This morning, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy laid out a 12-item "information" (indictment?) against current Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Within two hours, his lawyer mounted an amazingly brazen "spin" campaign, in which he said the Mayor will be found not guilty. It's also how heavily they quoted the Mayor's "right to his day in court", when the plain fact is he has been show to have lied under oath.
It's hard to believe how one can be found innocent of perjury when both he and his former Chief of Staff plainly gave answers, under oath, that were later found to be demonstrably false.
Once again, lawyers, rise to the task of defending alleged scumbags whose misdeeds have been caught in the glare of public scrutiny.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
E-voting - how much longer do we endure this erosion of democracy?
Sequoia Systems doesn't want an independent test made of their e-voting machines.
This is the same company that made machines that failed to accurately tally election results in recent New Jersey elections, and whose machines have recently been decertified by the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen.
They are SO afraid of testing that they have threatened legal action against those who would participate in these tests, specifically two Princeton University professors, Ed Felten and Andrew Appel.
Why is Sequoia Systems so afraid of having their machines tested?
What are they afraid will be revealed?
Is it possible that the machines contains flaws that compromise the security and/or accuracy of the election results that provide the basic foundation for popular participation in determining the leaders of our Democratic Republic?
If there would be flaws, isn't it imperative that they be discovered, and the machines upgraded to provide rock-solid, verifiable, and ACCURATE election results, so as to return TRUST to the American election process?
Isn't it mandatory for Sequoia to allow their systems to be verified? If not, who approved a contract that allowed this serious loophole to exist? In what other area of endeavor do we allow "trade secrets" to trump the national security?
Of course, this is just MY opinion - no, wait - it's not...
P.S. Did you notice that Diebold, another maker of e-voting machines whose name was permanently sullied after the many alleged misfires of its voting machines handed the 2004 Presidential election to the non-winner, George W Bush, is now called Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold Election Systems)? Makes you wonder if they think they can fool you by changing their name - and the answer if, YES - they do :-)
Also check out www.blackboxvoting.org
This is the same company that made machines that failed to accurately tally election results in recent New Jersey elections, and whose machines have recently been decertified by the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen.
They are SO afraid of testing that they have threatened legal action against those who would participate in these tests, specifically two Princeton University professors, Ed Felten and Andrew Appel.
Why is Sequoia Systems so afraid of having their machines tested?
What are they afraid will be revealed?
Is it possible that the machines contains flaws that compromise the security and/or accuracy of the election results that provide the basic foundation for popular participation in determining the leaders of our Democratic Republic?
If there would be flaws, isn't it imperative that they be discovered, and the machines upgraded to provide rock-solid, verifiable, and ACCURATE election results, so as to return TRUST to the American election process?
Isn't it mandatory for Sequoia to allow their systems to be verified? If not, who approved a contract that allowed this serious loophole to exist? In what other area of endeavor do we allow "trade secrets" to trump the national security?
Of course, this is just MY opinion - no, wait - it's not...
P.S. Did you notice that Diebold, another maker of e-voting machines whose name was permanently sullied after the many alleged misfires of its voting machines handed the 2004 Presidential election to the non-winner, George W Bush, is now called Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold Election Systems)? Makes you wonder if they think they can fool you by changing their name - and the answer if, YES - they do :-)
Also check out www.blackboxvoting.org
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Liars, Damn Liars, and Republicans
when equal is not equal, or "fair and balanced"
Interesting that today, the Republican talking heads are outraged by Barack Obama's failure to throw Rev. Wright "under the bus" of racial politics, while they give John McCain a COMPLETE PASS on his endorsement by a radical Christian pastor...
Oh - how low we have sunk in America
Interesting that today, the Republican talking heads are outraged by Barack Obama's failure to throw Rev. Wright "under the bus" of racial politics, while they give John McCain a COMPLETE PASS on his endorsement by a radical Christian pastor...
Oh - how low we have sunk in America
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Hillary - wake up and smell the conservatives!
An Open Letter to Mrs Clinton:
Dear Hillary -
Can't you see how you are being manipulated?
Conservative pundits send their minions out to cross lines and vote FOR you in the primaries, ONLY to be certain that they set you up to FAIL in the General Election.
You DO NOT have the charisma, or credentials to be President, and so far, all you are doing is tearing the Democratic Party apart, setting us up for a defeat in the upcoming election, when we should be winning in a landslide, considering how eff'd up our country is after 8 years of the idiot boy king from Crawford.
Why not do the right thing for a change?
