I started reading Glen Greenwald's blog and his book today. His book is titled "How Would A Patriot Act?". It is good to read his views on the Bush administration. He thinks they are just as dangerous as I do. I don't know what it is about George W. Bush that makes people have that blind faith trust in him. He is definitely lacking in charisma. I don't think he is bright. He is a perpetual liar. And he has a messianic personality that just doesn't fit his morals. If anyone can explain this loyalty by the people around him, I would love to hear it. I do know he is dangerous because he thinks he is above the law. The republicans would follow him to hell after they raised all that fuss about Clinton and the rule of law. That's all we heard---the rule of law, the rule of law, the rule of law. Notice to all republicans--what happened to the rule of law?

There is so much going on in the political scene. I keep hearing "constitutional crisis" about this and that. Lawbreakers are in the news every day. White collar crime is rampant in Washington. So far it has been republicans until this one democratic representative William Jefferson. The FBI invaded his office with a warrant this past weekend. Many in congress are very upset about this action by the FBI. I wish they would get this upset about the government getting our phone records without a warrant and the NSA warrantless spying fiasco. Many people I know are not happy about all this warrantless spying. More to come!

As the republicans continue to falter, so do the democrats. I honestly must say I don't know what the democrats stand for. I'm retired and I follow the political scene closely. Every time the democrats respond, i think the word "wimps". If the plan is to stay back and let the republicans self-destruct, don't count on it. The country right now is ripe for a third party. The democrats and the republicans have both sold out to corporate interests. The difference is the republicans have out sold the democrats. Right now, no one represents the people, the backbone of this country.
Many americans do not realize what the government is doing and how they are doing it.
Both parents work. They have children to take care of and homes to clean. Our democracy is in trouble and most people are not aware of it. Plus I must not forget 9/11 and the fearmongering since then. Many people are so fearful they're very willing to give up civil rights if it makes them feel safer. Right now I am more afraid of my government than I am of Osama Bin Laden.

It is unbelievable how the Bush administration can go day after day without being held accountable. The lies, the torture, so many dead from a contrived war. Bush is not the only one. He would not be able to do all that he has done without the help of the congressional republicans who have their own disgraceful existence. All these politicians put their hand on the bible and pledge allegiance to the constitution not to their political party. These days it seems that party affiliation has won out. Even the press has been corrupted. That is a great loss to our democracy. I hope the bloggers are able to fill in and the truth prevail. The damage Bush and the republicans have done is truly inconceivable, but it is true. I never realized how delicate our democracy is.

Bush starts again only this time it is Iran. The power is really going to his head. He is leaving the american people no choice but to impeach him! Soon! I recently read that he has a messianic mission. That's great. Just what we need! From what I've been reading and hearing on tv, he has many people worried. His incompetence has really been showing. His lawlessness is so blatant that impeachment is getting more and more real. Seymour Hersh's article has really caused a stir. His article talks about nuclear bombs possibly being used on Iran. These are bunker buster nuclear bombs. Bush refuses to take this option off the table. Can you imagine what this action would cause? To even be considering it gives me palpitations. The power Bush has makes him a very dangerous man. I hope that the people who reelected him realize what they have done and are full of regrets. Bush has lied about so many things, it's hard to know what he stands for other than big business. I'm absolutely sure god isn't telling him to use nuclear bombs. Do you think he knows this? God help us!!!

Well the congress is out of washington and on vacation again. This time for 2 weeks. The big focus before they left was illegal immigration. The bill died in the senate. The other big news was that President Bush gave instructions to leak classified information. The real Bush is finally out to the american people. The man is an incompetent liar. Nothing he says is to be believed. I've just read the comprehensive report that promotes the impeachment of Bush. It can be found on bushcommission.org. A great website.

