| Monday,
June 5th, 2006
I
think I've finally reached the boiling point with Bush &
his administration. They are officially incompetant, unable
to help the American people out of even a wet, paper bag.
I hear how Katrina victims are getting
kicked out of their temporary trailers, many are having
difficulty being able to vote as well as collect any insurance
claims while The President & Congress use our taxpayers'
money to debate about same sex marriages ruining the very
fabric of society. Let's not even talk about the nonsensical
tax cuts during 'wartime' or giving up 1st Amendment protections
to government whistleblowers. I will not go on with the
long, exhaustive list of wrongdoing this Administration
has inflicted on it's citizens.
This Administration has finally lost
what little legitimacy it clung onto for this year. It will
fall hard & I will watch with fervor; however, like
a badger, it will not go down without a nasty battle that
will twist every possible nonissue into a scaremongering
oppurtunity to draw in what ignorant people are left willing
to listen. The herd of followers has thinned & our spendthrift
shepard is losing it's flock in a sea of bankrupt ideologies.
The world looks at him (Bush) & laughs because it foresees
the implosion occuring. The world is waiting to gasp a breath
of fresh air, crossing its fingers & hoping he keeps
stepping into his own traps that he once planted on everyone
else. He is hurting & the world is witnessing comeuppins
with hidden smiles of retribution.
I am sickened though. I pray for
the pace to quicken in which he politically damages himself
sooner than later. It is an embarrassment to have to suffer
through this most idiotic of Administrations. But pray tell,
it is coming to an end very soon, I sense the shift &
it will be with Godspeed. May we never have to live through
such a dark time in our lives again. Hopefully, the damage
will not be irreperable by the time they've destroyed themselves.
If we are to give to our children a serious oppurtunity,
then we must pray that we survive through 2.5 more years
of suffrage. I am past my breaking point, all I can do now
is wait. May the American people vote this time with keener
intincts & political prudence for if we elect another
Bush, surely I will isolate myself from a life of chosen
stupidity. I will not go down that path. May most Americans
think this way in 2008.
Sunday,
April 30, 2006
So,
let s see the items of social interest today...immigration/Latino
discrimination, Iran & nuclear weapons, spreading democracy,
Israel's nuclear weapons, African issues (gov't injustice,
wide
mass starvation
& disease), Central American dissension, Chinese expansion,
American economics, American politics & short-term stability.
Oh yah, gas & oil prices.
I
want to start with Iran & Israel, the pocket of this
world where everything could go wrong in an instant. I don't
understand how America can ignore Israel's nuclear weapons
stockpile (a non-member of the IAEA, mind you) while it
stares down at a vast region of this world ready to 'protect
itself'. I understand the need for protection but come on,
only 12 nuclear warheads are neede to destroy this fine
planet. At most, couldn't they even consider owning just,
say, 3 nuclear war heads? Maybe Iran wouldn't
assume the threatened stance with such bravado while America
shoves its bullhead into its business, ignoring it's social
intelligence. Iran is like America right now, the gov't
doesn't really truly represent the peoples' mindset. They're
also kind of embarrassed by their president. He doesn't
speak their sentiments as he does represent his own interests.
Our gov't has no leg to stand on as far as the world's viepoint
goes. This administration used up all of its past favors
& has run out of ideas after it assumed its ideas in
the last 5 years would bear fruit. Yes, it did bear fruit
but they left it rotting & they didn't clean up the
mess. Let's face it, this administration is like the parents
you never want to introduce to your friends for fear they
might do or say something to embarrass everyone. They can't
embarass themselves because they aren't connected to what's
going on around them - they're lost & choose to stay
that way - and in the public's eye! Talk about really
not giving a damn.
Our biggest concern is stability in that region of the world
& not trying to stoke the flames of fear, but alas,
that's what's occuring & I predict a VERY grim outcome,
as much as I don't want to give into it. This administration
cares little for life & mostly about future securities
of their investments - therefore, they will go to the end,
not giving two minutes of thought to the ramifications it
will have on the world & how it will be managed.
They don't manage, they spend & hand the gifts over
to their worker bees to store later. Conservatives? Please!