Give up your dreams of 4 or 8 more years of a return to the White House for a Clintonian residence, and let the Democrats nominate a candidate who can REALLY make a change.
You are NOT the great white hope of the Democratic party - Barack Obama is, ironically!
Dear Hillary -
Can't you see how you are being manipulated?
Conservative pundits send their minions out to cross lines and vote FOR you in the primaries, ONLY to be certain that they set you up to FAIL in the General Election.
You DO NOT have the charisma, or credentials to be President, and so far, all you are doing is tearing the Democratic Party apart, setting us up for a defeat in the upcoming election, when we should be winning in a landslide, considering how eff'd up our country is after 8 years of the idiot boy king from Crawford.
Why not do the right thing for a change?
Give up your dreams of 4 or 8 more years of a return to the White House for a Clintonian residence, and let the Democrats nominate a candidate who can REALLY make a change.
You are NOT the great white hope of the Democratic party - Barack Obama is, ironically!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Modern-day Lynch Mob? oh, please... Kwame, give it up...
In his 2008 State of the City address, Detroit's Mayor-in-distress Kwame Kilpatrick offered the following spontaneous, unscripted comments about his current troubles:
While we may agree that name-calling and personal threats are not in the public interest, neither is your clearly-documented liason with your ex-Chief-of-Staff, nor the multi-million dollar settlement negotiated specifically, it seems, to bury the multitude of text messages that provide the undeniable proof of said liason.
Your deeds have clearly shown that you believe yourself "above the rest", and clearly not accountable to the Detroit residents who elected you (misguidedly, we think) to two terms at the helm of what used to be a beautiful city. Regrettably, it seems you are continuing down the same path of former Mayor Coleman A young, whose most lasting legacy to the Motor City seems to be racial divisivness, and his name plastered on the sign of every City Park and building.
Mr. Mayor, regardless of whather or not your mother occupies a place in the Government, you clearly do NOT. Save Detroit a lot of aggravation, and stress, and step down from the office you are clearly not worthy of holding. respect is not a quality you are born with inherently, it is something you earn by your actions in and out of office.
It is also something you have clearly lost. Don't fight it - just depart, and let someone better take over (maybe Gil Hill can do better)?
Dear Mister Mayor -"...I feel that I cannot leave this auditorium with my wife and my sons sitting there without addressing this issue. In the past 30 days I've been called a nigger more than anytime in my entire life. In the past three days I've received more death threats than I have in my entire administration. I've heard these words before but I've never heard people say them about my wife and children. I have to say this because it's very personal to me. I don't believe that a Nielsen rating is worth the life of my children or your children. This unethical, illegal lynch mob mentality has to stop. And it's seriously time. ..."
—Kwame M. Kilpatrick, 2008 Detroit State of the City Address
While we may agree that name-calling and personal threats are not in the public interest, neither is your clearly-documented liason with your ex-Chief-of-Staff, nor the multi-million dollar settlement negotiated specifically, it seems, to bury the multitude of text messages that provide the undeniable proof of said liason.
Your deeds have clearly shown that you believe yourself "above the rest", and clearly not accountable to the Detroit residents who elected you (misguidedly, we think) to two terms at the helm of what used to be a beautiful city. Regrettably, it seems you are continuing down the same path of former Mayor Coleman A young, whose most lasting legacy to the Motor City seems to be racial divisivness, and his name plastered on the sign of every City Park and building.
Mr. Mayor, regardless of whather or not your mother occupies a place in the Government, you clearly do NOT. Save Detroit a lot of aggravation, and stress, and step down from the office you are clearly not worthy of holding. respect is not a quality you are born with inherently, it is something you earn by your actions in and out of office.
It is also something you have clearly lost. Don't fight it - just depart, and let someone better take over (maybe Gil Hill can do better)?
The Decline of American Civilization as we know it?
I have a theory:
You can monitor the sanity of a society by monitoring its entertainment.
In the waning days of the Roman empire, the "bread and circuses" mayhem of the Coliseum gave a daily indication of the depth of depravity to which the Roman Empire had sunk.
Now, try an experiment - channel surf on American television for a little while and observe how badly we have chosen to use the world's potentially most powerful information dissemination invention: namely, Television.
Are we long for this planet if we value Dancing With the Stars, Americal Idol, and Paris Hilton's latest antics over innovative programming that can educate and inform? (Thank God for the Discovery Channel - hell, even the History Channel had morphed from the "All Hitler All The Time" channel to an informative source of creative programming).
