Letter: Bush serves his own agenda, not America’s

Sunday, July 23, 2006 | 7:43 a.m.

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't this supposed to be a democracy?

The majority of Americans are in favor of stem-cell research, yet, we allow Bush to dictate what he believes in. He created the war in Iraq, which has killed thousands of our soldiers, not to mention thousands of innocent Iraqi men, women and children. I guess he does not consider these lives important. He would rather protect embryos that would be discarded anyway rather than try to save someone from a debilitating disease.

Did he forget that he was an elected servant and not king? Don't we have a right to decide where we want our tax dollars spent? We did not choose to go to war in Iraq, yet most of our tax dollars are being spent in the war. Our tax dollars, which were supposed to go to Hurricane Katrina relief, were spent on plasma TVs and golf course vacations.

He has shoved the Yucca Mountain waste repository down our throats even though he promised he would consider scientific evidence to decide whether it was safe. Obviously, another lie he told us. He has blocked the investigation into his domestic surveillance program. That should tell us something. What is he hiding?

Even though Congress and the Senate passed bills, he used a signing statement that would override the laws that he does not agree with. This man thinks he is king and is above the law.

Nevada, he has shown that he is not our friend.

Dolores Kelley, Las Vegas