It's been awhile since I've written because I haven't been able to access my site. As you can see I've finally figured it out. Lots of things have happened. Pelosi is Speaker of the House. The Democrats are going in full force. It is such a delight to see! Bush still hasn't announced his new strategy for Iraq. Now this is the guy who has claimed to have had an exit plan all along. Imagine that! The man is such a liar. The impeachment movement is gaining momentum finally. I have a sweatshirt that says "Bush lied. Thousands died. ImpeachBush.org." I wear it all the time. Maybe it will get some people thinking. Bush is still breaking the law every chance he gets. Nancy Pelosi says impeachment is off the table. She needs to be reminded of her responsibility to hold the president and his cronies accountable. It is not a matter of choice. It is a matter of law. I know I have no doubt that the president has committed high crimes and misdemeanors. You don't have to be a lawyer to know that.

It has been too long since I wrote here. I was so excited about the election results, I had nothing to complain about, well sort of. The Democrats don't want to hear anything about impeachment. They act like they have a choice instead that it is their duty to impeach Bush. He(Bush) has broken the law several times and arrogantly says he will continue to do so as with the NSA warrantless wiretapping program. How can Clinton be impeached under the rule of law and not Bush? Bush thinks he's the rule of law. Bush must be held accountable!!! I have started reading a report titled "The Human Cost of the War in Iraq", a mortality study, 2002-2006. The study reports ~650,000 Iraqis killed since the war started. What a heart breaker! I can't think of one reason for all those people to have died. So many children were robbed of their futures. Such human waste. God forgive George W. Bush!!! I know I can't!

I am now writing in beta blogger which is quite different the the other blogger format. I don't know if I like it yet. I also started writing in gather.com. There is a whole lot of things one can do on that website. My blog on that website is angelfire250.gather.com. I've had a little traffic over there but still none here.

It is with great joy that I write. The Democrats have taken the House and the Senate. This is just spectacular. Let's see what they do now with the power. The Republicans cannot believe the beating they took. Thank god for our form of government. The entire country spoke up and thru their vote said shape up or we'll ship you out. And that is just what we did. I under estimated the american people. I didn't think they were paying attention and our country would be stolen from us. Bush has desecrated the Constitution, broken the law several times, and allowed torture to take place. He didn't grow up in a country like that. His behaviour has been despicable. Nancy Pelosi, who is to become the first woman Speaker of the House, says that impeachment is not on the table. I don't know if she is unaware of how a lot of people in this country feel about Bush and his thugs, but I'm sure she will be told. All I know is that god is on our side!

Twenty-one years ago today my father died. I'm full of anxiety about this coming election. I want the Democrats and Independents to win so badly. I will be such a sore loser if the Republicans win. I must try to stay positive. I am so excited!!!! The Democrats won back the House and the Senate. Unbelievable! An extra good thing is Rumsfeld resigned, finally. It looks like Nancy Pelosi will be the first woman Speaker of the House. Just too good! The first things on her agenda in the first one hundred hours are to raise the minimum wage, rescind the oil subsidies, and get rid of the donut in the prescription bill. This is music to my ears. The Democrats must do something about all the children who don't have health care. It's a disgrace. Thank you dear god!!!

Where is the America I grew up in? Where has it gone? I have always been so proud to be an American but that is not how I am feeling today. The Bush administration and the 109th Congress have done so much damage to our country it is hard to recognize it anymore. Can it be repaired? I have my doubts! I dislike thinking that negative but I would be in denial otherwise. The very worst thing that could happen is the Democrats come into power and pickup where the Republicans left off. I pray that doesn't happen. They've been known to abuse their power also. It just took them a lot longer! This election is very ugly and getting worse. Things are so out of control in Iraq it is very difficult to watch the news every night. Plus, the Taliban are starting to act up in Afghanistan. What a mess Bush and his cronies have made. If we were to withdraw now, Iraq would explode and I mean explode! So many have died already. Thousands of lives thrown away. Dear God help the people in charge stop this madness. What is scary is that they don't know how!!!

