Un-foreseeing any catastrophic events, or voting-machine shenanigans, our chances are good this Tuesday.
However, we also felt this way 2 years ago, so we aren't measuring the drapes just yet.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Shmushy-faced dogs agree...
Un-foreseeing any catastrophic events, or voting-machine shenanigans, our chances are good this Tuesday.
However, we also felt this way 2 years ago, so we aren't measuring the drapes just yet.
Timing is everything
Associated Press
November 03, 2006 – 9:33 AM
Iraq army leaves canceled in advance of Saddam verdict
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The defense minister has canceled leave for all army officers, apparently fearing violence after Sunday's expected announcement of a verdict in the trial of Saddam Hussein.
From Lizzy:
I knew the administration would pull something like this right before the election. However, in the grand scheme of things, convicted Saddam means very little at this point.
I'm with Bill Maher on this one. Instead of convicting & executing Saddam, let's give him his old job back. Either he'd whip his country into shape, or his people would kill him -- it's a risk we should take. (Am I just kidding? I'm not so sure.)
(Rumsfeld & Saddam makin' friends in the '80s.)
November 03, 2006 – 9:33 AM
Iraq army leaves canceled in advance of Saddam verdict
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The defense minister has canceled leave for all army officers, apparently fearing violence after Sunday's expected announcement of a verdict in the trial of Saddam Hussein.
From Lizzy:
I knew the administration would pull something like this right before the election. However, in the grand scheme of things, convicted Saddam means very little at this point.
I'm with Bill Maher on this one. Instead of convicting & executing Saddam, let's give him his old job back. Either he'd whip his country into shape, or his people would kill him -- it's a risk we should take. (Am I just kidding? I'm not so sure.)
(Rumsfeld & Saddam makin' friends in the '80s.)Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Is Bush preparing for war crimes prosecution?
My friend, Brian, emailed me this story. It's, as they say "troubling," to say the least.
From Bring It On!
It has been reported that George W. Bush has recently purchased a 98,842 acre farm in Northern Paraguay. What on earth does the President of the United States need a 98,000+ acre farm in Northern Paraguay for?
On the surface it looks all very innocent, but lets add the very quiet trip that Jenna Bush made to the country earlier this month in which she met Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte and his family at their official residence. She also met with U.S. Ambassador James Cason. Could it be that our little drunken Jenna is all grown up and playing diplomacy?
This all still seems very innocent on the surface, but now lets add the five hundred U.S. troops that arrived in Paraguay with planes, weapons and ammunition in July 2005, shortly after the Paraguayan Senate granted U.S. troops immunity from national and International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction. Neighboring countries and human rights organizations are concerned the massive air base at Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay is potential real estate for the U.S. military. Does Bush plan on being charged with something in the future? Does Bush foresee a collapse of the United States and feels a strong need to have a place to cut and run to, or does Bush just need a nice secret little place other than Gitmo where he can send people he doesn’t like?
Now things don’t look so innocent.
Mr. Bush, could you please tell us what your intentions are and whether these intentions are hostile toward the people of the United States, or do you just intend on retiring to Paraguay?
From Bring It On!
It has been reported that George W. Bush has recently purchased a 98,842 acre farm in Northern Paraguay. What on earth does the President of the United States need a 98,000+ acre farm in Northern Paraguay for?
On the surface it looks all very innocent, but lets add the very quiet trip that Jenna Bush made to the country earlier this month in which she met Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte and his family at their official residence. She also met with U.S. Ambassador James Cason. Could it be that our little drunken Jenna is all grown up and playing diplomacy?
This all still seems very innocent on the surface, but now lets add the five hundred U.S. troops that arrived in Paraguay with planes, weapons and ammunition in July 2005, shortly after the Paraguayan Senate granted U.S. troops immunity from national and International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction. Neighboring countries and human rights organizations are concerned the massive air base at Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay is potential real estate for the U.S. military. Does Bush plan on being charged with something in the future? Does Bush foresee a collapse of the United States and feels a strong need to have a place to cut and run to, or does Bush just need a nice secret little place other than Gitmo where he can send people he doesn’t like?
Now things don’t look so innocent.
Mr. Bush, could you please tell us what your intentions are and whether these intentions are hostile toward the people of the United States, or do you just intend on retiring to Paraguay?
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
White House Fence Jumper Speaks
If you still support the Iraq invasion, please watch this video to hear what it's really like from someone who was there.
And, to my regular blogger buddies, please watch this, too.
This is heartbreaking.
White House Fence Jumper Speaks
And, to my regular blogger buddies, please watch this, too.
This is heartbreaking.
White House Fence Jumper Speaks
"We don't torture" is the new "I am not a crook."
Cheney confirms waterboarding
By Jonathan S. Landay
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney has confirmed U.S. interrogators subjected captured senior al-Qaida suspects to a controversial interrogation technique called waterboarding, which creates a sensation of drowning.
Cheney indicated the Bush administration doesn't regard waterboarding as torture and allows the CIA to use it. "It's a no-brainer for me," Cheney said.
Waterboarding demonstration:
From Lizzy:
The simple fact is, torture doesn't work. People will say whatever their captors want to hear, however non-true, to make them stop.
The worst part is, if it's ok for America to torture people, (which it isn't) it makes other countries believe it's perfectly fine to torture our own soldiers.
By Jonathan S. Landay
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney has confirmed U.S. interrogators subjected captured senior al-Qaida suspects to a controversial interrogation technique called waterboarding, which creates a sensation of drowning.
Cheney indicated the Bush administration doesn't regard waterboarding as torture and allows the CIA to use it. "It's a no-brainer for me," Cheney said.
Waterboarding demonstration:
From Lizzy:
The simple fact is, torture doesn't work. People will say whatever their captors want to hear, however non-true, to make them stop.
The worst part is, if it's ok for America to torture people, (which it isn't) it makes other countries believe it's perfectly fine to torture our own soldiers.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Who got impeached, and what for?
I'm going to try to lighten the mood like my buddy, Snave, did on his blog.
Here's a sweet little song to get you through the weekend:
http://warehouse.nimbit.com/ericschwartz/ClintonBJ.mp3
(Adults only. Give it a minute to load.)
Here's a sweet little song to get you through the weekend:
http://warehouse.nimbit.com/ericschwartz/ClintonBJ.mp3
(Adults only. Give it a minute to load.)
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