One Good Thing About Phoenix, Arizona

Bush and McCain can't fill a large venue to raise money and war hero John McCain is afraid of his own constituents. Instead they will attend to what Bush called "his base". He made the reference as a joke but the only joke is the rape of the American people. John McCain is a bit old but he will feed the military-corporate beast with our taxes and our sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers.

If these guys can't sell their Kool Aid in Phoenix, is it possible the nightmare will end?

[Addendum 05.26.08]

The big Phoenix media website, azcentral.com, gives prominent play to the protests during the Bush-McCain fundraiser. The story link is on the front page and maybe a third of the 62 photos are of protests, all headlined "Bush in the Valley to campaign for McCain". Local activists managed to gather and protest the visit in two places, including what became a "McCain Free Zone" (the activists, not the media, called it that) after the convention center fundraiser was canceled.

Instead, the two Amigos went to a private fundraiser at a home in the Biltmore (a secure community with guards if not gates and four entrances, only one of which offers pedestrian access. I'm pretty sure some old friends were at the 24th Street entrance. But the best action was where neither of the two principals of the day's events was present. Street theater and silliness at the convention center with Code Pink, Billionaires for Bush, the Free Street Band and a dedicated band of activists whom I am proud to call friends. Way to go!

To see azcentral's photos of the protests, you must scroll through far too many pictures of the entire retinue. Many are quite unflattering of Bush who looks odious and pugnacious. Nice shot of Cindy McCain, dress plastered to her backside by wind as Bush leers into her for a faux kiss. If Obama needs pictures of Bush 1.0 and Bush 2.0, he can find some right here.