gengur svo langt a\u00f0 segja, a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6ttir undir Bush brj\u00f3ti beinl\u00ednis \u00ed b\u00e1ga vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1na \u00ed veigamiklum atri\u00f0um, og a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfu l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0inu stafi h\u00e6tta af forsetanum og hinni p\u00f3lit\u00edsku valdstreituv\u00e9l republ\u00edkanaflokksins.<\/p>\n
Hin s\u00f6gulega fyrirmynd, a\u00f0 mati Gore, er fall r\u00f3mverska l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins. \u00deegar J\u00fal\u00edus Sesar rauf bann Senatsins vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 yfirma\u00f0ur r\u00f3mverska hersins k\u00e6mi inn fyrir borgarm\u00fara R\u00f3mar \u2013 nema \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0eins, a\u00f0 hann l\u00e9ti af herstj\u00f3rninni \u2013 innsigla\u00f0i hann endalok l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins. \u00dear me\u00f0 hvarf \u201cl\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0\u201d af yfirbor\u00f0i jar\u00f0ar n\u00e6stu sautj\u00e1n aldirnar e\u00f0a svo.<\/p>\n
Me\u00f0 vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0um s\u00ednum vi\u00f0 \u00e1r\u00e1sinni \u00e1 tv\u00edburaturnana \u00ed New York ellefta september, 2001 hefur George W. Bush kerfisbundi\u00f0 grafi\u00f0 undan bur\u00f0arsto\u00f0um l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins (\u00fer\u00edskiptingu valdsins og opinni \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagsumr\u00e6\u00f0u). Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa yfir vi\u00f0varandi styrjaldar\u00e1standi hefur forsetinn, sem yfirma\u00f0ur heraflans, teki\u00f0 s\u00e9r vald langt umfram \u00fea\u00f0, sem stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1in heimilar. Hann hefur afnumi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1rvarin mannr\u00e9ttindi me\u00f0 einu pennastriki. Hann hefur sm\u00e1m saman innleitt a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir l\u00f6greglur\u00edkisins (t.d. fangelsanir \u00e1n d\u00f3ms og laga og pyntingar \u00e1 str\u00ed\u00f0sf\u00f6ngum, svo f\u00e1tt eitt s\u00e9 nefnt) og r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tir \u00fea\u00f0 allt me\u00f0 nau\u00f0syn \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar\u00f6ryggis. Gagnr\u00fdnisraddir, hvort heldur er \u00e1 \u00feingi e\u00f0a \u00ed fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum, eru miskunnarlaust \u00feagga\u00f0ar ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 \u00e1s\u00f6kunum um skort \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0hollustu e\u00f0a sakargiftum um a\u00f0 ganga erinda \u00f3vina r\u00edkisins. Stj\u00f3rnarfari\u00f0 einkennist af p\u00f3lit\u00edsku ofs\u00f3knarbrj\u00e1l\u00e6\u00f0i, eins og \u00e1 d\u00f6gum Macarthyismans og \u00e1 seinustu d\u00f6gum Nixonstj\u00f3rnarinnar. Forsetinn og p\u00f3lit\u00edskir var\u00f0hundar hans sj\u00e1 \u00f3vini \u00ed hverju horni. H\u00f6fu\u00f0\u00e1hersla er l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 leynd uppl\u00fdsinga. Sk\u00fdrslur f\u00e1st ekki birtar. P\u00f3lit\u00edskir var\u00f0hundar ritsko\u00f0a allar uppl\u00fdsingar, sem fr\u00e1 stj\u00f3rnarstofnunum koma. M.a.s. v\u00edsindamenn \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustu stj\u00f3rnvalda \u00feurfa a\u00f0 \u00feola ritsko\u00f0un p\u00f3lit\u00edskra spunameistara. Andr\u00famslofti\u00f0 \u00ed stj\u00f3rnkerfinu einkennist af \u00f3tta, tortryggni og ofs\u00f3knum. Og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 dregur d\u00e1m af \u00fev\u00ed. Al Gore l\u00fdsir Amer\u00edku undir stj\u00f3rn Bush sem \u201clandi \u00f3ttans\u201d.<\/p>\n
