Welcome to the real police state! Bush Administration officials are floating a new bill to give the government authority to throw anyone suspected of terrorist activity in jail without trial indefinitely. No courts, no trial, no rights, no constitution. Sounds like fiction but it is REAL.
This is an attempt to sidestep the Supreme Court ruling about fair trials for detainees, and it should be very alarming to every American. This is real police state stuff right out of the old Soviet Union and has to be stopped. Write, call and alert your sleeping Congressperson that this is afoot and demand that it be stopped.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Coal Industry Tries To Smear Global Warming Science
No surprise that the Coal fired Electrical Power industry has tried its durndest to discredit the scientific proof of global warming. In a leaked memo the Intermountain Rural Electric Association asserts that Global Warming is a myth and quotes among other questionable sources, Russian Scientists" as it’s proof.
Could those be the same Russian Scientists that had Psychic Weapons during the cold war?
OK, that was a cheap shot, but it’s the same kind of fog facts that the coal folks are trying to propagate. The science on Global Warming is pretty conclusive and only those with vested interests in CO2 emissions seem to think otherwise. Enough of this, it’s time to start doing something to reduce the CO2 before it’s too late.
Could those be the same Russian Scientists that had Psychic Weapons during the cold war?
OK, that was a cheap shot, but it’s the same kind of fog facts that the coal folks are trying to propagate. The science on Global Warming is pretty conclusive and only those with vested interests in CO2 emissions seem to think otherwise. Enough of this, it’s time to start doing something to reduce the CO2 before it’s too late.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Amateur Hour At The CIA
Imagine you are trying to do something in secret, say travel throughout Europe kidnapping suspected terrorists. First rule of thumb would be not to use frequent flyer programs that track your movements, and equally important would be not using a cell phone, which would give away your location.
Guess what? Not if you work for the CIA. Agents used their frequent flyer program to gain points from their travels and it allowed the Italian government to track them back to the CIA. That little piece of info got 25 CIA agents arrested in Italy. That’s a-some spicy meatball!
This confirms for me that the CIA under Porter Goss became amateur hour for spies. Makes me wish George Tenent was back.
Guess what? Not if you work for the CIA. Agents used their frequent flyer program to gain points from their travels and it allowed the Italian government to track them back to the CIA. That little piece of info got 25 CIA agents arrested in Italy. That’s a-some spicy meatball!
This confirms for me that the CIA under Porter Goss became amateur hour for spies. Makes me wish George Tenent was back.
GOP Family Values Include Public Sex?
Apparently Republican "Family Values" start at home. Hopefully his son won’t replicate the sins of the father. Republican Senator Norm Coleman’s father was arrested for having sex in public outside a pizzeria in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was engaging in an unspecified sex act with 38 year-old Patrizia Marie Schrag. Norm Coleman, Sr. the Senator’s 81 year old father was a constant companion during his campaign against the late Paul Wellstone.
"Family Values" was a recurring theme in his campaign for Senate, so it is fitting that this information be made public, besides it just supports my premise that Heterosexuals are dangerous sex-crazed predators, even at 81!
"Family Values" was a recurring theme in his campaign for Senate, so it is fitting that this information be made public, besides it just supports my premise that Heterosexuals are dangerous sex-crazed predators, even at 81!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Yet Another Pedophile Heterosexual Teacher
Yet another case of a dangerous heterosexual being allowed to teach our children. A high school teacher in Minnesota hid a camera in his bathroom and videotaped his daughter’s friends when they visited and took showers. The camera was discovered when his wife was channel surfing and came across a live feed from the couple’s bathroom. Later police discovered child pornography in his possession.
Again wen will people learn not to allow predatory heterosexuals to teach children. Heterosexuals have a proven record of child molestation and abuse far higher than the Gay or lesbian population.
I guess people just never learn.
Again wen will people learn not to allow predatory heterosexuals to teach children. Heterosexuals have a proven record of child molestation and abuse far higher than the Gay or lesbian population.
I guess people just never learn.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Pentagon Squanders Another $11 Billion On Usless Jet
$11 Billion isn’t chump change, unless you are the Department of Defense. They are squandering that amount on the F-22 Stealth Fighter. The warplane was designed in 1985 to fight a Soviet jet that was never built. It’s good to know that the US is still fighting the cold war, especially when the alleged "war on terror" is going so well for us in Iraq.
