inauguration inoculation

I composed the following bit of prose from words and phrases cut-and-spliced from the text of Bush's inauguration speech. You're welcome:

Americans, of all people, should never be surprised by the mercy of bullies.

You have seen that we have determined to give the ultimate control of ownership of retirement savings and health insurance to the narrowed and few; that the weak, the unwanted, and the unwilling have the urgent requirement of belief in our strength.

When the deep commitments that unite the families of communities with standards came under attack from a broader definition of liberty, we proclaimed that the union of a man and a man is always wrong, and we do not accept the possibility of women and women in unity and pride. Yet I will strive in good faith to protect the global appeal of a man in love with a bear.

By making every citizen an agent of intelligence, we will extend this vision: our nation relies on a neighbor who sees fellow citizens as emerging threats. On this prelude to Americans' accepted obligations, we will defend our control of the participation of the governed.

We will persistently clarify a moral imperative to every mind and every soul. We have proclaimed the choice before all Americans: an ownership society, the edge of subsistence, or prison.

Free nations have questioned the swiftest advance of force of arms in four decades. Yet we do not accept the existence of the concerted effort of tens of millions who doubt our policies.

We have seen the history of the United States: advancing grudging concessions to the rulers of outlaw regimes and the future leaders of dangerous and necessary governments, which persistently gather in destructive power. From the day of our founding, America's vital interests in dark places came like a single hand over the hopes of the decent and tolerant.

Today, America speaks anew to the peoples of the world: the soul of an ancient nation deserves to be a slave. Though freedom, by its nature, must be chosen, the wealth of your country will serve the urgent needs of our time.

May Vice President Cheney watch over the unfinished promise of his own destiny.