Prospects look very good for the Democrats on Nov. 7. That is if they don't do anything stupid and don't let the Republicans rattle them. The Republicans have a lot to contend with plus the Mark Foley scandal. I wonder what the evangelicals think about that scandal? I find it very strange that the evangelicals are very quiet about the Torture law, the thievery, and the bankrupt Republicans in congress. Maybe it's okay for them. Maybe those values and morals don't apply to them. Maybe it is better they shut their mouths! What would they say? The war in Iraq is a total disaster. Every day people are dying and being blownup. The americans don't know who the enemy is. There is some very ugly fighting between the sects. The last numbers I heard about Iraqi dead is 30,000 to 100,000. All those men, women, and children dead. What a disgrace! I am ashamed to be an american.

It's been awhile since I posted. I've been very busy around the house. Speaking of house, the Congress has gone home. The do-nothing bums have done so much damage to our country, It's hard to believe. Yesterday they voted on torture. Imagine debating torture on the floor of the senate. What a disgrace!! If the Democrats take the House or the Senate, that will breakup the one party rule which has been devastating for our country. The Republicans showed their true colors and how little they think about the middle class or the poor. A change in direction is badly needed for this country. World Can't Wait.org is planning events all over the country on Oct. 5. The Bush machine must go!!! I actually heard a conservative on the radio today who denounced the Bush regime. He said they weren't conservatives and that they have been bad for the country. I wish I could remember his name. The newest scandal is a congressman Mark Foley who is into sex talk via the computer with 16 year old boys. It hit the airways friday and the guy had admitted himself into rehab for alcoholism by friday night. His career is OVER! May god watch over him.

The anniversary of 9/11 will be here tomorrow. Of course the Republicans are all out shouting "terror, terror, terror". It is really quite sickening. Bush has been out everyday comparing Bin Laden to nazis, communists, and of course, terrorists. Bush admitted that we had secret prisons around the world. Something he's been denying all along. The man is a liar. He lies all the time. Osama Bin Laden has made a fool of Bush and his cronies. The Senate Intelligence Committee has released part of the Phase 2 report that discusses the pre-war intelligence and how it was used by Bush. I really want to read that report. 9/11 is now over and it was used by the Republicans for political gain, as usual. Right now Bush is trying to pull a fast one. He is trying to keep torture in for the CIA to use and to not treat the detainees fairly. He just refuses to follow the law even when the Supreme Court tells him what to do. I am really sick to death of his ugly policies and his constant deceit. He has got to go!!!

I haven't had any time for my blog lately. I've been doing a lot of work around the house. Winter will be hear before you know it. Bah Humbug! Well forget about winter for now. A lot is happening in politics lately. The Republicans have resorted to fascism, nazis, and a whole lot of nonsense that sounds like tough talk. They will say anything! The Democrats have to jump all over the Republicans when they are untruthful. Don't answer the next day or next week. Answer now!!!!! If the Democrats lose this november, our country will be in further jeopardy. They have to win. Bush is putting it on really thick right now. He must have said the word "terror" a thousand times. The fact that there hasn't been another attack here is definitely in his favor. Why no one has attacked here is anybody's guess. But I'm sure it isn't that the country has been made safer. Bin Laden and his sidekick Zawahiri are laughing in our faces. They've been sending many tapes lately. This last one is Bin Laden and his cohorts in the midst of planning the 9/11 attacks. How's that for a slap in the face. I'm reading a book about Bin Laden that says he was quite the carouser as a young man. He drank a great deal and used many a prostitute. Similar to George W.'s youth, wouldn't you say?

I am almost done reading Hostile Takeover by David Sirota. I highly recommend this book, but be prepared to get upset by what you read. It really can, at times, be very depressing. It is hard to believe this stuff is going on in this wonderful country we live in. But it is! It is very sad what some people in power are doing to this country. The media goes right along with them. Rep. John Conyers just released a report on President Bush's outlaw behaviour. He has broken many laws since he took office. Those Republican bandits that pushed relentlessly to impeach President Clinton are awfully quiet. I guess they forgot about the Rule of Law. We heard those 3 words from every Republican that opened their mouth. Their behaviour was a disgrace!

When I started this post I was reading "Hostile Takeover". I have finished it and have started reading a book about Osama bin Laden. Hostle Takeover was a very informative book and had very good ideas for solutions to the problems facing us today. Both parties, but especially the Republicans, have made a mess of this country. So many things need fixing. I don't know if the Democrats will get some power from this election. But if they do, they had better start doing right by the american people. The atmosphere is to kick out whoever is in office, be they Democrat or Republican. The american people are hard to read. When you think they have had enough, they come back for more. The Republicans are using the terrorists are coming, so vote Republican. That has worked in the last 2 elections.
Yet, the Republicans are doing a lousy job on national security. The american people have just not seen that yet. I don't know why not, but they haven't. How do we spread the word?