Now Iran is in the news. Iran and its nuclear ambitions. The Iranians want to talk and Bush doesn't. That ought to work! Five retired generals have come out for Rumsfeld's resignation. Of course Bush will say he is doing a fine job. If he were to fire Rumsfeld, it would reflect on him and he won't admit a mistake. Rumsfeld is a dictator who has bungled his job right from the beginning. He's another know it all. Slowly all their mistakes and lies are being exposed. It's just not fast enough!

On friday, march 31, 2006, the senate judiciary committee had a hearing on censuring President Bush for spying on americans without warrants. Out of the 8 democrats on the committee, only 2 attended. They were Feingold and Leahy. The other 6 who did not attend were Durbin, Schumer, Feinstein, Kohl, Biden, and Kennedy. After all the president has done and all the complaining by the democrats, for them not to show was a disgrace! Where the democrats stand regarding Bush's illegalities is extremely hard to understand. When Clinton was impeached, if I remember correctly, some democrats voted for it. What Clinton did was nothing compared to how Bush has broken the law. Why aren't the democrats standing with Senator Feingold or Rep. Conyers? The spin surrounding this matter is ridiculous. It is so obvious that Bush broke the FISA law. What I would like to know is who else is he spying on? Bush and his gang would not be able to stop from spying on their adversaries. Just like Nixon spied on the democrats. Senator Cornyn was a nasty ass. His behaviour towards John Dean was disgusting. He should read Dean's book. He might learn something. When the republicans don't have anything to add, they attack and Cornyn was a fine example of that tactic. I thought Senator Specter might be fair, but I guess that was a joke. President Bush must be held accountable for his illegal behaviour. There are no other options!!!

The democrats need to stand up and fight. Now is the time. No matter what the democrats do, they must always remember the republicans will do anything to win. Karl Rove was a protege of the infamous Lee Atwater who was as cruel as you find them. I myself would not be proud of that but I guess Rove liked what he taught. The dirty tricks that were played on McCain and Cleland in the 2000 election were right out of Atwater's bag of tricks. How McCain could stand next to president Bush and campaign for him is something I will never understand. McCain put his desire to be president before his family good name. It's time to get those republicans out of office. They have done a lousy job for the poor and the middle class. The only time they like government is when they are able to steal from it. If the democrats are elected to the majority, I hope they have learned how not to act from the republicans or many will suffer the same fate. And if the 2 parties continue with the behaviour we are seeing now, the field will be ripe for a third party. So get smart and start treating the workers who are the backbone of this country right!

Without a doubt, we are involved in a constitutional crisis. We have a president who has broken the law and continues to do so. When representatives and senators are asked about the president spying on americans without a warrant, they hem and haw and don't agree that he is breaking the law or they don't know enough about it to make a decision. Then there are the ones who want to wait for the results of an investigation, while the chair of the senatorial intelligence committee is saying there will be no investigation! Finally one ethical senator steps forward and wants the president censured for his actions and he's called unpatriotic, helping the terrorists, and anything else the cowards can think of to denigrate him. Something is very wrong here! Bush has divided this country so much, nobody knows what patriotism is anymore.I say patriotism is Senator Russ Feingold, Rep. John Murtha, and the whistleblower who divulged the criminal NSA spying by the president. We have a president whose policies stem from lies and more lies. The democrats must demonstrate to the american people that they are their champions and how their policies differ from the republicans. The american people want and need an alternative to the republicans. The democrats must show them they are that alternative and not a party of wimps. That is done by declaring what their policies are and standing FIRMLY behind them.

Could it be possible that americans are getting wise to Bush and the republicans? If they don't, Bush will sell our country out from under us. I am learning about how many secretive operations go on in our country. It's scary! I've never heard the word secret so much. It makes me wonder what else is going on.
The United States is a great country. A country to be proud of. The people in charge right now do nothing to be proud of and need to be removed from office. In order to this, the congress must be elected democratic. I do believe this is possible and absolutely necessary. The republicans have chosen party over country. A choice they will come to regret. The republicans have done no oversight putting our country at risk. What good is a party if there is no more constitution. Power and greed have overtaken the republicans and destroyed their love of the constitution. It is get what you can and don't worry about how it affects your children and what kind of a country you leave them. The republicans have chosen corruption over honor and duty. God help america!