Irony aside, the think tank that recommended the fighter, the Institute for Defense Analysis is conveniently headed by Dennis Blair, a member of the board of the company building the plane. This is another outrageously egregious move by the Bush lead cronies to line their pockets at the expense of not only taxpayers but the lives of soldiers who could use the body armor that money could provide.
Irony aside, the think tank that recommended the fighter, the Institute for Defense Analysis is conveniently headed by Dennis Blair, a member of the board of the company building the plane. This is another outrageously egregious move by the Bush lead cronies to line their pockets at the expense of not only taxpayers but the lives of soldiers who could use the body armor that money could provide.
Department of Defense Spamming Blogs
In a move that would make Joseph Goebbels proud the US propaganda machine has churned out its latest idea, attack blogs. Department of Defense is feeding fake comments to blogs across the Internet, spaming them with "happy talk" about the great job the US is doing in Iraq.
CENTCOM is actively adding links to their site and cluttering up the discourse with their fake messages. Time to turn on the filters and keep this kind of spam off your blog.
CENTCOM is actively adding links to their site and cluttering up the discourse with their fake messages. Time to turn on the filters and keep this kind of spam off your blog.
Monday, July 24, 2006
American Bar Association - Bush Undermining Constitution
The American Bar Association, you have no doubt heard of them, has stated in a bipartisan report that President Bush is undermining the Constitution. They were referring to his "signing statements" that were designed to give Bush a de facto line item veto over any provision of a bill he decides he does not want to obey. In other countries, this is called dictatorship, but here with out rubber stamp Congress it’s business as usual.
The report should stand as a powerful statement that Bush has blatantly disregarded his oath of office and is seeking to destroy the Constitution. That would be an impeachable offense if there ever were one. Now if Congress will wake from their lobbyist-funded slumber and take action we could save our country before it’s too late.
The report should stand as a powerful statement that Bush has blatantly disregarded his oath of office and is seeking to destroy the Constitution. That would be an impeachable offense if there ever were one. Now if Congress will wake from their lobbyist-funded slumber and take action we could save our country before it’s too late.
American Bar Association Report - Bush Undermining Constitution
The American Bar Association, you have no doubt heard of them, has stated in a bipartisan report that President Bush is undermining the Constitution. They were referring to his "signing statements" that were designed to give Bush a de facto line item veto over any provision of a bill he decides he does not want to obey. In other countries, this is called dictatorship, but here with out rubber stamp Congress it’s business as usual.
The report should stand as a powerful statement that Bush has blatantly disregarded his oath of office and is seeking to destroy the Constitution. That would be an impeachable offense if there ever were one. Now if Congress will wake from their lobbyist-funded slumber and take action we could save our country before it’s too late.
The report should stand as a powerful statement that Bush has blatantly disregarded his oath of office and is seeking to destroy the Constitution. That would be an impeachable offense if there ever were one. Now if Congress will wake from their lobbyist-funded slumber and take action we could save our country before it’s too late.
Friday, July 21, 2006
"Christian" Products – Cashing In On God
A story in the Los Angeles Times gives insight into the growing market segment for Christian Products. With everything from "Virtuous Woman" perfume to Gospel Golf Balls, the International Christian Retail Show has everything you need to buy to be "Christian".
In today’s, bottom line society it is no wonder that faith is being merchandised like a NFL team. People today don’t want to think about their faith; they just want to get it in instant form complete with bumper sticker slogans. To me, this is really a revealing aspect of what some people call Christianity.
Forgive me if I draw comparisons to the moneychangers in the Temple, but the huge multi-million dollar Christian Products Industry seems a bit blasphemous. The sale of "Scripture Candy" with bible verses printed on the wrapper cheapens the Word into a Joe Bazooka gimmick. Low cut tight fitting T-shirts for girls with catchy Jesus slogans would seem to send a mixed message at best.
Where does it lead? Well the problem with the current Christian phenomenon is summed up well by Political Scientist Alan Wolfe who sees the Christian merchandising trend as a way for believers to "create a parallel universe, one that allows Christians to withdraw from the world instead of engaging it as Christ commanded."
Maybe I am a little more cynical. I see it as a way for marketers to cash in on yet another fad. I suspect if there was a sudden upsurge in interest in the teachings of Buddha, they would be selling "Inner Peace" mood rings instead of crosses.
Having a few things around to remind you of the message of Christ is not a bad thing, but turning that message into he latest version of a Pet Rock seems less than faithful to Jesus’ teachings.
