Should Bush resign?

More and more, I hear calls for Bush to resign. As much as I would like to see that happen, I have to say that it wouldn't make a discernable difference in the disasterous course our country has taken under the current administration.

If Bush left, what would happen? Nothing. The real president would leave his present White House office and move into the Oval Office.

Same old you know what.

Fate of our Planet Earth

I was reading about one of the great photographers of all time, and this quote stopped me in my tracks. It was then and ever shall be.

"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment."
Ansel Adams

A poem for Dubya

 

OZYMANDIAS

	I met a traveller from an antique land,
	Who said--"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
	Stand in the desart....Near them, on the sand,
	Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
	And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
	Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
	Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
	The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
	And on the pedestal, these words appear:
	My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings,
	Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
	Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
	Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
	The lone and level sands stretch far away."

                                              Percy Bysshe Shelley

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For Bush, the legacy of Iraq. "The lone and level sands stretch far away"

Today's headline

Parties race to fire up voters over wiretapping
Republicans use judge's ruling to cast Dems as soft on terror

Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post

Saturday, August 19, 2006

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/19/MNGBGKLP891.DTL

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The Bushites yearn to diminish the protections guaranteed to the people by the Constitution of the United States. They desire more and more power, and the Constitution is an "Inconvenient Truth".

To them, I commend the words of that great man who was one of the founding fathers of our country, Benjamin Franklin:

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

Who killed JonBenet Ramsey?

 The bizarre case of JonBenet Ramsey has taken another bizarre turn, and whether or not the person arrested in Thailand is guilty of her murder will be determined in due course.

I strongly believe that JonBenet's parents were guilty of child abuse. They paraded her around all tarted up like some miniature sex symbol, and brought attention to her that should never be brought to a 6 year old, and shame on them.

The parent's behavior was a contributory factor in JonBenet's death. They may bear no legal liability, but there surely is a moral liability.

 

Fascist Theocracy or Freedom?

If you love the idea of living in a fascist theocracy, vote Republican.

If you love the Constitution of the United States and believe that the Bill of Rights is the foundation of democracy and freedom, then you must take your chances on the Democrats.

We are losing our democracy under Republican rule, bit by bit. Another 8 years may be fatal, and fascist theocracy may become the order of the day.

Think about it.

Judeo-Christianity vs. Islam

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Maybe there should be a one word change in this prayer to suit the Bushites.

Lets end it thusly:  "WAR without end. Amen"

"War on Terror". out! "War on Islam". in!

 

I find the change from "war on terror" to war on "Islamic Fascists" to be an ominous turn of events, mainly because of the Bushites and their evangelical fervor. I have major worries about religious fanatics with great power, and we have 2. One President and one Sec. of State. Part of their belief system is Armageddon, the final battle between the forces of good and evil.

I have long contended that they really didn't want to kill Osama bin Laden.  A prominent face is needed to illustrate the evil enemy. An opponent in the game, as it were.

 

War on "Islamic Fascists" is possibly the continuation of the "Crusades", a term Bush has used in the past. Islam vs. Judeo-Christianity, between good and evil, you pick the side that gets each term. Seems to me that evil fits both.

 

I can only imagine what Jesus (remember him? Prince of Peace?) would think of what is being done in his name.

 

In wars that I remember, we fought countries, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, etc. Now we're fighting a religion. The worst scenario imaginable.

 

In the long run, there will be no winners. Two great religions, each wanting to vanquish the other.

 

And, we probably won't get any oil out of the deal. Instead of praying at church, you might better pray at the pump.

 

haiku:

the glory of war

raptures of armageddon

apocalypse now

Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman is a Democrat. I'm a Democrat. Joe Lieberman is a good guy. I like to think I'm a good guy. Joe Lieberman is all for the Bush war in Iraq and I'm opposed.

Because of Joe and his ilk and their support of Bush and the neocon's war. more than 2500 of our fine young soldiers are dead and 10's of thousands have been wounded. maimed and crippled. Add to that the 10's of thousands of innocent Iraqis that have died and countless more maimed and crippled, and Joe must go. I'm sorry for that, but the "evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones". So let it be with Joe.

Vacation time

Bush is off to the ranch for another vacation. Not to worry though. President Cheney is still on duty, and all is well.

Iraq troop reduction

I figured a few months ago that there would be a reduction of troop strength in Iraq as the election grew closer.

Guess what? Some of the generals in Iraq are saying there will be troop reduction starting in September.

Here's the story. If it's a Republican plan, call it "strategic redeployment". If the Democrats ask for troop reduction, its called "cut and run".

Go figure.