RESPONSE TO CHICAGO TRIBUNE CALL FOR RECALL OF ILLINOIS GOVERNOR

No. The Reason? You argue for recall by stating it is "his reckless financial stewardship, his dictatorial antics, his penchant for creating political enemies..."

All that applies to President Bush, and much, much more. He is guilty of making up and launching a war causing millions of casualties and refugees, illegally spying on Americans, initiating a torture policy by dismissing the Geneva Conventions as quaint, and ratcheting up the rhetoric for another senseless war in the Middle East.

It's a matter of priorities. If the Blagojavich record motivates you call for his ouster, the Bush record should set your collective hair on fire.

Oh, I forgot. You liked his policies and supported him twice.

Originally published in Chicago Tribune, October 30, 2007