En hvernig stendur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnarandsta\u00f0an og fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0larnir brug\u00f0ust, a.m.k. allt \u00fear til republ\u00edkanar misstu \u00feingmeirihlutann \u00ed \u00feingkosningunum 2006, og m\u00f6nnum f\u00f3r sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a lj\u00f3st, a\u00f0 stefna frj\u00e1lshyggjuhaukanna \u00ed Hv\u00edta h\u00fasinu og \u00ed Pentagon haf\u00f0i leitt Bandar\u00edkin \u00fat \u00ed hreinar \u00f3g\u00f6ngur? Gore svarar \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 benda \u00e1, a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft \u00f3n\u00e6miskerfi l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0isins \u2013 opinsk\u00e1 og gagnr\u00fdnin \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagsumr\u00e6\u00f0a me\u00f0 almennri \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku uppl\u00fdsts almennings – hafi \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum \u00e1rum veikst svo mj\u00f6g, a\u00f0 virku l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00e9 vart huga\u00f0 l\u00edf a\u00f0 \u00f3breyttu. Hann segir fullum fetum, a\u00f0 \u00feorri \u00feingmanna s\u00e9 svo upptekinn vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 afla fj\u00e1r hj\u00e1 \u00fatger\u00f0ara\u00f0ilum s\u00ednum, a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafi ekki t\u00edma afl\u00f6gu til mikils annars, e\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00feeir s\u00e9u \u00f3frj\u00e1lsir a\u00f0 sko\u00f0unum s\u00ednum.<\/p>\n
Hann bendir \u00e1, a\u00f0 sj\u00f3nvarpi\u00f0 er eini mi\u00f0illinn, sem n\u00e6r augum og eyrum almennings \u00ed Bushlandi (Bushland er meginland Amer\u00edku og hi\u00f0 dj\u00fapa Su\u00f0ur, a\u00f0 fr\u00e1skildum st\u00f3rborgum austur- og vesturstrandarinnar, \u00fear sem vitibornir prentmi\u00f0lar \u00fer\u00edfast enn, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeir n\u00e1i til f\u00e1rra). \u00dear \u00ed landi ver me\u00f0alj\u00f3ninn fj\u00f3rum og h\u00e1lfum klukkut\u00edma \u00e1 degi hverjum fyrir framan sj\u00f3nvarpsskj\u00e1inn. \u00dea\u00f0 eru tveir \u00feri\u00f0ju hlutar af fr\u00edt\u00edma hans utan vinnu. \u00deessar sj\u00f3nvarpsst\u00f6\u00f0var eru \u00ed eigu og undir stj\u00f3rn \u00f6rf\u00e1rra au\u00f0hringa. Sj\u00f3nvarpsefni\u00f0, \u00fear me\u00f0 taldar fr\u00e9ttir, er vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 mi\u00f0a\u00f0 a\u00f0 afla augl\u00fdsingatekna. \u00deetta andlega f\u00f3\u00f0ur er svipa\u00f0 a\u00f0 g\u00e6\u00f0um og skyndabitarusli\u00f0, sem selt er \u00e1 McDonalds. Umfj\u00f6llun um stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1l birtist \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu sek\u00fandna augl\u00fdsingum, \u00fear sem gagnr\u00fdnendum Bush er l\u00fdst sem gu\u00f0leysingjum, \u00f3\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0hollum