In today’s, bottom line society it is no wonder that faith is being merchandised like a NFL team. People today don’t want to think about their faith; they just want to get it in instant form complete with bumper sticker slogans. To me, this is really a revealing aspect of what some people call Christianity.
Forgive me if I draw comparisons to the moneychangers in the Temple, but the huge multi-million dollar Christian Products Industry seems a bit blasphemous. The sale of "Scripture Candy" with bible verses printed on the wrapper cheapens the Word into a Joe Bazooka gimmick. Low cut tight fitting T-shirts for girls with catchy Jesus slogans would seem to send a mixed message at best.
Where does it lead? Well the problem with the current Christian phenomenon is summed up well by Political Scientist Alan Wolfe who sees the Christian merchandising trend as a way for believers to "create a parallel universe, one that allows Christians to withdraw from the world instead of engaging it as Christ commanded."
Maybe I am a little more cynical. I see it as a way for marketers to cash in on yet another fad. I suspect if there was a sudden upsurge in interest in the teachings of Buddha, they would be selling "Inner Peace" mood rings instead of crosses.
Having a few things around to remind you of the message of Christ is not a bad thing, but turning that message into he latest version of a Pet Rock seems less than faithful to Jesus’ teachings.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Senate Leaves All Children Behind
In a stunning move coinciding with President Bush speaking at the NAACP, the Senate Appropriations Committee froze funds for the popular and effective Project Head Start . Additionally, the No Child Left Behind funding which was scheduled for $25 billion received only half that ammount.
What can I say? This is so ridiculous a move it defies comment. My only thought is that this is part of what would appear to be a systematic gutting of public education in America by the Neo-cons.
Why? Well my guess is so that rich people can send their kids to private schools on voucher money and the rest of the common rabble will receive what amounts to “Bantu Education”. That infamous system was set up by the former South African regime to assure a class of semi-educated laborers who would know just enough to do their job without questioning authority.
Ok, so it does not defy comment.
What can I say? This is so ridiculous a move it defies comment. My only thought is that this is part of what would appear to be a systematic gutting of public education in America by the Neo-cons.
Why? Well my guess is so that rich people can send their kids to private schools on voucher money and the rest of the common rabble will receive what amounts to “Bantu Education”. That infamous system was set up by the former South African regime to assure a class of semi-educated laborers who would know just enough to do their job without questioning authority.
Ok, so it does not defy comment.
Bush Sexually Harasses German Leader
In a move that could be construed as sexual harassment in the workplace, President Bush showed his lack of tack and diplomatic savvy by giving German Chancellor Merkle an uninvited shoulder rub. Though this kind of activity may seem harmless, it sends a clear message to other countries. The United States considers you under our care. When you’re tired from all that diplomatic work, we can sooth you. Far from a comforting message it tells other leaders and countries the patriarchic attitude President Bush has toward them. He is "daddy" and they are in effect "children".
That is not the kind of message that builds coalitions or confidence in our leadership and attitude toward other countries. The patriarchal attitude is one that permeated US foreign policy for decades and pretty much ended after the Spanish American War. It is an attitude born of the old European colonial days where white people brought "civilization" to the "lesser races." It is the same attitude that the current administration has and demonstrates so well in the Middle East. And we wonder why other countries hate us?
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Ann Coulter Threatens NYT With Fake Anthrax - Why No Arrest?
I guess that if you are a neo-con wacko like Ann Coulter you can do just about anything in this country. Last time I checked, sending stuff through the mail that was designed to appear like Anthrax was just about as illegal as sending the real thing. Ann "widow bashing" Coulter now claims responsibility for sending the NYT an envelope of white powder which caused a bit of a panic for the paper and law enforcement. Coulter has made statements in the past that would get any other us Citizen locked up for terroristic threats, but since she is the darling of the neo-cons, no dice for Ann.
Enough of this crap! Coulter is not just a loose cannon; she is encouraging the wack-jobs that listen to her to commit criminal acts. Where is the Justice Department or Homeland Security? Arrest her and do a little interrogation to find out what she really knows. Of course that would be futile, since she is full of hot air.
Enough of this crap! Coulter is not just a loose cannon; she is encouraging the wack-jobs that listen to her to commit criminal acts. Where is the Justice Department or Homeland Security? Arrest her and do a little interrogation to find out what she really knows. Of course that would be futile, since she is full of hot air.
Smokey Joe Barton Tells A Pack Of Lies Again
Once again Smokey Joe, the man with so many ties to the pollution industries presents the Congress with a pack of lies in the form of a "report" that supposedly discredits global warming. In reality it is a document compiled by a statistician whose work has not been peer-reviewed and has been previously discredited.
