Rush, Bees, CIA, KGB and other liars

Let us pause...

There, feel better? Had enough Virginia Tech coverage and NRA denials? Not yet - Rush Limbaugh, the sensitive addict, said that the shooter "must be a liberal." In a rambling diatribe, the shooter (who will go nameless like all fame-seeking souls should) supposedly hated the rich - thus he's a liberal. Take a (or another) pill, Rush. Imus was fired for less, you bald tub of crap (which will soon replace Imus's slur as that favored by all non-honkies) "Yo' bald tub'o crap..."

Onto other, more important matters...

Our bees are disappearing. Is anyone surprised that a species we have subjugated for our survival would say, "Oh, to hell with them..." I'm not. Some say it's those fine insecticides, others cellphone signals. I say it's our fate: Our politicians deemed ethanol to be the best bio-fuel (despite very low efficiency and vast oil usage during growth) and, now, the bees needed to pollinate our crops are disappearing. Another Exxon-Mobil conspiracy? Where are they hiding our bees so we can't make bio-fuels? Those evil bastards...

Speaking of evil bastards, has anyone noticed that there are far too many former-agents now running the world? Wasn't this predictable? The first George Bush headed-up the CIA, Russia's Putin was KGB, our current Defense Secretary was CIA... At least Russia is poisoning their former agents, ours' get promoted. Even MacBeth couldn't wash his hands clean: How can we have our government run by those who underminded others for decades?

Yet another week in "The Surge": The Pentagon recently retired the term "long war" while, at the same time, 9 troops killed and 20+ more were injured in another suicide bombing. Good thing we're surging. Pity our poor troops, support them but, please, don't threaten to cut funding for our war machine...

Better yet, pity the poor neocons who should be cons. Richard Perle needs an orange jumpsuit; Alberto "Don't Call Me Speedy" Gonzales needs more room for the nose that can't stop growing.

Next time a sexual predator is on trial and they use his/her old emails to convict, ask why the National Republican Committee's old emails can somehow disappear? Why did Rove have a special application installed on servers to delete his emails via Blackberry?

Can anyone say Abramoff? Oh, sorry, Gonzales was only concerned with voter fraud (i.e. too many minorities voting) while Hillary is running for her life from Obama. McCain needs a mirror; we need a 3rd party.

Good, Bad and Inept - A Day of Presidents

On Presidents Day, let us take a look at those we celebrate by lumping them into generalized areas: Whether they were Good, Bad or simply Inept...

GOOD

Washington (made America)
Jefferson (the Louisiana Purchase overshadows constant cat-fights with peers)
Lincoln (divided America by being elected, never served a "whole" nation, then killed when finally united)
Teddy Roosevelt (fought for the little guy - Antitrust - then flexed military muscle but mistakenly refused another term - thanks, Teddy, you Bull Moose)
FDR (despite suspending civil rights and ignoring Congress, he cured the Depression and won WWII)
IKE (military muscle with a conscience - warned us of what we suffer under today - that Military Industrial Complex...)

sadly, that's about it, six great presidents out of 42, and thank God Washington and Jefferson held office so close to each other (note - Grover Cleveland gets counted twice but was by no means "good"


BAD

Fillmore (sorry again Buffalo, but Millard's fence-straddling led to the Civil War)
Jackson and Johnson (Cherokees and Reconstruction...)
Grant (again, Reconstruction)
Garfield, Harrison and McKinkley etc etc - sorry guys, you died quickly but your deeds hardly inspired confidence - tariffs aren't economic policy either

of course there are many more, like Hoover and Carter, but let's move on for sanity's sake...

