And Justice For All...Maybe

Seeing stories like this come up makes me incredibly angry but at the same time I'm thoroughly unsurprised by them. Welcome to Bush's America, where the word Justice, apparently doesn't apply if you're a CEO of a major cash crop producing industry.

Viva Las Vegas

For those of you who haven't been following the situation with the Nevada Democratic party's Debate, which has been for some absurd reason partly sponsored by Fox News (Faux?), there has been some change in the situation of late, but most candidates are still making decisions on whether or not to attend. Edwards has already backed out. Obama's decision is expected soon. The rest of the field seems to be in little hurry to make a decision.

But what I wonder is, if candidates are willing to pull out of the Nevada Democratic Party's version of the Debate, is it out of the realm of possibility for another Nevada based organization to set up another debate of their own, untainted by Fox? Surely a group like AFSCME or others would have assets in place or could raise them to form an alternative if there was still interest in debating in Nevada among candidates looking to expands their recognition (i.e. Obama, and Richardson plus the rest of the second tier) Just a thought....

Hmmm...

Sorry about the lack of postings of late, but between surgery last week and some post-surgery issues (i.e. feeling like crap) I haven't been in much of a position to add much lately, but hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things before the weekend, but rest assured, I've been watching all the drama and there's much I want to comment on.

What a Nightmare...

Ever have one of those days where you just wished you'd stayed in bed? Problem is those days seem to multiply faster than you'd think possible of late.

It's now been four months since an electoral surge of voter anger pushed the Republicans out of the majority and into a defensive holding action. Saving Face. Holding Back the Tide. Whatever you want to call it. So far Democratic efforts to end the war have manifested in the form of days of Debate on the House side, and two abortive Senate votes to hold similar Debates. Since then attempts to bring the Administration to the light of reason have gone from weak to weaker to weakest. When a non-biding House resolution didn't work, then it was talk of cutting funding. When that proved to unappetizing for some Democratic leadership backed away and after regrouping is now bringing out another gem of non-confrontational double talk that again demands no definite action. The Senate's latest offering doesn't look much better, with the latest sally forth being an attempt to revoke the original war authorization, hoping to hamstring the scope of the mission, but again with little real immediate ability to end the war or at least bring about a draw down.

Meanwhile on the Administration side of the ball, it looks more and more like the Vice President, hereafter referred to as "a Senior Administration Official" has lost the plot all together. Of late he has become the poster child for an Administration so deep in denial that they can barely even begin to point out what they've done right in the War on Terror. To start with, the Man's logic leads him to believe that bringing troops out of Iraq would actually HARM our efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan even though the Reason the situation in Afghanistan is teetering on the brink is because we withdrew troops to invade Iraq in the first place.

And as much as the Administration talks about Supporting the Troops, it rings awful hollow when you see what they come home to at Walter Reed and god knows how many other VA facilities across the country. Iraq colors and distorts everything it touches and one begins to wonder if there's anything anyone can do about it, while a certain someone has the power to forestall all progress with the simple flick of a pen. They're stuck and haven't the slightest idea what to do about it but they certainly won't take anyone else's advise on it, we've certainly seen that.

As if that isn't enough stupefying news to Twist the mind and Infuriate the senses, now comes news that the Republicans are looking to stonewall the 9/11 recommendations passed by the House already, which drew great support in the November elections. Why you might ask? When they are designed to help secure this country and prevent another 9/11? Because the White House apparently fears the unionization of Airport Security Screeners far more than any attack on this country. In my estimation the very definition of petty. If it's not our security that they care about, then what is it they care for...


Lies, Damn Lies

Oh the Tangled Web we Weave, when We Practice to Deceive

Pick a line any line, they all seem to work...

A New High in Lows for the Army

Just shows that the Army seem to think the best way to make the Walter Reed scandal
go away is to not talk about it. Maybe if the patients don't talk about it no one will notice the deplorable conditions America's wounded heroes have to deal with.

Who knew things would get worse for them once they get home...

Good on Ya Bruce Crandall

Currently watching a press conference from the White House wherein retired Lt. Colonel Bruce Crandall is being awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during Vietnam. Crandall is best known for his Actions leading the Helicopter Assault element of Hal Moore's 7th Cavalry in the Ia Drang valley in November of 1965. He was later among those written of in Moore and Joe Galloway's book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young" which was later turned into a movie, with Crandall portrayed by Greg Kinnear. Congratulations to Colonel Crandall and an honor far too long in coming.

Osama who?

A new article out in the Washington Post shows just how far off the plot the likes of Bush, Cheney, and Schoomaker are when it comes to what's really important in the war on terror. Of course he's also the samr guy that thought killing Saddam and his two sons would bring calm to Iraq and we all know how That turned out.