Happy Anniversary, Eli

I hope this is Shock and Awe back at them….

Thanks, Prairie! Not quite there yet – 12 more days.

On that note, congratulations again to Donna Edwards !

Bush will veto the anti-torture bill, and there aren’t enough votes to override.

Then why is such a bill being introduced? Why not stick with settled law?

Yeah, I think she’ll be paying direct and indirect dividends for quite some time. And she rocks.

I am pleased with Donna Edwards.

Goodnight.

I’m in favor of any votes that expose Dubya and the Republicans for the brutal sociopaths they are. 30 years from now, when the wingnuts start trying to name airports after Dubya and put him on currency, we can remind everyone about that time when he vetoed the bill banning torture, or the one giving middle-class kids healthcare.

“Surrogates” “Surrogates” “Surrogates”….

How about the real thing.

Our founding fathers set up the Senate to be the more “conservative” (slower to respond) of the legislative bodies. Boy were they were prescient!

Good post, Eli!

The weird thing is that they expected the Senate to be the one with better judgment, reining in the House’s poorly-thought-out mistakes…

Thanks!

Establishment, Establishment, Establishment: Talking points.

Personally…antiestablishmentarianism sounds good to me.

Eli – I don’t know about you, but the Senate and House Dems have been driving me crazy, especially of late. It’s like they take turns, first caving in and then standing on principle. It’s enough to turn us all into manic-depressives. Do you think that’s their plan – for us to to become manic-depressive and then have us become addicted to prescription drugs?

Cheers Eli! Let’s start the party early to celebrate. You deserve it.

exactly. This is strong campaign fodder. Torture transcends party. I know multiple people who vote R that are disgusted by Bush’s use of waterboarding. Now we have McCain kissing his ring in this sordid affair. That is going to leave a mark next fall.

It’s also a loud and clear message to Americans in general about the things that can and will be reversed with Democrats leading both Congress and the Executive branch less than a year from now.

Hi Eli…

I think they’re hoping that we have some kind of selective strobe-light memory, so that when election day comes, they can say, “Hey, remember all those times we stood up to the Republicans?” and no-one will remember that they caved two weeks later.

Good news is good news. Let’s celebrate that.

The fight is not over by a longshot.

“Remember, they are riding Shetland Ponies”……

The question is whether the Democratic nominee will make an issue of it. You know if any of us were running their campaign they sure as hell would.

Thanks, MM! Hi, Biodun!

*waves*

Happy Anniversary, Eli. What is today, the Ides of February?

Forgive my ignorance…does Donna not have a Repub opponent in the general?

Thanks! Funny, I was thinking that exact same thing this afternoon.

Scott Horton speculates that “Contempt” might be laying a trap leading to impeachment.
http://www.harpers.org/archive…..c-90002409

I’m not sure. It’s a really solidly Democratic district, so the primary basically *is* the election.

Apparently there was a late mailing of Donna Edwards’ fund raising letter, because I just got one on Monday that was dated Jan 30th. Even though it’s too late for the primary, I’m going to send her a little money, the campaign may have debts, or she can use it in the general election.

Do not tease me, please.

Donna is in a safe Dem district – the R opposition is essentially token.

But is there enough time? And doesn’t the “chess players are thinking several steps ahead of the game” seem a little… out of character? Did Pelosi say that impeachment was off the table to lull the administration into a false sense of security?

Democracy works when opposing parties can check each others moves. This forces cooperation and consent.
While Nancy might call what see has been doing until now consensus the GOP’s own Grover Norquist calls Date Rape. I call it surrender.
But now the Dems are acting like they have stones. Though I suspect that they looked at secret Dem polling and saw that incumbent Dems risk being thrown out along with the GOP if the price of gas goes higher ($3.19 in Seattle as of today), the economy gets worse, home prices go lower, the war in Iraq takes a bad turn etc.
All of these problems arose out of Dem surrender to the GOP on these issues and then when the GOP got their way things went WRONG, HORRIBLY WRONG.
Now I wonder just how scared the Dems are of us?
If they start talking about a healthcare plan that Michael Moore would be proud of that would be a 10. Today is maybe a 3 but its a start.

Grover G. Norquist
Jun 3, 2005 … [Norquist has enabled] a political influence operation to advance the causes of radical … “Bipartisanship is another name for date rape.” …
http://www.mediatransparency.org/pers…..ersonID=52 – 50k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this

Well, read the article. I respect Scott Horton, so I take what he sez seriously. And I think using the word “speculates” accurately characterizes what he is doing. But he’s not right about everything. He seriously misjudged Mukasey, whom he knows fairly well.

I’m just passing along the link. I have no separate opinions about what is actually going on.

Or is it possible that they finally just got fed up with all the overt law-breaking?

I can buy that as an explanation for the contempt resolution, but I just don’t see them ever moving on impeachment.

Snap!

I posted earlier, but again: Hoyers was really good on The Newshour. Up against Hofstra, and Hoyers made all his points and had the last word.

