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Great article by Maureen Dowd.

Support the TRUTH, get rid of Bush.

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With more the half the country agreeing that the war needs to end and our occupation has made things worse, we can no longer be framed as some bitter out-of-touch peaceniks. What we have been saying all along is now finally the majority. And guess what? It is only going to get harder for Bush and Co. to pro-long this war without confronting the people. Make the '06 elections your way of letting them know. You made this bed, now sleep in it.

Military Base Closings, What Does It Mean?

Since the US spends so much on it's military [it's the largest segment of our economy] and we "at war", why are there so many bases closing these days? If the spending is increasing or atleast staying the same and the bases are shrinking, who is taking up the places once held by hometown bases? I guess it would be private firms taking their places. Just like in Iraq where there are almost as many private security forces as there are US Military forces, the private sector is more and more responsible for feeding, building, protecting and fighting on behalf of the government. It's not just Halliburton these days that are riding the gravy train.

So ask yourself this. If the private sector is getting more and more funding from the government and the politicians get money from these companies, isn't it in the interests of all involved to have a conflict to keep everyone happy? No conflict means no need to buy weapons, no need to rebuild what we've destroyed, no profits for the military complex.

I know this all sounds pie in the sky but Cheney saw first hand as Secretary of Defense in 1991 how much money you can make in war. In the Middle East of all places. So he leaves his political career behind and goes to run Halliburton, not merely work for, to really learn the biz. Low and behold he ends up VP and has a jones to start a war with Iraq from the get go. The Pentagoons are well up for involving more contractors than ever and before you know it, we're $300 billion in the hole for a made up war. Is it that simple? Maybe not. But you can't overlook it either.

It's a vicious circle. Like the old ad about the guy who does more cocaine so he can work harder, so he make more money, so he can afford more cocaine, so he can work harder, etc. And since Bush is a coke user, it's that much more meaningful. We need to stop this vicious cycle of leading with our military. Might does not make right. This use of force will only set up the next need for use of force, but that's whay they wanted all along.

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Cindy Versus George, The Bigger Picture

"I've met with a lot of [military] families. She doesn't represent the view of a lot of families I have met with."
-typical Bush response.

Does this really hold up? Talking to military families in a time when it's all-volunteer service people is a little construed. Of course they are going to do the patriotic route and not criticize. That's the military way. Do what you're told. But this point is arguable and I don't want to go down that road. What this really represents is the way the President does not refute what the accusations are, merely he tries to knock down who is saying it. And seeing how Bush will never meet or talk with anyone who had views different from his, I'm sure of the military families he has met with, they were all pre-screened as to follow the script. Not meeting with Cindy Sheehan is more than Bush meeting with one woman near his Texas ranch, it's the bigger picture of Bush not wanting to deal with opposing views and have to explan and defend his actions. Cindy = America. George has to confront America. I'm not in the military and I've not lost a loved one in Iraq, but she speaks for me.

So what Bush should really be saying is, "Of the pro-George Bush pre-screened families I've met with, the script they read back to me does represent what Cindy and more than half the country feels". As long as the reality he surrounds himself with is detached from the real world, why worry about dissenting views from the majority. And this bullshit about not wanting to meet with people on vaction as to set a bad precedent, what about ending your vacation early to help out Terry Schiavo? You blow, George.

Keep on keepin' on, Cindy.

Douche Bag Pat Robertson Issues Fatwah

So this is all not about Christians versus Muslims, right? When all these people say throw out the Geneva Convention because you don't have to act civilized with a bunch of head choppin' crazies, the right wing base gives it a big thumbs up. It's democracy, western-style, that they need forced on them. But now Jesus Freak Pat Robertson says it's OK to go against Commandment #6 as given to us by God and go all "gansta gansta" on Hugo Chavez of oil rich democracy Venezuela. You see, if Suadi Arabia sponsors terrorism and sends it around the world as Wahhabist rhetoric, you bring them to Crawford and hold their hand. If you're outspoken against Bush and his goons, you get the gas face like Hugo did.

I'm not saying Hugo is the greatest guy, but ask yourself this: If 14 of the 19 bombers on 9/11 were from Venezuela, would Chicken George have leveled Caracas by now or what?

"Sweet Neo-Con" Lyrics by the Rolling Stones

Got these off www.rawstory.com. This is the new Rolling Stones tune. I'm sure the same dumb-ass people who slagged off Bruce Springsteen for getting some balls will be doing the same thing to Mick, Keef and co. And seeing how their lapdog PM got them into this mess, they have every right to sing this song. Maybe not the greatest [atleast better than McCartney's snorer about freedom a few years back], it's more about the seachange in public opinion about the foolishness of Bush and the Penta-goons. I look forward to cranking this over and over.

“You ride around your white castle, On your little white horse / You lie to your people, and blame it on your war of course
You call yourself a Christian, I call you a hypocrite / You call yourself a patriot, well I think you’re full of shit."

"Oh, sweet Neo Con, What path have you led them on? Oh, sweet Neo Con, Is it time for the atom bomb?"

"You parade around in costume, Expecting to be believed / But as the body bags stack up, We believe we’ve been deceived."
The horror you’ve unleashed, Will backfire with more grief / When will you ever learn, Sweet Neo Con, as the world burns?"

"Oh, sweet Neo Con, What path have you led them on? Oh, sweet Neo Con, Is it time for the atom bomb? Oh, sweet Neo Con, What path have you led them on? Oh, sweet Neo Con, Is it time to drop the bomb?"

Additional verses:

"How come you’re so wrong? My sweet neo-con, where’s the money gone, in the Pentagon."

"It’s liberty for all, democracy’s our style, unless you are against us, then it’s prison without trial."