Or is there another reason for the lousy programming we get?
Could it be that we are programmed this dreck because we, as a society, are so overworked, sleep deprived, and beset with financial and personal stress that we can no longer appreciate quality entertainment but need, instead, something that is so outrageous that it overpowers the personal stress we feel within ourselves?
Wouldn't you take a moment to complain, if you knew where?
You can monitor the sanity of a society by monitoring its entertainment.
In the waning days of the Roman empire, the "bread and circuses" mayhem of the Coliseum gave a daily indication of the depth of depravity to which the Roman Empire had sunk.
Now, try an experiment - channel surf on American television for a little while and observe how badly we have chosen to use the world's potentially most powerful information dissemination invention: namely, Television.
Are we long for this planet if we value Dancing With the Stars, Americal Idol, and Paris Hilton's latest antics over innovative programming that can educate and inform? (Thank God for the Discovery Channel - hell, even the History Channel had morphed from the "All Hitler All The Time" channel to an informative source of creative programming).
Or is there another reason for the lousy programming we get?
Could it be that we are programmed this dreck because we, as a society, are so overworked, sleep deprived, and beset with financial and personal stress that we can no longer appreciate quality entertainment but need, instead, something that is so outrageous that it overpowers the personal stress we feel within ourselves?
Wouldn't you take a moment to complain, if you knew where?
1 Billion Plus per week, 5 years and counting
So, how much more?
Original estimates of a reconstruction of Iraq self-financed by Iraqi oil revenues were clearly the product of a massive reality distortion field that somehow sucked in the entire administration, if not all of Washington. In the meanwhile, our actual cash expenditure has become a gigantic flood of dollars which has dragged us to the abyss of nonexistence.
The dollars (and lives) we are uselessly spending in Iraq to prosecute President "W"'s delusional war scenario are now coming back to haunt us - Iraq is doing to the USA what we did to the Soviet Union - bleeding our economy to the point of bankruptcy, and we're getting closer and closer to that event every month this war drags on.
So, ask yourself - how much longer can America do this?
Do you really think that electing yet another Republican will change ANY of this?
Especially one that has already confirmed he will continue George W. Bush's reckless economic and empire-building policies.
Wake up! Vote in someone who will look after all Americans, not just Ame'rich'icans.
Original estimates of a reconstruction of Iraq self-financed by Iraqi oil revenues were clearly the product of a massive reality distortion field that somehow sucked in the entire administration, if not all of Washington. In the meanwhile, our actual cash expenditure has become a gigantic flood of dollars which has dragged us to the abyss of nonexistence.
The dollars (and lives) we are uselessly spending in Iraq to prosecute President "W"'s delusional war scenario are now coming back to haunt us - Iraq is doing to the USA what we did to the Soviet Union - bleeding our economy to the point of bankruptcy, and we're getting closer and closer to that event every month this war drags on.
So, ask yourself - how much longer can America do this?
Do you really think that electing yet another Republican will change ANY of this?
Especially one that has already confirmed he will continue George W. Bush's reckless economic and empire-building policies.
Wake up! Vote in someone who will look after all Americans, not just Ame'rich'icans.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Note to (ex) Governor Spitzer: be sincere
Dear Mr. Spitzer:
If you are, in fact, repentent for your deeds, you should attempt to look it on camera.
Heartfelt apologies are appropriate (especially considering what a big mess you have created), but in today's visual age, when "on camera", it's also appropriate for you to "look" apologetic.
Delivering that heartfelt apology with a face of grim determination, and appearing "pissed off" to have been found out instead of legitimately apologetic, just doesn't cut it in the 21st century.
If you are truly sorry, act like it, don't just talk like it. If you don't know how, learn fast.
We take no joy in your downfall - it's a warning to all who aspire to public office - beware of those who you piss off on the way up, since they will be gunning for you on the way down (or helping you fall, if they can)
If you are, in fact, repentent for your deeds, you should attempt to look it on camera.
Heartfelt apologies are appropriate (especially considering what a big mess you have created), but in today's visual age, when "on camera", it's also appropriate for you to "look" apologetic.
Delivering that heartfelt apology with a face of grim determination, and appearing "pissed off" to have been found out instead of legitimately apologetic, just doesn't cut it in the 21st century.
If you are truly sorry, act like it, don't just talk like it. If you don't know how, learn fast.
We take no joy in your downfall - it's a warning to all who aspire to public office - beware of those who you piss off on the way up, since they will be gunning for you on the way down (or helping you fall, if they can)
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Republicans screech: "Impeach Him" - sound familiar?
