I wrote this post in April, 2006….

And one thing holds up pretty well; that is, why the hell is everybody talking as if ‘bombing Iran…’ will ‘knock out’ their underground laboratories. Clik the relevant link and you will see that…it will not. But of course that’s not the real reason Neocon scum led by the inept Cheney want to bomb Iran…or is it?

So Mr. Bush in a transparent effort to get his poll numbers up prior to the off year congressional elections is rattling his saber. Pretty much all he’s got left given that most Americans believe he is both incompetent and a liar. Here some things to think about with regards to the latest scare campaign by McChimpy and Mr. Cheney, or "Doin’ Time" as he will soon be known. These folks want to show you something about "nuclear bunker busters", funny how the psychopaths who have seized power like to use corporate advertising techniques such as: "shock and awe"; too bad the insurgents don’t seem to get it; "fight them there so we don’t have to fight them over here…", don’t count yer chickens on that one, and my personal favorite: "They hate our freedoms….". Yet these "transformative" leaders have no idea as whether their plans will actually work. Maybe that’s what they mean by "faith based"… But then what do a bunch of egghead scientists know? They don’t believe in the Creation. They say that Adam and Eve didn’t ride dinosaurs to church. Godless liberals is what they are. Good thing we’ve got President Bush to lead us. Mr. Dave Letterman put together a little film clip contrasting Mr. Bush’s inimitable speaking style with some famous Presidents of the past. Reassuring ain’t it? The picture? That’s a map of a classic "choke point"….. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 60% of the world’s oil flows through this strait. How long do you think that will continue if Mr. Bush strikes Iran with nuclear fire? If you’d like to let Mr. Bush know what you think of his plan for world economic and political disaster why go here and tell him. Don’t get me wrong. I think dropping nuclear bombs on anybody for any reason should be enough to get you locked up. But there are good practical reasons why this is not a good idea beyond the fact that it is morally indefensible.

Flash Udate: Senator Feinstein speaks to Bush: "Stop, don’t do it."

Flash Update II: This don’t keep ya up at night ya must be drinking too much.

Flash Update III: Our friends over at FireDogLake have some ideas about getting out government to listen to us. If you want to take effective action, they’ve done this on other issues with good success, go on over here……….. and get active.

One Democracy Initiative: Returning Washington To Regular People

This just in over the Internet from the John Edwards campaign. I’ve read this carefully and folks if this gets done we are going to have an entirely new ballgame in Congress. The corporatist bloodsuckers will go batshit crazy to stop John now. Read it over for yourself and if you want to help visit our ‘For a Blue Majority Now!’ page. And, no, the primaries are not over and Hillery Clinton is not inevitable. Not by a long damn shot. How do I know this? Simple they have not yet voted in Iowa, a state where polling is a black art not a science, and everyone who’s been following same labels it, ‘Too close to call…’

When special interests have seized control over Washington, it is no coincidence that regular families face stagnant wages, longer hours at work, and higher costs for health care, energy, and college. Insurance and drug companies block efforts to make health care universal and more affordable. Energy and power companies block efforts to develop renewable energy and improve energy efficiency. Financial institutions block efforts to crack down on predatory lending. Businesses block efforts to give workers a real choice to join a union. Wealthy taxpayers and corporations lobby for special tax breaks while the 37 million Americans living in poverty are not even on the agenda.

John Edwards believes that we can not go on as two Americas with two political systems—one for the insiders who can buy unlimited access to our leaders, and another for the rest of us. Today, he outlined his One Democracy Initiative, which will return the power in Washington to regular Americans by strengthening voting and campaign finance laws and taking on the special influence of lobbyists.

Strengthen The Voice Of Ordinary Citizens

Voting is perhaps our most important right and the defining right of an American citizen, but only about 55 percent of eligible Americans vote. There are 32 million Americans who are eligible to vote but not registered. No wonder that only 10 percent of Americans believe that people like themselves consistently have a say in their government. [Washington Post, 10/29/2006; Demos, 2005; CBS/N.Y. Times, 2000]