Folks, One and One Is Still Two
Now, it’s time for some political thoughts.
Fatherland Secrecy Pay Offs
Getting off the gravy train or conservative reprisals? DC and New York are getting less anti-terror money from Fatherland Secrecy. Chertoff, who comes off most times as a talking head made a couple points which make sense. The problem is, while I would like to believe it, he has no more credibility than anyone with the w stain.
His points were that last year's grant was a one time adjustment because there wasn't enough the previous year. Okay, I can nearly buy that part of it. The second point was places like New York and DC are the highest priorities to address, and once they have a handle on them money can start going to other lower priority entities that have real risk too. Okay, I can nearly buy that part of it too.
Why do I have trouble? We have been thoroughly conditioned to expect misinformation and outright lies from the bush administration. New York, Boston, and DC are seeing large decreases and places like Omaha large increases. Two political considerations jump out at me. First the obvious, that it seems to be the so-called blue areas which are getting cuts. Second, if Fatherland Secrecy thought the money was truly reducing terrorist threats how likely would they be to cut funding to DC, where they live? Doh! Could it be anymore obvious this is pork barrel politics for those who are obedient to the fear mongers, more commonly known in the media as republicans or the defendants?
Dictator In Chief
The more I think about the executive branch (DOJ) search of Jefferson’s office the more troubled I am. It is the same reduction to absurdity as the forced DNA sampling of the entire population to help catch bad guys. We have many examples. Who thinks congressmen should be above the law? Besides congressmen? Who thinks the president should be able to do whatever he wants to congressmen? Besides the president and other idiots.
DeLay stands accused of more serious crimes. So does Ney, and in my mind Frist too. Why is it none of these or any others have been invaded by the president's storm troopers? How about Cunningham, whom they were able to convict, shouldn't he have been treated the same as the penny ante player Jefferson?
It is another blatant case of partisan politics where they should not be seen. Jefferson certainly appears to have been caught red-handed. Video and cold cash. ;) It should be an easier conviction than Cunningham, who also had the right wing mutual protection society covering for him, and was only convicted because he was too obvious for even the conservative sycophants to stomach or ignore.
Congress and the executive branch should not be above the law, and with our current executive running amok I'd rather see our congress given too much protection than allow even the ones who are crooks to be invaded by the more corrupt and bigger crooks in the white house.
Fatherland Secrecy Pay Offs
Getting off the gravy train or conservative reprisals? DC and New York are getting less anti-terror money from Fatherland Secrecy. Chertoff, who comes off most times as a talking head made a couple points which make sense. The problem is, while I would like to believe it, he has no more credibility than anyone with the w stain.
His points were that last year's grant was a one time adjustment because there wasn't enough the previous year. Okay, I can nearly buy that part of it. The second point was places like New York and DC are the highest priorities to address, and once they have a handle on them money can start going to other lower priority entities that have real risk too. Okay, I can nearly buy that part of it too.
Why do I have trouble? We have been thoroughly conditioned to expect misinformation and outright lies from the bush administration. New York, Boston, and DC are seeing large decreases and places like Omaha large increases. Two political considerations jump out at me. First the obvious, that it seems to be the so-called blue areas which are getting cuts. Second, if Fatherland Secrecy thought the money was truly reducing terrorist threats how likely would they be to cut funding to DC, where they live? Doh! Could it be anymore obvious this is pork barrel politics for those who are obedient to the fear mongers, more commonly known in the media as republicans or the defendants?
Dictator In Chief
The more I think about the executive branch (DOJ) search of Jefferson’s office the more troubled I am. It is the same reduction to absurdity as the forced DNA sampling of the entire population to help catch bad guys. We have many examples. Who thinks congressmen should be above the law? Besides congressmen? Who thinks the president should be able to do whatever he wants to congressmen? Besides the president and other idiots.
DeLay stands accused of more serious crimes. So does Ney, and in my mind Frist too. Why is it none of these or any others have been invaded by the president's storm troopers? How about Cunningham, whom they were able to convict, shouldn't he have been treated the same as the penny ante player Jefferson?
It is another blatant case of partisan politics where they should not be seen. Jefferson certainly appears to have been caught red-handed. Video and cold cash. ;) It should be an easier conviction than Cunningham, who also had the right wing mutual protection society covering for him, and was only convicted because he was too obvious for even the conservative sycophants to stomach or ignore.
Congress and the executive branch should not be above the law, and with our current executive running amok I'd rather see our congress given too much protection than allow even the ones who are crooks to be invaded by the more corrupt and bigger crooks in the white house.
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