At this point, 'fascist' is an appropriate label for the Bush Administration

No more dancing around the subject or ignoring the elephant in the room. This Bush administration is a gang of fascists trying to subvert the U.S. Constitution--render it hollow--and turn America into an autocratic dictatorship.

This is not to say the Bush administration is as successful or competent as Hitler or Mussolini, but the political philosophies and tactics are about the same.

Typical characteristics of a fascist government include:

Fraudulent elections. Fascists hate any competition of ideas, so they either rig elections or use coercion to guarantee victory. There's no room for doubt now (thanks to a non-partisan investigation by the Government Office of Accounting) that the 2004 election was rigged. As was the 2000 election.

Aggressive Nationalism. Everything is done for "the State." All policies are rationalized as necessary for the "embetterment" of the State. And if you disagree, you must be an enemy of the State. Merely questioning the president's policies are now "aiding the enemy."

Cult of Personality. The nationalist movement must be centered around a person, someone who embodies the State (and serves as its chief executive). For the GOP, Bush is that man. He's "good, moral, and godly"--even though he was the killingest governor in America, and has killed more innocent Iraqis than Osama killed Americans.

Militarism. National Security against "the enemy" is paramount. Resources must be redirected for the primary goal of increasing the military. Social programs must be cut. Plus, the State has the "right" to resolve any issues by use of force. Such as "pre-emptive strikes."

One-Party rule. Democracy is slow and uncontrollable. The squabbling of legislators is counterproductive towards the ends of the State. While the GOP cannot yet declare the Democratic Party is obsolved, it brazenly refuses any attempt at bipartisanship and rigs the rules of Congress against them. A major GOP strategist, Grover Norquist, said that bipartisanship is "date rape."

Removal of Checks and Balances. If there are any legal obstacles, they must be removed. All of government must be turned around to serve the State. The legislature and judiciary must be realigned to serve the goals of the executive. Checks and balances are... inefficient. Since domestic spying is necessary to combat the "enemy," then requirements for warrants are neutralized or ignored.

De-powerment of the judiciary. The GOP are hell-bent to "reform" the courts to the point where they have no power to check the other two branches. We have already seen the GOP Congress restrict the federal courts from hearing certain types of cases. This war against the judiciary is designed to render the body powerless. And then...then they can really ram their agenda through the Congress. If the courts can't hear a case, they cannot rule against it nor declare a law unconstitutional. This is a CRITICAL tactic for any tyranny.

Loss of individual rights. To promote the State, the individual must become secondary. "Rights" are an outdated concept. Privacy (for the individual) does not exist. No searches or seizures are "unlawful." Anyone deemed an "enemy" can be arrested and detained indefinitely without warrant or indictment. Torture is legal (because the state defines what "torture" is--and if the state does it, it's not torture; only the "enemy" commits torture).

Propaganda. Control and manipulation of information is critical. The truth is whatever the State says it is. The Bush admin has been trying to hide information from the public by RE-classifying old material, even television programs that have already aired. The BA was also caught hiring "journalists" to lie (or spin) about his policies, since the policies are so atrocious that only a soulless sellout could defend them. From WMDs to No Child Left Behind, Bush has needed and used massive propaganda to distort the facts so that the public would not revolt against him.

Treaties are to bind others, not yourself. Hitler once said his signature was worthless; he would do what he wished. He violated the Non-Aggression Pact with the USSR, just as Bush violated the United Nations charter by waging war without a vote of approval by the Security Council.

....this abbreviated list is the political philosophy of the Bush administration, as proved BY THEIR OWN ACTIONS.