Republicans have unlatched dozens of gates to real or potential disasters.
First, the economy: Porkgate, oilgate, deficitgate, offshoregate, taxcutgate, aliengate, outsourcegate, bankruptcygate.
Second, ethics: Pagegate, Abramoffgate, Delaygate, Fristgate, pseudovetogate, Plamegate, Liddygate.
Third, family values: Shivogate, flaggate, embryogate, marriagegate, faithgate.
Fourth, healthcare: Medicaregate, prescriptiongate, flugate.
Fifth, homeland security: FEMAgate, portgate, bordergate.
Sixth, national security: Torturegate, surveillancegate, Irangate, Koreagate.
Seventh, war on terrorism: Iraqgate, BinLadengate, poppygate, prisongate, armorlessgate, Halliburtongate.
Eighth, the environment: Warminggate, tundragate, climategate, acidraingate, forestgate, cleanairgate.
Americans need to close those gates next month and in 2008. (22 OCTOBER 2006)