They are not conservative. They are bad businessmen borrowing
money & unable to pay it back. I feel for America because
WE are the ones that will be paying for it, in more ways
than one. We shouldn't be arguing with teh illegal immigrants,
we should be arguing about why teh minimum wage is so low
that families can't live decntly with that wage scheme or
why so many jobs have been so easily outsourced. You see,
free trade isn't all it cracked up to be but that's the
utimate nature of teh beast. Take all you can, run &
don't look behind. We are all inherently assumint that we're
protecting our futures when we do that but ultimately, we
all have to pay for one anothers selfishness & lack
of foresight. We allow all of this to happen & wait
until it goes too far before we do anything about it. It's
old, that's all. We're so damned predictable, it makes me
sick. I don't see this cycle of desperation ending in this
lietime or a few lifetimes. It might just be time for this
Earth to let us go as we give very little back to Her to
thrive as a planet needs to in order to maintain life with
ease.
I
pray for us all. Just remember, when the shit hits the fan,
either know how to garden, hunt, build a shelter & tinker
with motors & electronics, or surround yourself with
people you trust that have those skills. It will become
an issue in this lifetime, mark my words. We're definitely
riding the last BIG WAVE. I wish us luck. Our fates are
in the hands of the leaders we chose & it's not a very
good choice. We need space aliens right about now to put
the house in order & perspective, I mean it. Just think
about it for a little bit.
Monday,
April 11, 2006
I don't care what anybody says, I'm proud of the immigrants,
both illegal & legal, marching together, insulted that
they're being called criminals & terrorists & tax-exempting
freeloaders to the system. They are uniting, proud of their
work ethic & what it contributes to our community, whether
we want to recognize it or not. How dare we create a lower
class in this day & age, as if we're morally superior.
The reason why they're illegal is because we allow only
so many working visas per year, which obviously aren't enough.
The immigration system has to be modified to fit the times
or else the times are going to force their way into the
country, whether we like it or not. It's just a wave that
is too big to stop & one in which the common man will
have the common sense, in time, to realize that this was
all just nonsensical. It just breaks down to work. All a
man wants is work. Work that'll give him pride, some purpose
in life and at the end of the day he can go home feeling
like everything's alright. A man does not like to have his
work insulted. he takes that personally. I also include
women in all of this.
I
applaud anyone who has the gall to risk their lives walking
through the desert, separated from their family for years.
Do we really need to add insult to injury? Why don't you,
as American, who won't pick strawberries for $6.75 an hour,
imagine having to leave your country because you can't make
enough money to support your family, even in your own friggin'
country. Just think about that for a moment. Now, imagine
having to make that hell's crossing across the border, all
to get a goddam job...a goddamn job. It would be one thing
if they were terrorists but they're workers, fieldhands
& laborers. We see them all around us but all of a sudden,
when you're not around them, you talk shit about them. I
say shut your trap & listen right now to what's happening
around you. It's historical. There will be changes and changes
that reflect the peoples' will, not the government's.
If we were smart economists. we'd embrace them. What fools
we have let ourselves become as a society to accept such
lazy thinking. This could very well be one of the most patriotic
events that's happened since the Vietnam War protests. Let's
not spit on the Latino's the way we spit on our American
Vietnam vets. Let's not stoop so low ever again.
Sunday,
April 9, 2006
Watch out folks, Venezuela's Chavez is going to muck everything
up, ruin the economy & create instability because he
has such hatred for Bush. That's if you listen to the White
House. Well, at this point, I think most of the world dislikes
Bush & that's including Americans - look at the polls.
America's about results & we haven't seen too many of
that after five years now, have we? Simple & plain,
Bush & his administration are a disgrace to the United
States of America. They soil the very flag we salute then
try to hide our heroic, dead soldiers from public view,
adding insult to fatal injury. So come on in Chavez, sell
cheaper gas to several New England states so as retirees,
poor people & families can SURVIVE the winter without
going hungry. That sounds like a dangerous man to me. Please
don't tell me it's like a stranger handing out candy to
little children. it's a lot more complex than that because
it's all about protecting your interests. Every businessman
knows what that is. The only thing we have here is that
the Bush Administration doesn't like it when someone can
play up to their level in the most vulnerable American market,
oil & gas. It scares them so they have to mask that
fear with false, patriotic bravado, which is totally transparent
to the average eye.
I
praise Chavez for all the humanitarian deeds he's done &
has created. He is a true maverick. Granted, he is a dictator,
whether he acknowledges that or not but one that gets positive
results & economic resuscitation into many countries
that were on the brink just a few years ago. Besides, who
does he have to be afraid of anyways? It's not like the
US military would even listen to Bush after this Iraq debacle.