INEPT

note - "Inept" also means corrupt

JFK (Why do we still care about this guy? Assasinations offer a false sheen - What did he do? Bay of Pigs? Near nuclear war? Didn't we like Jackie O. more than this philandering goof? Oh, selecting his brother as Attorney General is all too suspect...)
Nixon (Without Watergate, tricky Dick may be "Good" but he's so bad he's Inept)
Reagan (Iran/Contra anyone? Sorry, Ronny didn't fell a single stone of the Berlin Wall and his policies still haunt us...)
Clinton (Sorry folks, history won't serve him well... High tech made the economy hum but Slick Willy ignored Aids and co-opted GOP platforms... I love to hear him talk too but, really, he's another JFK without the wife)
Bush (the first Bush that is, the CIA head who pardoned Reagan's Iran/Contra perps, please... "a million points" and "no new taxes" - a guy who makes Ford look agile)
Cheney (let's be real, G.W. Bush isn't president - sadly, he's been put on trial via "Scooter" Libby and guilty as Hillary is unelectable)

Now, browse up and see the slow decline of America. Our most inept presidents have served over the past few decades. What happened to us? Will Obama be different? Rudy G. is now running - be scared, very very scared...

Real Time President

As apologetic as he can get, the following text was taken verbatim from President George W. Bush's address to the nation, 9 EST
Note: "surge" not used once, nor Somalia (which we've been bombing in the past week); however the term "safe haven" used thrice



the new strategy... help succeed in the fight against unified and democratic nation
we thought these elections
with fewer American troops... the opposite happened
mortal danger
innocent Iraqis
calculated effort to provoke some supported by Iran... death-squads unacceptable to the American people, and unacceptable to me everything we’ve asked them to do
rests with me
both parties, our allies abroad and distinguished scholars we agreed there is no magic formula
failure in Iraq would be a disaster ...gain new recruits... topple moderate governments
use oil revenues
safe haven
September Eleventh Two-Thousand and One
For the sake of
80% of Iraq’s sectarian violence occurs within 30 miles of
too many restrictions on the troops
let me explain the main elements of this plan: 2 deputies 9 districts
local police stations going door to door to gain the trust
but for it to succeed they need our help a campaign to put down sectarian violence
committed 20,000 additional troops 5 brigades to Baghdad
well defined mission
protect the local population
the security Baghdad needs
but when our forces moved on... the killers returned
political and sectarian interference
this time, Iraqi and American forces will have green light
not be tolerated
I’ve made clear to America’s commitment is not open-ended
lose the support of the
the Prime Minister understands this
just last week
no safe haven
no immediate end to suicide bombings
every effort
our television screens filled
gain confidence in their leaders
make progress in other critical areas
goes beyond military operations
visible improvements to the benchmarks
take security
give every Iraqi a steak
share oil revenues
committed to a better life
Ten Billion
empower local leaders
de-Baathification laws
amendments to Iraq’s constitution
increase the embedding
larger and bigger army
greater flexibility to spend funds
provincial reconstruction teams
Secretary Rice will
pursue Al Qaeda
A captured Al Qaeda document
radical Islamic Empire... launching new attacks
killing and capturing Al Qaeda leaders
our commanders believe we have a
4,000 troops America’s men and women
safe haven
succeeding in Iraq
stabilizing the region in the face
addressing Iran and Syria
material support interrupt... protecting American interest
carrier strike group
reassure our friends and allies
preventing Iran from America’s full diplomatic
Egypt, Jordan and the gulf states need to understand
these nations have a steak
we endorse the Iraqi government’s
Secretary Rice will
more than a military conflict
the most realistic way to protect the American people
by advancing liberty
standing with the brave men and women
just and hopeful
from Afganistan to Lebanon to the Palestinian and they are looking at Iraq
will America draw
the changes I’ve outlined
fighting for its life
American security without conscience
deadly acts will continue
we can expect
will not look like the ones
no surrender on a battleship

a functioning democracy upholds the rule of law and answers to its people

instead of harboring them
many are concerned
mass killings troops being forced
the current cycle of violence
we can hasten
fully briefed
we will adjust
honorable people
our views up to scrutiny
how the path they propose will be more likely to succeed
Joe Lieberman me and my administration our relationship
increase the size of the active mobilize talented war and tyranny
blessed with extraordinary men and women
noble and necessary far from their families...
we mourn the loss of every fallen American
worthy of their sacrifice
more patience, sacrifice and
the burdens of freedom
America is engaged
we can and we will prevail
the author of liberty will... thank you and good night