After hearing Ken Mehlman on Meet the Press this morning, I had to get on line right away. The Republicans have a new saying "adapt to win". I assume this is replacing "stay the course". They think we are stupid. We are not stupid obviously. That's why they've changed their slogan. I'm retired and have time to discern their tactics. Americans are so busy working to feed and cloth their families, they don't have the time to pick these lies out and that's what the Republicans count on. Now to Joe Lieberman. He is a disgrace. I heard one of the comics talking about Joe Lieberman say "if I lose the senate race, I'll start my own senate". That says it all. Joe only cares about Joe!

The Republicans have started with the scare tactics. I hope they don't work this time. That idiot, Dick Cheney, says that conservation doesn't work to reduce oil consumption. Could he really be that stupid? The man needs to resign and go home to his ranch in Montana.That way he doesn't do any more damage to this country. Go home Dick. We'll do just fine without you!

Corporate America has bought our country with much help from our paid off politicians. What will Corporate America do when we can't buy the goods they are making somewhere in this world? Wages are stagnant, benefits are almost nonexistent, and prices are sky high. The Republicans and the Democrats have sold us out. A third party is desperately needed. Frankly, the Democrats are just slightly better than the Republicans, but everything is relative. The Democrats are supposed to be the party of the people, but are they really? The Republicans are more outfront. They are known as the party of the rich and Corporate America and they are true to form. So many people are patriotically selling America down the river. For instance, Gale Norton, Condoleeza Rice, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush,
Karl Rove, and so forth. Everyone of these people, I'm sure, have no trouble sleeping at night no matter how many children are living in poverty in our country.
I've been called a dreamer and maybe I am. I do what I can for those in need otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

The Israelites and Hezbollah are at it again. So many people dying, especially young children. This conflict has knocked Iraq off the front page. What a mess Bush has made! And he is a man of God or so he says. All I know is that people are dying and no one in power seems to care.

The middle east( Israel, Palestine and Lebanon) are on fire again. The holy land is really hell on earth. Those people continue to kill each other over and over again. It truly is very sad. Many people were caught off guard and Hezbollah is surprising everyone with their arsenal. That whole area is doomed to go on like this until the end of the earth. It seems that jews, black people, and gays are hated by many people. These people cannot accept that we are the products of God
and we are hear to stay. Get over it folks! There are the people who can only survive by feeding their hatred and passing it on to other people. That is why the republicans use the gay agenda to stimulate their base. The oldest trick in the book. But it does seem to work I'm sad to say. Gay people do not spend their time and energy trying to hurt straight people. I would love to hear any stories of gay people hurting straight people in some way. Please write to me if you do and show me corroboration for the story.

It is very difficult keeping up with the Bush regime's lies and conspiracies. From the NLRB to Homeland Security to the White House, something undercover is happening and it doesn't favor the little guy. They spend a lot of time planning on how they will deceive us. And some how or other they get it done. Their advantage is that many americans are so busy just trying to take care of their families that they can't follow what the government is doing. I'm retired and I have a hard time following their actions. They all lie all the time. That is the key to how I follow their actions. Whatever they say I know they will do the opposite. All governments lie sometimes, but this one lies all the time! What can be deceiving is that Bush wears his religion on his sleeve, yet he is an extremely dishonest person. Those of us who have more time must try to help those that don't anyway we can. Normally life can be very difficult, but the Bush regime makes it even more difficult. Most people I know just want a fair chance to take care of their families. That's not asking for a lot, but it is way more than this government would ever think of giving!

This Bush regime is getting scarier by the day. It has cut 2 million dollars from the EPA budget to eliminate its library services. I feel like I'm living George orwell's book "1984". If the Democrats don't win the 2006 election, this country is in for even bigger problems. There is nothing these people won't do. NOTHING!
The latest Supreme Court decision put Bush in his place, finally! He was told Guantanamo prisoners must be treated according to the Geneva Convention. You remember the Geneva Convention, don't you? Bush and his neocons behavior has been illegal and despicable. History will not look kindly on George W. Bush and it shouldn't. He's been a disgrace representing this country. I hope we can get more people involved in impeaching him. He really needs to be held accountable for his behaviour. I truly hope the american people have had enough of these neocons and elect democrats. They really are the only choice we have. I'd like to throw a bunch of them out too. All these politicians think about themselves first and the rest of us 99th. Maybe, just maybe, the democrats will learn something from this. I don't think they learned anything from Newt Gingrich's Contract with America in 1994. I know republicans align themselves with big business usually, but the Bush regime has been over the top. They really need to go.