They'd just have to tell him to not ever suggest military
options as long as he was president because his credibility
has run out. He has become a Menace to Society. I can't
even believe I'm writing that about our president - it's
a shame because the most powerful position in the world
is now but a grim, gray shadow of what it once was. There's
only 3 more years. Is that good or bad? At this rate, it's
like a prison sentence - every day is one less day in hell,
so long as you survive before your release date. Not to
worry & mark my words, this president will do just a
fine job impeaching himself. Cheney won't be next in line
either, rest assured.
Saturday,
April 1, 2006
Immigration & The Bush Administration
- Current Situation: I find it funny how our politicians
are scrambling about, like a husband who's wife has finally
screamed at him for sitting around the house all day &
not doing any chores before guests arrive. So he's racing
about now, making up for lost time but not doing any of
the chores in a complete manner. Don't you see? They don't
care about illegal immigration. They really never have until
the American jobs started losing to overseas markets &
contracts. American workers were never going to do these
jobs until the pay rate went up but the pay rate won't go
up because the United States farmers aren't properly represented
& in fact, are forced to cut costs because of international
competition & US red tape that drives produce prices
down & forces them to pay more for equipment, land,
fertilizer & permits than they can afford. You would
think that at an age like this, we could automate most every
job with high tech equipment at a reasonable cost to the
farmers & still afford to pay a living wage to field
workers. It's a joke. Don't tell me that every man &
woman wouldn't pay .20 or $1 more for fruits & veggies
so as our hard-working laborers who help grow, pick &
bring these products to our kitchen can live a more respectable
lifestyle.
You
see, instead of worrying about our taxpayers' money paying
private contractors (private U.S. militias) $10,000 a pop
each day to be in a country that's of no threat to us &
really not creating any beneficial products, we're stuck
on rewind with each other, bickering over 'illegal's', heaven
forbid, who are 'stealing our jobs'. Geez, let's just let
the Bush Administration create a smokescreen while they
let the oil production in Iraq become stalled, effectively
cutting down competition from other oil companies that aren't
Saudi owned (and pissing off those countries, like they
already need to be pissed off anymore) & ultimately
raising oil prices, which create record profits for those
selective companies (Arab & US owned). Brilliant, if
I do say so myself. It just doesn't make any long term friends
except for those already lined in their pockets. Once again,
this Administration doesn't represent the United States;
in fact, it has become a national disgrace to even associate
oneself with them. They've ripped out 'Conservative' from
the Republican Party, the last vestige of any moral identity
they had left to retain. I'm glad I'm not a Republican because
I'd abandon ship immediately. What would Theodore Roosevelt
think if he say this bunch of birdbrains running the country
into the ground? My question is, where is the press representation
to express the public outrage? Is this Administration so
powerful that the press still can't speak up, out &
against them after all the gross missteps they've taken?
After all the apparent disrespect & obvious lack of
compassion? Please, even fiscal compassion at this rate.
The immigration
situation has to go this way: increase the amount of working
visas allowed in this country, outsource jobs to Central
America since you're going to outsource jobs anyways, build
a working relationship with Venezuela & South America,
increase minimum wage to a real living wage, create a Federal
worker program with farmers so they don't get shafted, give
farmers the needed technology they deserve to have since
they essentially feed the country & finally, end this
friggin war & reinvest the lost money from it to other
needier sources, like Katrina & the current natural
disaster relief because of record weather occurring.
It's all connected & I blame the voting people of the
United States for the current situation due to this Administration.
Why? Because we're a lazy country, mentally, that's why.
I compare it to how most of us look at our doctor - we trust
them with our lives & every word & recommendation
that comes out of their mouth is almost tantamount to being
God's word, or better said, teh final word. This is the
current position we've alllowed ourselves to get into. We
took the advice of a man with a trusted job title without
question until so many questions mounted & our health
kept deteriorating, we finally had to concede that something
must be wrong. But the problem is, here we are, still asking,
what's wrong, yet not ready to blame the doctor for giving
bad advice & making errors that effect our living condiditons.
We keep turning that blind eye, "Oh, it can't be the
doctor, he's the doctor! He can't be wrong!". It's
all a load of crap & we're to blame. Until we make the
changes within our own communities, we must take accountability
for the current state of affairs. I will say this though
- I don't think anyone anticipated that the Bush Administration
was going to louse it up this bad!
