A pointless gabfest at Potemkin Village in Waco
By Molly Ivins

The President's Economic Forum held here Tuesday raises the question, "By how much don't they get it?"

The range of opinion at this shindig went from A to B. This wasn't a forum, it was a pep rally. Sis- Boom-Bah City for the old cheerleader. President George W. Bush said Baylor University "put on a good show." Got to agree. It was one of the most sophisticated phony political events I have ever witnessed. [read more]

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Wacko In Waco: The Brunch Bushians Drink The Kool-Aid
by Arianna Huffington

At the behest of their charismatic leader, the cult members gathered in Waco, a hot, dusty town on the flat, featureless central Texas plain. They had been summoned to hear an endless series of droning sermons from the leader himself and his fellow fanatics.

Thunderously denouncing all doubters, all those who didn't believe as the cult members did, the speakers put forward a bizarre religious vision, one that no sane person could accept. As the hours passed, the group became more and more isolated from the real world until it was incapable of dealing with it. [read more]

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