Did it REALLY happen? Is That Cabal of psychopathic neo-cons REALLY GONE?

I watched as Bush smirked through Obama's speech; as he gave one final attempt to scam the few fools still listening; and as he flew out waving...

The crowd slowly building into song....there were 1.8 million voices out there...hopes high; trying to believe that it is all over....

But it isn't over....not by a long shot

That cabal of blood thirsty vipers isn't gone. They infested the very heart of the nation like some virulent disease, an Ebola of the national soul.
And like any infection, it will encapsulate, hiding in the tissues of the country until our guard is gone; we lose memory of the illness and pain; and we stop taking care. Once any weakness is shown, it will spread once again, infiltrating like a cancerous growth.

That disease invading in 2000 is NOT new. It was here in 80's with HW, Cheney and friends; 1968 as Richard Nixon; in the 50's in the guise of McCarthy; in the 30's in the guise of Prescott Bush and Herbert Hoover.

It gets stronger each time it breaks out.
FDR allowed Prescott Bush and his cronies to fade out without holding them liable for their crimes from partnering with Hitler to planning a coup; McCarthy faded away in shame but those who assisted him in destroying the lives of thousands of citizens with false claims of "communist" and "treasonist" went on to careers to include president (Ronald Reagan) and a wealthy producer, studio owner and theme park mogul (Disney) without ANY ramifications; Nixon's crimes are well documented but he was pardoned immediately, never serving any time for his crimes against the country and the Constitution, living out his life under the protection of secret service paid with taxpayer money on a pension paid with taxpayer money - some of his cohorts may have done a little penance but they, too, lived a life of luxury in Southern California, while others went on to continue the manipulation of the vote and lies to the people (Karl Rove).

Now we have GW Bush, self proclaimed hero that admits to approving torture, lied to the American people and to Congress, is responsible for destroying a sovereign nation, killing over 1,000,000 and displacing over 2,000,000 more in Iraq, manipulating the citizenry with fear to push through his agenda of removing our rights promised by the Constitution - from illegal wiretaps to the removal of our right to a fair trial; from restricting our freedom of speech to stealing our treasury and giving it to his friends, cohorts and family through no-bid contracts and contracts with no oversight. He has destroyed our economy, destroyed our air , water and land with lowered standards, auctions of lands, and removal of endangered species from protections. He has destroyed relationships with allies, destroyed our reputation and propped up right winged extremists in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan......

Now the question is what will OBAMA do about this...will he once and for all say enough is enough and take these people to task? Or will he allow this to slide as well by "focusing on the future" and allowing the past to be ignored?

The ONLY way to finally rid ourselves of this disease is to bring the crime out into the open, investigate, and prosecute to the full extent of the law. And when WE are done, turn them over to the International Courts for the crimes against humanity.

Maybe THEN, we can actually "heal" instead of offering a safe haven for it to fester again