The Quest For A War Czar

Bush is looking for a war czar. Would a war czar be a person who manages the war? Is that not the job of the commander in chief? Well Bush has finally gotten on the same page as the rest of us. He’s looking for his replacement.

I find it very amusing that the retired general Bush has asked to be the war czar have turned him down. Marine Gen. John J. “Jack” Sheehan, a former top NATO commander was among those rejecting the job. In a Washington Post article Sheehan said “The very fundamental issue is, they don’t know where the hell they’re going.”

I think someone better send Bush a detailed job description of the President of the United States. Everyday Bush just continues to prove that we really do have a moron in the White House.

Expanding FISA

The Bush administration seems to have found the right man to continue their illegal stripping of our rights. National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell has drafted a bill to expand the government’s powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Mr. McConnell would like to expand warrants used to investigate suspected spies, terrorists and other national security threats. The court-approved surveillance could include planting listening devices and hidden cameras, searching luggage and breaking into homes to make copies of computer hard drives.

That sounds pretty ambiguous to me. Who will define what or who a suspected spy is? Under this administration all of us are a security threat. If it was completely up to Bush we would have brown shirts and jack boots on every corner.

Do you really think the Gonzales Justice Department and the FBI will show any accountability if FISA is expanded. I doubt it; their past performance has been less than honest. Oh I’m sorry “honest” a concept lost on this administration. I truly hope Congress doesn’t even entertain the possibility of expanding FISA.

Don Imus And The Scab He Picked

Which is how I would some up Don Imus? I have never been a fan of Imus. Being from NY, I was subjected to Imus in the 1970’s, and not much has changed about his behavior.

I’ve been thinking a lot about his racial remarks and agree that his suspension is justified. His statement that “he is a good person who said a stupid thing” is not an apology. Nor does it excuse his comments. But is the Imus suspension for the right reasons or is it being done for corporate public appeal. Imus didn’t wake up one morning and decide” today I am going to be an asshole”, he has always been an asshole. So you really have to wonder if CBS and the sponsors that are pulling their ads because of racism. They knew it was just a matter of time before Imus would really step in it.

I am not singling out Proctor & Gamble, but they sponsor Fox shows and we all know the credibility of Fox. We also know the level of racism and hate that Bill O’Reilly espouses. And yet sponsors don’t pull their ads. Is it the type of audience that Fox attracts who won’t be offended by Foxism, so sponsors turn a blind eye? I do believe that CBS and MSNBC are further up the food chain than Fox, so maybe that’s why Fox sponsors don’t pull their ads.

Corporations are interested in the bottom line and their stock holders. If those two groups don’t complain corporations keep the status quo. Imus picked a scab on a wound that has never healed. That open wound of racism in America has never gone away. We just put it on the shelf and hope nobody picks the wound so we don’t have to deal with it. Well my friends Imus did it, corporations are afraid of the bottom line because of it, and I don’t think we should shelve it again and act like there are no racist in this country.

I’m sure that there are many people out there who think suspending Imus or firing him is harsh. I’m not one of them. I believe that if we really see everyone as equal human beings, than there is no reason to espouse the racial dogmas of the past. Being politically correct in ones speech does not make you an evolved human. Practicing kindness and humanity on Sundays and them becoming your usual assholes the rest of the week does not make you an evolved human. Having a public forum to speak your mind at anyone cost does not make you an evolved human.

How many times have you whispered a racial slur to yourself or a trusted coworker? How many times have we seen or heard racial remarks and acts done in the name of religion. And then hear the same people say “I am not a racist, I have a black or Latino friend”. Please. You’re not evolved, you’re a politically correct racist, you asshole.

Will people really understand the full meaning behind the Imus event or will they pat the sponsors on the back and shelve the problem, until the next Imus comes along?

Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?

    Bush doesn’t think so. The numbers of lies that Bush and his administration have told and continue to tell are astonishing.  Frankly it makes my head spin.

We all know the lies during the run up to the Iraq war, so I won’t go over them.   We all know is lies about the 911 and the Iraq connection, which he and Cheney still tell.   WMD’s, mushroom clouds, Saddam and bin Laden working together…..lie, lie, lie.  Bush has portrayed him self as a fighter pilot landing on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln….lie.  I think the only fighter plane Bush has every flown was at the local carnival. 

Bush stated that wire tapping was for tracking terrorist in this country, but it tracks all of us. Another lie.  Bush has stated many times that we are winning the war on terror….lie. Bush has made Iraq the perfect breeding ground for terrorist. Iraq did have terrorist groups prior to our invasion. 

After the November elections, Bush told us and Congress that he would work with them. That’s a lie. Bush is defiant and dismissive with Congress. Bush continues to lie today about the troop funding being cut off if Congress doesn’t do what he tells them in the funding bill.  Lie.  A recent Pentagon reports states that the troops have enough money until July. 

Bush has stated over and over again that he supports the troops. So how does he explain poorly equipped troops, the lack of armored vehicles, the lack of training for the troops, the continual extensions on their stay in Iraq, the short turn around when they get home from Iraq?  Bush is now trying to blame on the current Congress. The troop’s lack of rest has been going on long before the 110th Congress was sworn in. I would hate to see how Bush treated someone he didn’t support.

Does Bush suffer from chronic lying or does he truly believe the crap the he espouses on a daily basis?  He has compounded lie upon lie that he is truly incapable of recognizing the truth. He is neither trustworthy nor believable.  It is sad to say that America has a delusional, reckless and dangerous President.   Hopefully, the damage that Bush has done and continues to do will be viewed by the world as a “lone gunman” and not viewed as Americans as a whole.