While I'm appalled at the monumental stupidity displayed by NY Governor Elliott Spitzer, I'm even MORE dismayed that the screeching that was heard first (and loudest) has (of course) come from Republicans, who are "shocked...shocked" to find shenanigans going on in the governor's office (apologies to Casablanca's writers Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein)
Why do Republicans shout the loudest when Democrats make boo-boos? Repeated cries of "it's not political" merely serve to confirm that it is, in fact, political, and patently so.
Let the Governor figure out how to gracefully solve this stinkbomb of a mess (which his overactive libido has apparently created) and exit the scene. He owes the citizens of New York state at least that much, and I'm sure he's incentivized to do just that. Having to endure yelping voices screaming "off with his head" does no one any good, and only serves to remind us who plays politics louder than anyone else.
But that's just my take on it...
Why do Republicans shout the loudest when Democrats make boo-boos? Repeated cries of "it's not political" merely serve to confirm that it is, in fact, political, and patently so.
Let the Governor figure out how to gracefully solve this stinkbomb of a mess (which his overactive libido has apparently created) and exit the scene. He owes the citizens of New York state at least that much, and I'm sure he's incentivized to do just that. Having to endure yelping voices screaming "off with his head" does no one any good, and only serves to remind us who plays politics louder than anyone else.
But that's just my take on it...
Friday, February 29, 2008
Karl Rove as a Fox Noise "analyst"??? No surprise there
Look up "Quid Pro Quo" in the dictionary...
you will find this deal prominently listed there...
Note to Roger Ailes: no disguising YOUR lack of objectivity any more, big guy ;-)
(as if there ever was, before!)
you will find this deal prominently listed there...
Note to Roger Ailes: no disguising YOUR lack of objectivity any more, big guy ;-)
(as if there ever was, before!)
Lies, Damn Lies, and Republican pundits
Really getting sick of hearing Republican "spokespeople" skew the truth about everything, including the state of our ecomony, the situation in Iraq, Democratic Presidential Candidates, and so much more...
Can't you guys just tell the "truth, the whole truth and"nothing but the truth"",
instead the truth "as you see it"?
We're NOT stupid, you know - we CAN tell when you're lying (it's easy - your lips are moving)
Can't you guys just tell the "truth, the whole truth and"nothing but the truth"",
instead the truth "as you see it"?
We're NOT stupid, you know - we CAN tell when you're lying (it's easy - your lips are moving)
An Illegal is an illegal, period.
Why is it so hard to understand that someone who crosses our border illegally (meaning, without undertaking the proper procedures, or absent the proper documents) is an ILLEGAL ALIEN?
Any other spin on that person's status is just that - spin.
While I completely understand the desire of many, to reach America so that they can find a way to make more money to better their family's circumstances back home, nonetheless, there is a right way and a wrong way to get here, and sneaking across our border improperly is WRONG, period.
Individuals who have done this are not a "immigrants" or a "undocumented immigrants", they are in this country illegally, and sadly, in recent years our government has chosen to ignore the flood of such illegals who have crossed our borders and wreaked havoc with our economy.
Some of these illegals are criminals in their own nations, and have perpetrated crimes here in the USA; others are just looking for some place to better their lot in life, or their family's.
But good intentions are not a substitute for following long-established immigration procedures, and ignoring this flood of illegals is NOT a proper response for our government to take. Further, to actively CRIPPLE the Border Patrol through overzealous prosecutorial efforts (like those of Johnny Sutton in Texas) or other discouragement (like freezing out Border PAtrol advice in the recent Virtual fence test) is just plain silly.
We need a strong and vigorous Border Patrol, a clear set of immigration policies that punish illegal alien entry, and clearly defined and vigorous enforcement of those immigration policies.
As the child of legal immigrants, it pains me to see some individuals sneaking across our border without following the proper procedures, while thousands of others obey the rules, and wait patiently for their entry to our shores.
Proximity to the Rio Grande is no excuse for not immigrating legally, even if it means having to wait a while. My parents couldn't swim across the Atlantic Ocean, and weren't fortunate enough to line in Central or South America. America should continue to provide an even-handed approach to those who would immigrate legally, but should maintain a firm hand in the enforcement of illegal aliens who would take advantage of our porous southern or northern borders.
Any other spin on that person's status is just that - spin.