Joe Barton (R-TX) believes in Bush’s doctrine of, "you gotta keep repeating things over and over again… to catapult the propaganda". It’s time to catapult these Bozo’s out of Washington.
One has to wonder what they think they can do by continuing to lie to the American people. I guess they don’t live in the same reality and feel that global warming can be avoided with enough power and money. Or maybe they are planning a long space voyage to another world where they can pollute and destroy for another few thousand years.
Joe Barton (R-TX) believes in Bush’s doctrine of, "you gotta keep repeating things over and over again… to catapult the propaganda". It’s time to catapult these Bozo’s out of Washington.
One has to wonder what they think they can do by continuing to lie to the American people. I guess they don’t live in the same reality and feel that global warming can be avoided with enough power and money. Or maybe they are planning a long space voyage to another world where they can pollute and destroy for another few thousand years.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Bush Proposes Cutting Medicare Payments
How would you define compassion? Would it be to cut 20 to 30% of payments for complex medical procedures for Medicare patients? But of course, those old people need to learn to stretch a dollar. As long as we keep coddling them with assistance for medical expenses they will just keep getting sick. So in a move typical of compassionate conservatism the Bush administration is seeking to cut payments to hospitals under Medicare by 20 to 30%.
Hospital administrators and doctors say it will have a devastating effect on the care and wellbeing of the elderly. The government claims its all ni the name of being more accurate. Who do you believe? Well since just about everything else this administration has said has turned out to be a lie, I think for once I trust the doctors.
Cutting Medicare costs before an election? Did these guys have a stroke or are they trying to loose?
Either way, I sincerely hope the Democrats make a point of this and can use it for political gain. We must regain the House and Senate and stop this neo-con leviathan from destroying our country.
Hospital administrators and doctors say it will have a devastating effect on the care and wellbeing of the elderly. The government claims its all ni the name of being more accurate. Who do you believe? Well since just about everything else this administration has said has turned out to be a lie, I think for once I trust the doctors.
Cutting Medicare costs before an election? Did these guys have a stroke or are they trying to loose?
Either way, I sincerely hope the Democrats make a point of this and can use it for political gain. We must regain the House and Senate and stop this neo-con leviathan from destroying our country.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Hezbollah Declares Open War On Israel
Hezbollah has now declared open war on Israel. No surprise, since Israel has been waging war on the group for years, however the surprise is that it looks like other Arab states may join this war and that means big problems in the Middle East.
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the chief of Hezbollah group was quoted after Israel rockets destroyed his home, "You wanted an open war. You will get an open war." In a telephone interview.
Related news stories report that as many as 15 Lebanese were killed in a rocket attack yesterday including women and children.
Why do I get the feeling that this is going to go far beyond the usual border skirmishes we’ve seen in the past? Again both sides, with the encouragement of the world community need to calm down and take a time out. They are behaving like bratty children. Bratty children with very deadly weapons and the potential to drag the world into a very ugly and foolish war.
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the chief of Hezbollah group was quoted after Israel rockets destroyed his home, "You wanted an open war. You will get an open war." In a telephone interview.
Related news stories report that as many as 15 Lebanese were killed in a rocket attack yesterday including women and children.
Why do I get the feeling that this is going to go far beyond the usual border skirmishes we’ve seen in the past? Again both sides, with the encouragement of the world community need to calm down and take a time out. They are behaving like bratty children. Bratty children with very deadly weapons and the potential to drag the world into a very ugly and foolish war.
Friday, July 14, 2006
US and Israel - Worshiping The God Of War
As the US and Israel bow before the statue of Mars I wonder where the commandment about "having no other gods before me" went. We share many things in common with the people of Israel, our faith among them. Unfortunately few Jews or Christians in power seem to be taking the teaching of their faiths very seriously, instead we worship the God of War.
Beyond the imperialist dreams of American politicians, our current war has much of its roots (or at least its justification) in vengeance. The burning desire for revenge is the same motivation for the Israeli’s attacks on Lebanon. Using force to settle differences comes up short on success when examined closely, yet we and our Israeli brethren continue to try it over and over again.
As a member of a 12-step program, I was often reminded that the definition of insanity is "trying the same thing over and over again expecting different results". It’s time the US and Israel and the rest of the Middle East stepped up and took a sobriety chip. They are drunk on the intoxicating spirit of revenge and until they put it down, there will never be peace.
