<p>This country is in the grip of the right wing of the Republican Party. George W. Bush is not only planning the war in Iraq but is now plotting to break the federal unions with his plot to privatize up to 850,000 federal jobs. Among other things.</p>
<p>More than 200 miles north of the White House, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Thursday declared his intent to slash services to his fellow New Yorkers and hike taxes to resolve the city’s horrid fiscal crisis. Maine school districts will soon lose $10 million in funds because of the state’s budget gap. Not to mention many other cities and states in severe financial straits.</p>