While I completely understand the desire of many, to reach America so that they can find a way to make more money to better their family's circumstances back home, nonetheless, there is a right way and a wrong way to get here, and sneaking across our border improperly is WRONG, period.
Individuals who have done this are not a "immigrants" or a "undocumented immigrants", they are in this country illegally, and sadly, in recent years our government has chosen to ignore the flood of such illegals who have crossed our borders and wreaked havoc with our economy.
Some of these illegals are criminals in their own nations, and have perpetrated crimes here in the USA; others are just looking for some place to better their lot in life, or their family's.
But good intentions are not a substitute for following long-established immigration procedures, and ignoring this flood of illegals is NOT a proper response for our government to take. Further, to actively CRIPPLE the Border Patrol through overzealous prosecutorial efforts (like those of Johnny Sutton in Texas) or other discouragement (like freezing out Border PAtrol advice in the recent Virtual fence test) is just plain silly.
We need a strong and vigorous Border Patrol, a clear set of immigration policies that punish illegal alien entry, and clearly defined and vigorous enforcement of those immigration policies.
As the child of legal immigrants, it pains me to see some individuals sneaking across our border without following the proper procedures, while thousands of others obey the rules, and wait patiently for their entry to our shores.
Proximity to the Rio Grande is no excuse for not immigrating legally, even if it means having to wait a while. My parents couldn't swim across the Atlantic Ocean, and weren't fortunate enough to line in Central or South America. America should continue to provide an even-handed approach to those who would immigrate legally, but should maintain a firm hand in the enforcement of illegal aliens who would take advantage of our porous southern or northern borders.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
BUILD A REAL DAMN FENCE
Enough of this multi-million giveaway to Boeing that results in a completely dysfunctional electronic "virtual" fence that recognizes raindrops as illegal aliens, and can't help.
If this was, as it was claimed, an experiment, great - so be it. The experiment has failed.
Now, let's build a real damn fence, and get serious about stopping the endless flood of illegals who come north for a free ride. And while we are at it, let's also step up enforcement of our immigration laws, make serious fines for employers who employ illegals, and get rid of the ridiculous "sanctuary city" program. Letting these cities spit in the face of Federal laws doesn't do America any good.
If we put a stop to the illegal flood from down south, we will be able to manage the LEGAL flood from everywhere reliably, and will be able to assist those who desire to work for and achieve the American dream legally to enter and remain in America.
My parents had to immigrate legally - why should others get a free pass?
Because we need cheap chicken processors? Gimme a break...
But that's just my opinion...
If this was, as it was claimed, an experiment, great - so be it. The experiment has failed.
Now, let's build a real damn fence, and get serious about stopping the endless flood of illegals who come north for a free ride. And while we are at it, let's also step up enforcement of our immigration laws, make serious fines for employers who employ illegals, and get rid of the ridiculous "sanctuary city" program. Letting these cities spit in the face of Federal laws doesn't do America any good.
If we put a stop to the illegal flood from down south, we will be able to manage the LEGAL flood from everywhere reliably, and will be able to assist those who desire to work for and achieve the American dream legally to enter and remain in America.
My parents had to immigrate legally - why should others get a free pass?
Because we need cheap chicken processors? Gimme a break...
But that's just my opinion...
What's in a middle name?
Ordinarily nothing...
But when it gets used in an attempt to fear-monger, as recent right-wing attacks on Senator Obama have done, those attacks become something indefensible.
Can't we all just get along, with civility? Or is Karl Rove still secretly orchestrating the 2008 re-release of his favorite hits from 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006: "The Politics of Hate".
C'mon - let's get back to discussing the issues, instead of dealing with personal attacks and destruction. even the Republicans who were seduced by it between 2000-2006 are fed up with it.
But when it gets used in an attempt to fear-monger, as recent right-wing attacks on Senator Obama have done, those attacks become something indefensible.
Can't we all just get along, with civility? Or is Karl Rove still secretly orchestrating the 2008 re-release of his favorite hits from 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006: "The Politics of Hate".
C'mon - let's get back to discussing the issues, instead of dealing with personal attacks and destruction. even the Republicans who were seduced by it between 2000-2006 are fed up with it.
Open Letter to Ralph Nader
Dear Mr. Nader:
Many thanks for your countless years of seeking the truth in consumer proctection, and the many contributions you have made to the fight to protect American consumers.
As far as you becoming President, give it up. Seriously - get out of the race now, before you do any more damage to the country than you did in 2000. And yes, we DO know that it was YOUR presence in the 2000 Presidential campaign that resulted in the coronation of the idiot boy king from Crawford, Texas.