Unfortunately, the opportunists have every reason to keep the wars going. They make billions of dollars on the death and destruction. Until we can find a way to make war unprofitable, I suspect we will continue down this long road of self-destruction. It is a slow motion death, because the war profiteers don’t want total annihilation, they just want "controlled conflicts" where they can sell their bombs and guns. The sad truth is that this is really death by a thousand cuts. Little by little we loose our ability to bring the world back from the brink, and unless we do something soon, Mars, God of War, will be the only idol left.
My hope is that people of faith can persuade our leaders and the leaders in the middle east to give up this suicidal activity and sit down to real peace talks. Everyone knows what needs to happen. Israel needs to assure the Palestinians that they will have a sovereign country. The Palestinians must assure the Israelis that they understand the reality of the situation and Israel has a right to exist. The last one will be tough, but people of faith and conscience can do it, and that is to make Jerusalem an "international city", governed by a coalition of religious and political leaders from around the world.
Will it happen? I hope so, but it will only be possible when we put down our guns and missiles and start to talk to each other like equal human beings. A Jewish Rabbi once said, "blessed are the peacemakers." Time to listen to that message before it is too late.
Beyond the imperialist dreams of American politicians, our current war has much of its roots (or at least its justification) in vengeance. The burning desire for revenge is the same motivation for the Israeli’s attacks on Lebanon. Using force to settle differences comes up short on success when examined closely, yet we and our Israeli brethren continue to try it over and over again.
As a member of a 12-step program, I was often reminded that the definition of insanity is "trying the same thing over and over again expecting different results". It’s time the US and Israel and the rest of the Middle East stepped up and took a sobriety chip. They are drunk on the intoxicating spirit of revenge and until they put it down, there will never be peace.
Unfortunately, the opportunists have every reason to keep the wars going. They make billions of dollars on the death and destruction. Until we can find a way to make war unprofitable, I suspect we will continue down this long road of self-destruction. It is a slow motion death, because the war profiteers don’t want total annihilation, they just want "controlled conflicts" where they can sell their bombs and guns. The sad truth is that this is really death by a thousand cuts. Little by little we loose our ability to bring the world back from the brink, and unless we do something soon, Mars, God of War, will be the only idol left.
My hope is that people of faith can persuade our leaders and the leaders in the middle east to give up this suicidal activity and sit down to real peace talks. Everyone knows what needs to happen. Israel needs to assure the Palestinians that they will have a sovereign country. The Palestinians must assure the Israelis that they understand the reality of the situation and Israel has a right to exist. The last one will be tough, but people of faith and conscience can do it, and that is to make Jerusalem an "international city", governed by a coalition of religious and political leaders from around the world.
Will it happen? I hope so, but it will only be possible when we put down our guns and missiles and start to talk to each other like equal human beings. A Jewish Rabbi once said, "blessed are the peacemakers." Time to listen to that message before it is too late.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Lewis Black Demands End To The "Crawl" on CNN
The vein-popping anger of one of my favorite humorists, Lewis Black got directed at CNN yesterday in an interview with Miles O’Brien. He directed his comments directly at the management of CNN and said, "…you guys have got have got to…take the thing off the bottom of the page. Take the words off the bottom of the screen! There are people talking here." Amazingly the banner and crawl disappeared for the remainder of the interview.
Black voices the frustrations that many American’s feel in his commentary, myself included. The barrage of sound bites, crawling half-sentences and numbers scrolling onscreen convince us that we are getting lots of real news. What we are getting is crap. Edited, censored, distilled crap that will raise our blood pressure and convince us that we need to stay glued to the screen incase something really important happens and we miss it.
Here’s the news. We won’t miss it. In this age of home video, 24-hour news and more no event goes undocumented and it will eventually reach our eager eyes soon enough. Just because we missed the first bomb falling on Baghdad during the first Gulf War, we didn’t miss seeing the anti-aircraft rockets replayed millions of times on the news channels for the next 14 years.
In reality it really doesn’t make any difference. Our power to stop things like the current crazy war is not dependent on seeing it happen sooner than anyone else. Though "breaking news" may offer a distraction, it rarely offers anything useful unless it concerns eminent danger such as an approaching tornado. Real news needs to be analyzed and considered to be useful. To see events in perspective and to see the bigger picture we need time to think critically. Critical thinking is the antithesis of the modern 24-hour news machine. Critical thinking requires that we actually do some of our own research to form a cohesive and valid opinion on unfolding events. Sound bites and press releases are not news; they are tools of marketing departments.