I think I should take a brake from the sunday political talk shows. I only wind up yelling at the tv. I would like to recommend an article in The Nation magazine titled "The Impeachment of George W. Bush" by Elizabeth Holtzman a former member of the House Judiciary Committee during the Nixon impeachment proceedings. In the article she said something very interesting. She said the president is Commander-In-Chief of the military, not Commander-In-Chief of the country. I had never thought about that distinction. There is no doubt in my mind that President George W. Bush has broken the law I don't care how much they spin it. Also, a poll asking the american people if they would give up some civil rights if it made them safer. More than half the people said yes. How easily they give up their rights while soldiers are dying fighting for those very civil rights. It is ironic and a travesty at the same time. The government says they are only listening to people talking to Al Qaeda. If they know this to be true, why aren't there more arrests? There aren't more arrests because this is a LIE. Let's face it, they are listening to people they shouldn't be listening to, like the democrats. There would be no warrant if that were the reason, therefore skip the warrants. It's not complicated. This is the most secret government we have ever had. Even more than Nixon! WAKE UP AMERICA. THEY ARE STEALING OUR COUNTRY!

I am amazed with President Bush's luck. No matter how much he lies, he gets away with it. I keep praying the lies catch up with him, but so far no results. You would think with the lying he does, someone would call him to task on some of them. What we need is a White House press corps with courage. Are they afraid of some kind of retaliation? Yes, that could happen. But someone needs to take a chance and ask the hard questions that they know he's been lying about. Of course it doesn't help that the media is owned by a few and there is hardly any competition. This country is in very big trouble and I think a lot of people know this. What are we to do to stop the greed, corruption, and lies that dominate Washington? We are in desparate need of a leader. We need a leader who will follow his beliefs no matter what. Do you know of anyone?

Things have heated up in Washington since I last wrote. The Bush administration has a lot of explaining to do. That's what happens when you break laws. Little King George is finally being seen for who he is. He is a liar who cares about nothing but his own little world which is starting to crumble. IMPEACH BUSH! Those two words go well together. If anyone deserves to be impeached, it is George W. Bush. His entire presidency is one lie after another. I believe the american people are starting to wake up about him and his cronies. What he and the republicans are doing to our democracy is a disgrace and defies the constitution. Only Bush would think he could ignore the constitution and make his own laws. What arrogance! Now let's talk about Dick Cheney. Every time he opens his mouth he lies. One lie after another. When the truth is put in front of him, he continues to lie. I do believe he has forgotten how to tell the truth. The congress/Abramoff scandal is going to blow the roof off the capitol and well it should. The Culture of Corruption has been exposed and it is ugly!

It is finally happening. The corrupt, incompetent republicans are getting what they deserve. I love that word "indictment". Tom Delay is one nasty person whose corruption is finally catching up with him.The democrats have had their share of corruption. That's how the republicans got in. Now it's their turn. There never seems to be enough money for any of them. The best part is the republicans hide behind religion and uses it to advance their agenda to crush the middle class and poor of this country. We have no representation in congress. The democrats, who at one time did represent us, have become powerless and don't seem to know how to lead anymore. It is very sad to see! If the republicans aren't beaten, this country will no longer be recognized as the leader of the world who uses its power for good, not evil. The rest of the world is very disappointed with us and with good reason.
I'm ashamed of our reputation as a bully and a torturer. Imagine, the US is known to torture people. I never would have believed it. It seems that no one is accountable for anything. This must change!

To my amazement the more Bush steps on the american middle class and poor the more they love him. The poor in New Orleans lost everything, including some lives, and what is Bush's first executive order? He makes sure that if they are hired for the reconstruction, they will not make a decent salary. He's just one loving, compassionate conservative, don't you think? The democrats need to find some way to stop this from happening.

