The end of the world.... as we know it.

Several years ago, I expressed concern that there will be no Presidential election in 2008. Now, I'm seriously wondering if there will be an election in 2006.

Even as I write this, the stage is being set.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there was talk of changing federal law (Posse Comitatus) to allow active duty military personnel to perform law enforcement duties within the United States.

President George W. Bush has now managed to get one of his right-wing cronies on the Supreme Court and looks to get his second confimed shortly. The majority of the court will be "Conservative" and likely to give him anything he wants.

Yesterday, Bush announced his concerns over the Avian Flu and said he wants Congress to authorize the use of U.S. troops to enforce "quarantines" to prevent its spread.

It doesn't take much imagination or fear to see the scenario being painted here. Bird flu breaks out in October, 2006. Federal troops, enforcing the quarantine, prevent people from voting. The House and Senate, in which Republican gains are threatened, remain as they are.

And what happens next? Your guess is as good as mine.... but it won't be pretty.