Wednesday,
3/08/2006
Let's get right into it. So now the Bush Admistration
is so in the hole with its country that it's willing to
threaten invasion of another country (Iran) since they could
develop one(1) nuclear weapon in, say, ten years, at best.
Meanwhile, Bush signs a nuclear treaty with India, giving
it nearly full-access to US nuclear technology. Musharaff
is politically embarassed in Pakistan, India's nuclear nemesis,
by Bush's refusal to give him the same deal. Does Bush think
this is sound, intelligent, presidential decision-making?
Even a mayor for a town of 2500 people would be so silly
as to do such things. The news/mainstream media hardly wants
to mention how many nuclear weapons the USA is willing to
get rid of (0), let alone Israel's possession of those evil
weapons of total destruction. I'm sickened. I foresee
a bad, bad war with no end in my time of living, all because
of bad deals & a Frathouse Administration. Don't forget
to shoot your neighbors,,,oops, Cheney alrieady did. When
Cheney goes on television & threatens action, you betcha
they'll be some. They're so desperate to divert attention
from all the missteps they've taken & have lost face
on i.e. Katrina (still missing bodies, rotting mobile homes,
homeless residents, exodus of lives to other states with
poor assistance, etc), the Iraq war (Abu Ghraib, below standard-of-living
conditions i.e. sewer running down the street, minimal trash
pickups, bombings daily) now a civil war (yet most press
won't call it that probably out of fear of being shut down,
called a traitor & being bugged), the Abramoff scandal,
Libby's indictment, NSA domestic spying without warrants,
the Delay scandal, the Bill Frist trading scandal (that
one's really silent), Dubai ports deal flopping, the health
care system - not a system at all, farms going all to hell
with farmers losing money every year, illegal immigration/outsourcing
issues (I bundle those together because they're directly
related - will explain later), record deficits with no end
in sight, and on & on. Isn't that enough to make a country
go mad & want a change? Apparently not.
I want to make two things very clear.
1.) Anyone who voted for Bush based on fear and undying
loyalty, should being bumming hardcore right now. I hold
each Bush-voting citizen directly responsible for electing
the man who's Administration has run this proud country
into the ground at maybe the worst possible time in history.
The world needs the positive powers of the USA & this
Administration's acting like drunk parents at a PTA meeting
who end up embarrassing their kid. I believe if Bush was
truly a presidential man, he would've know when to clear
it out of storm's harm. He's a novice yaghtsman with an
oversized vessel unable to navigate himself out of most
conditions, even clear ones.
2.) If we invade Iran, that will be the end of America
as we know it. We will have started World War III with the
Middle East. Trust me, no country in that region will support
the US. Of course, some might not back Iran either but by
then the damage has been done. They're only polite to us
because we buy a lot of their oil & we're also the big
bully of the yard - "Give me something out of your
lunchbox & I'll protect you. If you don't, I'll push
you to the ground, take your lunch & let you go hungry."
Now that's just not friendly, Christian behavior. That does
not reflect the American way. It'll be the worst mistake
this Administration's made - and that's saying something,
considering the mess they've already made but won't clean
up.
Frankly, I'm embarrassed for this country. The Bush
Administration, unfortunately, runs this country but no
longer reflects it's sentiments & ideals. This Adminisration
is an embarrassment to the United States of America. It
is not doing anything that resembles patriotism with honor.
Anybody knows that if a leader has to instill fear in order
to move the masses, they'll only suffer the consequences
eventually (with some exceptions in history). It's going
to be a long, 3 years. I hate being doom & gloom but
there's too much time for too many awful things to potentially
occur before Their term has ended. I am very concerned for
the US. We are neck deep in hell with no exit strategy because
They will never listen to the wisest, most responsible intelligence
being given to Them. So for all of you who voted for Bush,
did you get what you wanted? Didn't think so. I know, kerry
wasn't that much of a pick either but he sure couldn't have
done worse than this!) I still say Shame on You, Bush voters!
Remember this for the rest of your life, it will go down
in history as a black 8 years for the US of A. And I don't
even call myself a Democrat! You know it's going bad when
Republicans are unhappy with the President.