So please - leave now, while we still remember you for all the GOOD you have done, and before you write the sequel to the previous skewering of the American political process you created in the 2000 election. We're not happy about that outcome, or better off as nation because of it...
Many thanks for your countless years of seeking the truth in consumer proctection, and the many contributions you have made to the fight to protect American consumers.
As far as you becoming President, give it up. Seriously - get out of the race now, before you do any more damage to the country than you did in 2000. And yes, we DO know that it was YOUR presence in the 2000 Presidential campaign that resulted in the coronation of the idiot boy king from Crawford, Texas.
So please - leave now, while we still remember you for all the GOOD you have done, and before you write the sequel to the previous skewering of the American political process you created in the 2000 election. We're not happy about that outcome, or better off as nation because of it...
Oh, hell - here we go again
It's the silly season again... Presidential Campaign Season
If there's a thinking American out there who doesn't yet recognize the futile nature of the Republicans' attacks against the current democratic candidates, I'm appalled.
Even the "Decider-in-Chief", (whose 'wise' decisions have clearly put America in the crapper) couldn't resist the opportunity today to become "Pundit-in-Chief", despite his earlier promise to stay out of the fray. Clearly, they are worried.. and rightly so...
It gets even worse when you listen to any of the bloviating Right-wing "spokespersons" who are refusing to condemn the recent over-the-top wretched excess diatribe by Ohio hate-radio jock Bill Cunningham during a McCain rally in Ohio. In attempting to "spin" the dialog about Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Obama, these right-wing folks actually loft the idea that the inexplicable comments by Cunningham were somehow permissible within the bounds of good taste. Jeez Louise - is that what it's come to in the USA? Anything goes?
The right wing is truly scared at this point, because the best they can field into the 2008 election is Senator McCain, who looks like he will lead America lock-step into a third George W. Bush term of office.
Even assuming that McCain's recent pronouncement of remaining in Iraq "for a hundred years" was just campaign-trail hyperbole, it's scary to think what plans he really has for the country, should he be elected.
It's time for change, certainly. We need change in leadership, and more importantly, a change in the playing field. Over the last 7 unfortunate years that "W" has reigned over the USA, the middle class have seen their dreams dashed time and time again, and have watched while the Republican administration has presided over morphing the American dream into an American nightmare!
when will it end? Soon, I hope..
Americans need to come back to their senses, and realize that they have to vote FOR their best interests, not AGAINST them. This does NOT mean electing yet another Republican who will continue to push the Bush administration's policies of favoring Big Business over Americans.
It also means that there needs to be a politics of hope, rather than a politics of despair.
Senator Obama promises this, Senator Clinton does not.
If there's a thinking American out there who doesn't yet recognize the futile nature of the Republicans' attacks against the current democratic candidates, I'm appalled.
Even the "Decider-in-Chief", (whose 'wise' decisions have clearly put America in the crapper) couldn't resist the opportunity today to become "Pundit-in-Chief", despite his earlier promise to stay out of the fray. Clearly, they are worried.. and rightly so...
It gets even worse when you listen to any of the bloviating Right-wing "spokespersons" who are refusing to condemn the recent over-the-top wretched excess diatribe by Ohio hate-radio jock Bill Cunningham during a McCain rally in Ohio. In attempting to "spin" the dialog about Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Obama, these right-wing folks actually loft the idea that the inexplicable comments by Cunningham were somehow permissible within the bounds of good taste. Jeez Louise - is that what it's come to in the USA? Anything goes?
The right wing is truly scared at this point, because the best they can field into the 2008 election is Senator McCain, who looks like he will lead America lock-step into a third George W. Bush term of office.
Even assuming that McCain's recent pronouncement of remaining in Iraq "for a hundred years" was just campaign-trail hyperbole, it's scary to think what plans he really has for the country, should he be elected.
It's time for change, certainly. We need change in leadership, and more importantly, a change in the playing field. Over the last 7 unfortunate years that "W" has reigned over the USA, the middle class have seen their dreams dashed time and time again, and have watched while the Republican administration has presided over morphing the American dream into an American nightmare!
when will it end? Soon, I hope..
Americans need to come back to their senses, and realize that they have to vote FOR their best interests, not AGAINST them. This does NOT mean electing yet another Republican who will continue to push the Bush administration's policies of favoring Big Business over Americans.
It also means that there needs to be a politics of hope, rather than a politics of despair.
Senator Obama promises this, Senator Clinton does not.
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