leiksoppum hry\u00f0juverkamanna e\u00f0a annarra \u00f3vina r\u00edkisins. Uppl\u00fdst umr\u00e6\u00f0a? Gagnr\u00fdnin sko\u00f0un? Virkt a\u00f0hald a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ldum? – Gleymdu \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00f3tt kosningav\u00e9l rep\u00fabl\u00edkana nj\u00f3ti rausnarlegs stu\u00f0nings \u201cbig oil and big tobacco\u201d, (les: v\u00edgb\u00fana\u00f0ar \u2013 ol\u00edu \u2013 og orkui\u00f0na\u00f0arins, \u00e1samt lyfja- og tryggingarisum), mundi \u00fea\u00f0 eitt \u00fat af fyrir sig ekki duga til a\u00f0 tryggja \u00feeim meirihluta. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf meira til. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf blessun Gu\u00f0s. \u00dea\u00f0 er hi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9ttri\u00f0na net \u00f3tal \u00feaulskipulag\u00f0ra tr\u00faf\u00e9laga, sem komu tr\u00fabr\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum \u00ed Hv\u00edta h\u00fasi\u00f0. Gu\u00f0 er ekki bara amer\u00edskur \u2013 hann er rep\u00fabl\u00edkani. Kristna bandalagi\u00f0 a\u00f0 baki Bush er andlega skylt samt\u00f6kum \u00f6fgatr\u00faf\u00e9laga \u00ed \u00cdsrael (Likud), og me\u00f0al M\u00fahame\u00f0str\u00faarmanna og Hind\u00faa. \u00deegar saman fer tr\u00faarofst\u00e6ki og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0remba \u2013 \u00fe\u00e1 er fjandinn laus (afsaki\u00f0 or\u00f0brag\u00f0i\u00f0) . B\u00f3kstafstr\u00faarmenn allra tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0a eiga \u00fea\u00f0 sameiginlegt, a\u00f0 \u00feeir lifa \u00ed tr\u00faarvissu, \u00fear sem efi um eigi\u00f0 \u00e1g\u00e6ti og gagnr\u00fdnin hugsun um r\u00e9tt og rangt, \u00e1 ekkert erindi. \u00cd sl\u00edku samf\u00e9lagi f\u00e6r ekkert l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ferifist. \u00dear \u00feekkist heldur ekkert umbur\u00f0arlyndi gagnvart mannlegum breyskleika. Og engin vir\u00f0ing fyrir sko\u00f0unum annarra.<\/p>\n
Hinir kristnu bo\u00f0a krossfer\u00f0 (crusade) gegn hinu illa \u2013 synir M\u00fahame\u00f0s bo\u00f0a heilagt str\u00ed\u00f0 \u2013 Jihad \u2013 gegn hinum tr\u00falausu. S\u00e9r um l\u00edkir s\u00e6kjast \u00feeir. \u00deetta vandam\u00e1l vill vefjast nokku\u00f0 fyrir Al Gore. Hann kve\u00f0st sj\u00e1lfur vera tr\u00faa\u00f0ur og \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed b\u00e1gt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 sam\u00feykkja inng\u00f6ngu Gu\u00f0s \u00ed rep\u00fabl\u00edkanaflokkinn. Hann reynir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sk\u00fdra hin herfilegu mist\u00f6k frj\u00e1lshyggjuhaukanna \u00ed \u00cdrakstr\u00ed\u00f0inu eing\u00f6ngu me\u00f0 v\u00edsan til hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegrar blindu n\u00fdfrj\u00e1lshyggjunnar. Hann vill helst ekki tr\u00faa \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 tr\u00faarofst\u00e6ki\u00f0 blindi \u00feeim s\u00fdn. \u00deetta er s\u00e1 kafli b\u00f3kar Gore , sem er s\u00edst sannf\u00e6randi. Og svo lengi sem dem\u00f3kratar taka ekki upp har\u00f0a gagnr\u00fdni \u00e1 kerfisbundna misnotkun rep\u00fabl\u00edkana \u00e1 tr\u00fahneig\u00f0 og \u00e6ttjar\u00f0ar\u00e1st mannskepnunnar, er h\u00e6tt vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeir standi h\u00f6llum f\u00e6ti \u00ed bar\u00e1ttunni um \u201chug og hj\u00f6rtu\u201d sj\u00f3nvarpsgl\u00e1penda \u00ed Bushlandi.<\/p>\n