Today is July 2, 2006. The Supreme Court has put a wrinkle in the way Bush and his cronies do business. It's about time they were held accountable. Bush thinks he can do whatever he wants because we are at war. No one is above the law whether we are at war or not. The rule of war still prevails. Our democracy is really being tested. So far it hasn't done very well. One party with complete power is no good either. The caliber of the politician in Washington is a disgrace. The place needs to be cleaned out!!! I can't think of one thing that has been done for the middleclass or poor american by this administration or congress. A lot of americans don't see what is going on. They're too busy working or doing their chores to take care of their families. No matter who is in power, they will take care of national security. I actually think the democrats would do a better job. they aren't playing that shill came Bush plays. Tax cuts for the rich and cuts on the social programs and the rest on the deficit. It's really not clever but it does keep americans confused about what is going on. The Bush administration is doing a very, very good job!!!

The republicans pulled a political coup over the democrats today, I think. How congress can play politics with people's lives, I just don't understand. Some of the slimiest people in the world are in the congress. I am ashamed of the people who represent us. What does that say for us as a country? NOT MUCH! Zarqawi was killed this week by 2x500 pound bombs. Of course there were others killed as well. The word is the war so far has cost 350 billion dollars and 2500 american lives, and possibly over 100,00 iraqis dead. All for what? So the war profiteers can fill their coffers with blood money? I know in some ways I am naive, but not about my principles. I know right from wrong and I am not afraid to state it. The republicans say the democrats want to "cut an run" which is not true. The republicans continue to "lie and cheat" and have no guilty conscience about it. I have started reading David Sirota's book "Hostile Takeover". A third party sounds very good right now. The republicans have never been the party of the little guy. The democrats used to be the party for the little guy, but somewhere along the way it lost its way. Who is fighting for the little powerless guy? NO ONE!!!
The state of affairs this country is in is very, very sad. We are no longer respected by the rest of the world. A very great loss! Who in this world will believe what we say? It is going to take a long time to repair the damage Bush and his cronies have done. Our great democracy is slipping away right under our noses!

I just read Senator Jack Reed's statement, read on the senate floor, on the repeal of the Estate Tax. He is the caring and thoughtful person I thought he was. I am very proud to have him for a senator. There are very few like him around these days. He hasn't forgotten about the little guy. Why is it that too many times the good guys come in last. I have been reading about what went on in Ohio in the 2004 election. Votes were stolen or stifled in so many sneaky, ruthless, and dishonest ways. People like Karl Rove, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Ann Coulter, Michael Savage, and I could go on are liars, mean-spirited, ruthless, and will do anything to win. They care nothing about the little guy who struggles everyday just to feed and cloth his/her family. The very people government is supposed to help, get no help.

It is with deep sadness that the democrats will lose this coming election again because they have no plan on how to fight the fear factor installed on a daily basis in the minds of the american people by the Bush administration. It is the lowest tactic they could use, but very effective. The american people have been primed to give up civil liberties if only they are "safe". The american people have forgotten that when you give up something, you usually don't get it back. So many people have died and are still dying for these freedoms that americans are giving up so easily. I wish I could help the democrats with a plan to fight the fear-mongering tactic, but I don't have a plan. I think whoever is president will fight terrorism, probably better than Bush. Bush talks a good game, but there is very little follow thru. It is getting harder and harder for Bush to hide his incompetence. So much is at stake in this next election. Will the evangelical conservatives come out to vote again just to beat down the gays? The gays are no threat to them, but they just don't see that. Do they hate gay people? It certainly looks like it. Gay people mean them no harm. They just want to live their lives and have equal rights like everyone of them. I wish someone would tell me what should happen to the gays and where they should go. Put htem all on a desert island? Put them in their own state? Why can't the evangelicals see the foolishness in these answers? They really need to talk to the gays in their own families. What would they do with a gay family member?