I've been watching Cindy Sheehan on the news and have decided she is a born leader! President Bush has missed a great opportunity by not speaking with her. It is the same old story with Bush--he thinks he doesn't owe an explanation to anyone for his conduct. Mix that with some old fashioned fear, and you have a natural born coward. Because of his fear, he continues to send young people to war. His reasoning is that if we leave now those who have died will have died for nothing. The soldiers who are in Iraq are fighting there in good faith for a government that has done nothing but lie about this war. To those americans who still stand behind Bush for whatever reason I say to you please open your eyes and ears. We, who see Bush for the liar he is, are as patriotic as any other american and support the troops as well as any other american. The evangelical religious right needs to get off its high horse and behave like christians, and I don't mean Pat Robertson. He is a total disgrace. The government is lying and stealing from all of us. The congress is in bed with the administration and not avoid its own responsibilities. We the people have no voice in this government, but it's our own fault for putting these gangsters in office. Will we do the same thing in 2006?

How will I live through the rest of Bush's second term. I can't even stand to look at him. The man has no character. That is showing more and more. Why won't he meet with Cindy Sheehan? What could the reason be? FEAR! He won't have a script and she is not of the same opinion as him. My dear president is shameless.
How long is he going to let Iraq continue the way it is going? Those poor people are being killed everyday. And so are our troops. They are being picked off at the insurgents mercy. Will a constitution end this madness? Absolutely not! Will bringing our troops home solve this problem? Better chance this will work. Dear god, please talk to our president and tell the moron what to do.

At present, I am reading a report by the Human Rights Watch, vol. 17, and I am horrified at how many human rights are being violated by my government. If I told you people were arrested, and then disappeared, what country do you think I would be talking about? What if I told you people were kept incommunicado, not allowed any kind of advocate and tortured as well? What country would you think I was talking about? Meet the new United States of America! I have always loved my country and have been very proud to be an american, but what my government is doing, in the guise of national security, makes me very sad and ashamed to be an american. I believe the government can accomplish what it needs to do without throwing away the civil liberties and freedoms we have been so proud of and enjoyed. The government espouses freedom, liberty, and justice for all, but seems to have forgotten what they mean.

Democratic party, where are you when we desperately need your voice? I've heard many complaints about you--like what do you stand for--like what is your platform? Why are people so confused about where you stand? Did the party make a deal about Christopher Cox and the SEC? Cox is a terrible choice to head the SEC. But I'm sure you know that! Don't forget to stay focused on Rove. Getting rid of him is a heavenly thought.

The supreme court nominee has been chosen and seems like it is just a matter of a vote. Already both sides are saying-no filibuster! Sometimes the democrats confuse the hell out of me. I can see why some people are confused about where they stand. I know I do. Everything seems like such a game, even about life and death situations. I do believe if they try to overturn Roe v. Wade there will be a revolution in this country. The direction this country is going in is extremely worrisome. The role the press has taken is very disappointing. The press is either lazy or fearful. So many lies are being told and the press just repeats them even when the research tells them otherwise.
It does appear that the government's patriotism is lacking and party affiliation means more than country. Rove should have be out of a job whether he committed a crime or not. Why doesn't our president see that? Is his friendship with Rove more important than our national security?

It is with great frustation I write today. When I turn the tv or radio on, It is difficult to listen to the barage of lies from the republicans and the democrats. I really have less patience with the republican's lies because they are in power and have lied since day one. These liars do whatever they can to confuse the american people who are trying to live their lives everyday and that keeps them plenty busy. The liars have lots of time to connive, distort, and outright lie about what the government is doing and why it is doing what it is doing. Even something as serious as war, a life and death matter, they still don't really know why they are fighting and dying. In all fairness and decency, shouldn't they know why they are really fighting and dying? I THINK SO!