Do you suppose when America celebrates the Fourth of July, Bush fears we’ll notice his resemblance to George the III, the villain in our history?

“No taxation without representation” means that the governed have a say in being governed. The attitude of George III was that he was king, the colonists were his subjects, and any defiance would be punished. Shades of George Bush and the New York Times, wouldn’t you say?

George III not only didn’t care what his subjects thought, he may have had court stooges bragging about it, “His royal majesty doesn’t rule by opinion polls.” Because it never mattered what his subjects thought, George III didn’t feel that commoners had a right, or a need to know that he was spying on them. In the historic words of Mel Brooks, “Ahhhh, it’s good to be king.”

Do you suppose that Bush is haunted by the ghosts of patriots past? Do you think Jefferson, Madison, Adams disturb his sleep bemoaning the loss of freedom of the press (New York Times,) loss of rule of law, loss of the Constitution?

Republican Judiciary Chair Sen. Arlen Specter adds to the risk that ordinary Americans will see past the fireworks, brass band, and realize that the holiday is about overthrowing monarchy. It’s about creating government of the people, for the people, by the people. On the Fourth of July King George must feel like a turkey on Thanksgiving.

Tom Bulger, Wilton