We have commoditized our information and treat it like buying gas. We go to where we can get it fastest and cheapest with as little time spent understanding it as possible. That is why our nation is in such a mess. The kind of stuff Lewis Black rants about is precisely what we need to be examining closely. Otherwise we are just buying whatever is fed to us without question and are nothing more than a nation of sheep.
Thanks Lewis for getting CNN to drop the crap for at least a few minutes. Lets hope your voice is heard on a higher level and real journalism and news returns to the airwaves someday.
Black voices the frustrations that many American’s feel in his commentary, myself included. The barrage of sound bites, crawling half-sentences and numbers scrolling onscreen convince us that we are getting lots of real news. What we are getting is crap. Edited, censored, distilled crap that will raise our blood pressure and convince us that we need to stay glued to the screen incase something really important happens and we miss it.
Here’s the news. We won’t miss it. In this age of home video, 24-hour news and more no event goes undocumented and it will eventually reach our eager eyes soon enough. Just because we missed the first bomb falling on Baghdad during the first Gulf War, we didn’t miss seeing the anti-aircraft rockets replayed millions of times on the news channels for the next 14 years.
In reality it really doesn’t make any difference. Our power to stop things like the current crazy war is not dependent on seeing it happen sooner than anyone else. Though "breaking news" may offer a distraction, it rarely offers anything useful unless it concerns eminent danger such as an approaching tornado. Real news needs to be analyzed and considered to be useful. To see events in perspective and to see the bigger picture we need time to think critically. Critical thinking is the antithesis of the modern 24-hour news machine. Critical thinking requires that we actually do some of our own research to form a cohesive and valid opinion on unfolding events. Sound bites and press releases are not news; they are tools of marketing departments.
We have commoditized our information and treat it like buying gas. We go to where we can get it fastest and cheapest with as little time spent understanding it as possible. That is why our nation is in such a mess. The kind of stuff Lewis Black rants about is precisely what we need to be examining closely. Otherwise we are just buying whatever is fed to us without question and are nothing more than a nation of sheep.
Thanks Lewis for getting CNN to drop the crap for at least a few minutes. Lets hope your voice is heard on a higher level and real journalism and news returns to the airwaves someday.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
FCC Seeks To End Live Broadcasts
Today the FCC has started requesting tapes of live broadcasts in order to comb them for "dirty words". For example, a spectator shouts something at a ball game and the network would become liable for broadcasting obscenity.
"It looks like they want to end live broadcast TV," said one executive, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity. "We already know that they aren't afraid to go after news."
This could effectively end live TV and make everything broadcast subject to scrupulous censorship. The effect on the industry will be appalling. I suspect many networks, seeking to avoid fines and censure by the government may stifle political dissention as well just in case.
Upon hearing this I screamed at the top of my lungs, "ENOUGH"! I pledge to devote as much time and money as possible to defeating these "Big Brother" thugs who have taken control of our country in November. If you understand the draconian implications of this latest move, you will do the same. Otherwise, just shut up, hide and wait until they come for you for not marching in goose-step with them.
Cost Of War Just Went Up Another $110 Billion
Buried in the mid-session budget review, the White House requested an additional $110 billion for the war in Iraq. Having proudly trumpet the deficit reduction, actually the 4th highest deficit in history, Bush now wants even more money next year to continue the futile war.
As Iraq descends into full-scale civil war, Rumsfeld pops in for a surprise visit and to rally the troops. Another photo-op in the battle of photo-ops that this administration seems to be waging.
Where will this leave us? Deeper in debt, further embroiled in the Middle East and less safe than before. More importantly, where will this leave the people of Iraq? In even worse shape than us, with little infrastructure, more dead and wounded and no stable government. Anybody trying to plan and end game for this? Probably not with elections here coming up soon. In the end I guess we are left to pray for the troops, the Iraqis and ourselves, because no one in Washington seems to be listening.
As Iraq descends into full-scale civil war, Rumsfeld pops in for a surprise visit and to rally the troops. Another photo-op in the battle of photo-ops that this administration seems to be waging.
Where will this leave us? Deeper in debt, further embroiled in the Middle East and less safe than before. More importantly, where will this leave the people of Iraq? In even worse shape than us, with little infrastructure, more dead and wounded and no stable government. Anybody trying to plan and end game for this? Probably not with elections here coming up soon. In the end I guess we are left to pray for the troops, the Iraqis and ourselves, because no one in Washington seems to be listening.
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