Hry\u00f0juverkastr\u00ed\u00f0 Bush og f\u00e9laga er komi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed hreinar \u00f3g\u00f6ngur, hvort heldur er \u00ed Afganistan e\u00f0a \u00cdrak. Blindur stu\u00f0ningur Bush vi\u00f0 ofst\u00e6kis\u00f6flin \u00ed \u00cdsrael, sem eru a\u00f0 ganga af palest\u00ednsku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni dau\u00f0ri \u00ed \u00e1s\u00fdnd al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0asamf\u00e9lagsins, er st\u00f6\u00f0ugur fleinn \u00ed holdi e\u00f0lilegra samskipta vestr\u00e6nna r\u00edkja vi\u00f0 Arabaheiminn. Stefna Bush \u00ed utanr\u00edkism\u00e1lum flokkast n\u00fa or\u00f0i\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0ast hvar undir st\u00f3rslys. Svipa\u00f0a s\u00f6gu er a\u00f0 segja af heimav\u00edgst\u00f6\u00f0vunum. \u00deeir, sem bandar\u00edskir kj\u00f3sendur fela a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 p\u00f3lit\u00edsku \u00ferotab\u00fai Bushstj\u00f3rnarinnar, eru ekki \u00f6fundsver\u00f0ir af s\u00ednu hlutskipti. \u00c1 tveimur kj\u00f6rt\u00edmabilum hefur Bush v\u00edsvitandi r\u00fasta\u00f0 fj\u00e1rhag r\u00edkisins og bundi\u00f0 svo um hn\u00fatana, a\u00f0 Hillary og Obama ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 byrja \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e6kka skatta til a\u00f0 endurreisa fj\u00e1rhag r\u00edkisins. K\u00ednverskir komm\u00fanistar, sem hafa fj\u00e1rmagna\u00f0 hallarekstur Bandar\u00edkjanna me\u00f0 kaupum \u00e1 r\u00edkisskuldabr\u00e9fum, munu sennilega r\u00e1\u00f0a meiru um st\u00f6\u00f0u dollarans en se\u00f0labankastj\u00f3rinn bandar\u00edski.<\/p>\n
\u00c1tta \u00e1ra valdaferill Bush hefur \u00feegar reynst bandar\u00edsku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni, og reyndar jar\u00f0arb\u00faum \u00f6llum, d\u00fdrt spaug. Margir vir\u00f0ast binda vonir vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 valdaferill Bush s\u00e9 senn \u00e1 enda og a\u00f0 dem\u00f3kr\u00f6tum muni takast a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta fyrir \u00e1or\u00f0in mist\u00f6k og a\u00f0 endurreisa \u00e1lit Bandar\u00edkjanna me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um. En \u00fea\u00f0 er einmitt \u00ed \u00feessum punkti, sem \u00e1deilurit Al Gore veldur lesandanum mestum vonbrig\u00f0um. \u00dea\u00f0 er satt a\u00f0 segja f\u00e1tt um f\u00edna dr\u00e6tti, \u00feegar kemur a\u00f0 till\u00f6guger\u00f0 um lausnir \u00e1 kreppu hins bandar\u00edska l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0is. Bush er \u00feessi misserin fyrst og fremst a\u00f0 gjalda aflei\u00f0inga eigin heimsku og mistaka, fremur en a\u00f0 dem\u00f3krataflokkurinn, e\u00f0a foringjar hans (Hillary, Obama og John Edwards) hafi byggt upp tr\u00faver\u00f0ugan valkost um frj\u00e1lslynda umb\u00f3tastefnu e\u00f0a sigurs\u00e6lt bandalag andst\u00e6\u00f0inga hinna kristilegu afturhaldsafla \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum. Mun Hillary \u00feora a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed berh\u00f6gg vi\u00f0 fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lavald Gy\u00f0inga \u00ed heimafylki hennar \u00ed New York til \u00feess a\u00f0 halda aftur af \u00f6fga\u00f6flunum \u00ed \u00cdsrael \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed skyni, a\u00f0 Palest\u00ednumenn n\u00e1i aftur lands- og mannr\u00e9ttindum s\u00ednum? Gleymdu \u00fev\u00ed. Mun konan, sem kl\u00fa\u00f0ra\u00f0i kosningalofor\u00f0i Bills Clinton um almannatryggingar handa almenningi \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum, b\u00e6ta fyrir \u00feau mist\u00f6k, n\u00e1i h\u00fan sj\u00e1lf h\u00fasb\u00f3ndavaldi \u00ed Hv\u00edta h\u00fasinu? Tr\u00faum \u00fev\u00ed varlega.<\/p>\n
Eftir stendur svo a\u00f0 lokum ein \u00e1leitin spurning fyrir sm\u00e1\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0, sem enn \u00ed dag er a\u00f0 finna \u00e1 listanum yfir bandar\u00edsk leppr\u00edki \u00ed krossfer\u00f0inni \u00ed \u00cdrak; og er enn \u00ed varnarbandalagi vi\u00f0 heimsveldi\u00f0: Hversu lengi getur vopnlaus sm\u00e1\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0, sem \u00e1 l\u00edf sitt og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arhagsmuni undir \u00fev\u00ed komi\u00f0, a\u00f0 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0asamf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 vir\u00f0i l\u00f6g og r\u00e9tt \u00ed samskiptum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0a, haldi\u00f0 sig \u00ed sl\u00edkum f\u00e9lagsskap?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Al Gore: The Assault on Reason
\nThe Penguin Press, N.Y., 2007, 308 bls..<\/i><\/p>\n
Ef Al Gore, \u00fe\u00e1verandi varaforseti og frambj\u00f3\u00f0andi \u00ed forsetakosningunum \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000, hef\u00f0i unni\u00f0 kosningarnar, eins og \u00f6ll r\u00f6k st\u00f3\u00f0u til, hef\u00f0i hann ekki \u00feurft a\u00f0 skrifa \u00feessa b\u00f3k. Al Gore haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 einn \u00e1hrifamesti varaforseti \u00ed s\u00f6gu \u00feess vandr\u00e6\u00f0alega emb\u00e6ttis, (a.m.k. fram a\u00f0 t\u00ed\u00f0 Cheneys, n\u00faverandi varaforseta, sem flestir \u00e1l\u00edta meiri \u00feungavigtarmann en meintan h\u00fasb\u00f3nda \u00ed Hv\u00edta h\u00fasinu). Bill Clinton naut almennra vins\u00e6lda sem forseti og hef\u00f0i au\u00f0veldlega fengi\u00f0 umbo\u00f0 kj\u00f3senda \u00feri\u00f0ja kj\u00f6rt\u00edmabili\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0, v\u00e6ri \u00fea\u00f0 leyfilegt samkv\u00e6mt stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1nni. Clinton og Gore h\u00f6f\u00f0u skila\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u b\u00fai. \u00dea\u00f0 var uppgangur \u00ed efnahagsl\u00edfinu, sem var drifinn \u00e1fram af t\u00e6knibyltingu, sem j\u00f3k framlei\u00f0ni og samkeppnish\u00e6fni bandar\u00edskra fyrirt\u00e6kja og dr\u00f3 um lei\u00f0 \u00far atvinnuleysi. Vi\u00f0varandi fj\u00e1rlagahalla haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 sn\u00fai\u00f0 upp \u00ed fimm trillj\u00f3n dala tekjuj\u00f6fnu\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 bl\u00e9s \u00fev\u00ed byrlega fyrir Al Gore. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allar_greinar","category-greinar_og_vidtol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1126"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2922,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126\/revisions\/2922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}