Mitch sums things up pretty nicely about the status of things in American politics. It’s not good versus evil, nor is it ignorance versus stupidity — it might just be incompetence vs. evil…

The difference between Democrats and Republicans is simple: Democrats try to use the government to do something good for people, even though they screw up a lot, while Republicans use government to rob the people while blaming government for their dirty work.

Maybe the comparison to Pinochet is a bit biased, but I love the image… There’s a PDF over at the larouchepac.com web site that has more about how this privatization will lead to slavery and genocide throughout the US. Well, maybe not as bad as all that, but they’re saying it isn’t a good thing anyhow.