Any answers? Just be good to your neighbors, be aware
& don't do any back door deals. Basically, whatever
this Administration has done, do the opposite. Trust me,
you'll gain friends with this advice, not have them run
away laughing at you.
Sunday
12/11/05 12:45AM
Hmmmm... so immigration's
the new issue this week for the press to peck at like hungry
hens. That's all the White House will feed them at this
time because there trying to buy time and doing a fairly
good job at it. Problem is, they're running out of it. We're
not focusing on the real, underlying problem - it hinges
on several key issues.
One.
Minimum wage hike; it needs to be at least $7.50
if not $8.50 per/hr. Hell, why not $9? If the cost of living
is going up & wages aren't, there's going to be some
socio-economic problems - real simple. How do you offset
that cost in wage hikes? Sorry to say folks but we're going
to have to pay more for our consumer products & when
we're really in the mood, we'll actually act like political
watchdogs & monitor our own government to make sure
they're representing us as intended by the Constitution
& the Bill of Rights.
Two.
Government & Business Accountability. How much can
citizens really be the watchdog of their own governement
or administration without secrecy issues? It's impossible.
Favors are always being brokered with the government &
big businesses who, whether we like it or not, steer policy
that can be non-favorable to the lower, middle class &
middle-upper class. The richest are still getting the tax
cuts. Amazing - during wartime too. Atrocious. Sorry, losing
focus. Fine the damn companies that hire illegals or if
you really want to do something, pay the damn farmers, pickers
& packers more money! We seem to forget that Americans
don't want to work these jobs because of the wages. Fix
the wage problem, fine the company that refuses to work
in that way & it's end of story. No more problem.
Three.
Consumer Price Hike Scare ( Press Accountability). Don't
let the press & government scare you into thinking that
if you support all this wage hike stuff that it'll bury
you into debt just to eat or buy necessary amenities. America
is VERY RICH. It's how the gov't decides to disperse the
funds & how much the people care enough to look over
Uncle Sam's shoulder when he's dispersing those funds. There's
lots of friends in Congress & many of them are getting
taken care of - at the expense of the non-richest population.
We can, with proper reshuffling of funds, maintain our standard
of living as American citizens & not have to pay high
prices for items.
Four.
Standard of Living. The thing that irks me most about
this immigration crap is that we, as consuming citizens,
don't take responsibility for our standard of living. We
want our lifestyles but we won't consider the costs behind
the scenes & what makes many products cheap. In a nutshell,
cheap labor = cheap products. If we want Americans back
in the workforce, we must make the effort & invest back
into our country. It's a small price to pay, as far as I'm
concerned, for keeping just one more American employed.
Five.
America - Land of the Immigrants. Of course there's
a right, proper way to come into this country. But don't
sit here & tell me that there weren't illegal imigrants
back in the last couple centuries coming from Europe. So
many 'citizens' now from all descents have some kind of
'illegal immigration' history. The moral highground is trumped
by survival & the desire for prosperity. Some will be
criminals - I'm sorry. Most will not. Scapegoating people
who are working in our country doing jobs we refuse to do
is illogical. It misses the point.
Friday,
12/02/05
Here's some good reading - an interview with David Dionisi,
a former conservative Republican & US army intelligence
officer talks about his book, American Hiroshima. Once a
Fortune 500 business executive after leaving the Army, he
rejected his political beliefs and now advocates peace,
social justice and humanitarianism. Here is the article,
c/o aljazeera.net
Personally,
I am in delight to see the Bush Administration in such a
hairy position on all political, economical & social
fronts. Unfortunatley, I fear that accountability has stretched
out to ordinary citizens who are paying the price for their
irresponsible & arrogant behavior. i.e. lack of preparedness
for natural disasters, Patriot Act violations, jobs lost
to overseas workers, astronomical healthcare costs, war
veteran benefit compromises/loss of jobs & housing to
war veterans/families, protection of environmental laws
loosened, tax cuts to the richest during wartime & oh
yah, a war built on exaggerated claims at best, Social Security
bungling, high fuel prices/lack of proper funding for alternative
energy, a gross denial of global warming, total management
breakdown on the rebuilding of Iraq which is costin US taxpayers
obscene amounts of $. The list just goes on & it blows
me away. The list should not go on. This is our government
we're talking about. If the gov't were my parents, I'd scream
at them, leave the home, sue them & smile as I watch
them dragged into jail with a life sentence with no possibility
for parole.
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