Have the Dems reached out with an agenda of further Lefty ideas in preparation for the runup to the election? Are they going to do more or is this it?

Hoyers was also good on the House floor this morning.

Maybe they did think several chess moves ahead and this is just the beginning of their election year full court press. A girl can hope.

You can take my mixed metaphor (chess & basketball) out & shoot it if you’d like.

So can a Guy:)

Agreed. I saw him and was pleasantly surprised.

OT Does anyone know what if any blogs KO or his research staff reads? Sometimes I think somebody on his show reads our stuff.

Almost all of them can do it when the mood strikes them. I’ve seen Reid, Schumer and Rahm all nail it on occasion.

Having worked once briefly in the Senate, I bought into that division too: the Senate was for senior statesmen (the deciders of merit); the House was for the rabble rousers. Hmmm…..(Go rabble rousers!).

Wonderful discussion right now on Moyers about the ignorance in the populace and debate; therefore, not knowing about the issues, Constitution, geography, history. FDR as example of the educator who could engage and bring people along. I started writing this because I do think Obama has the best qualities to teach/inform the people on the issues.

I’ve been disappointed too many times.

I just read an NYT book review on that subject. The Pearl Harbor anecdote is particularly horrifying.

Since childhood (or at least teenagerhood), I have held to the principle that a pessimist can only be pleasantly surprised.

…or who will be in the committee…

From what I’ve gathered, the House side is composed of Sylvestre Reyes and Hoekstra of the HSIC, Conyers and Davis of the HJC, on the Senate side is Jello Jay and the ranking member of the SSIC, and, supposedly Leahy and his Ranking member of the SJC… However, Leahy is reportedly in Vermont not DC…

Don’t know for a fact but it has been reported by others that KO and/or staff do read FDL and KO writes at Kos.

Moyers’ guest may have been the author..Susan Jacobey, I believe. Very interesting.

You have a point. Still, it’s good to see, as long as it lasts!

BTW, congratulations on your anniversary! Many happy returns!

Bobo’s advice for Hilary on the Newshour point out that Obama is more Liberal?
The country is to the Left of Obama and Hilary on the war, healthcare etc.
Mark Shields says that she has been to heavy on specifics?
I like specifics what else is she suppose to talk about?
And Media people wonder why the blogs are so popular

I think that he does have the oratory skills and the street savy to speak to the people and “educate” them. But I hope he listens to us as well. Obi is fairly a blank page and yet to be written on.

That is the slowest, most banal political talk show on the airwaves. They belabor the obvious, like their viewers are retarded.

That’s very bad, then. Even if Leahy is there, it’s still 5-3 in favor of immunity. Didn’t the Republicans used to shut Democrats out of these committees entirely? Why should it be split equally when the Democrats are the majority party?

RevBev: Yep, that’s her!

MayDaze: Thanks!

Ask Reid and Pelosi why… Kit Bond is Jello Jay’s bud…

“Since childhood (or at least teenagerhood), I have held to the principle that a pessimist can only be pleasantly surprised.”

I played that gig for the first 15 years of my adult life, and at the end of the 15 years, I was lonely and depressed– even if I was right most of the time. I decided that there are times when being right is overrated. For the next 20 years, I was often scolded for being such a “polyanna”– but I got married, and was happier (most of the time.)

But then, along came Cheney and Boosh, and look at me now! On FDL, I have a tendency to be cynical and pessimistic. Maybe Obama can cure me!

Bob in HI

Call me retarded: I really do usually like alot of what they do/report. I think they cover a pretty good range with various view points.

Bobo just said something interesting where’s Marion in Savannah? She will be so sorry she missed it. Bobo mentioned that cash is passing hands between the super delegates and the presidential campaigns.
This could be bad. I know it happens but if deals are made during a year when voter interest is high…well this year matters just look at the voter turnout.

Ooh now I remember, Scottish Haggis is Leahy’s ranking member…

Useless. Completely useless.

I thought she was very impressive and interesting speaker, alot to say.

Great. Look for him to make an eloquent case for why telecom immunity is completely unacceptable and unconstitutional and undermines the bedrock principles of our democracy… and then vote in favor of it.

I won’t argue with ya there…! Hopefully, Conyers and Reyes will stand firm…

I’m sorry I missed it, the book sounded intriguing. And depressing, in an Idiocracy kind of way.

Reyes hasn’t exactly left himself a lot of room to back down.

He has reached the point where he is almost funny but I can’t figure out where his head (or his heart) is. Strange man.

I like Conyers’ demands to see the documents first…! ;-)

My take on Spector is that he wants to be viewed as a reasonable, independent moderate… but isn’t. So he says all the right things, and then quietly gives Dubya everything he wants and hopes no-one will notice.

well, I guess call me partisan. I’m not interested in what Bobo has to say. Life is too short.

eli, an uplifting post, it was an uplifting few days to be sure, after the devistating disapointment in the senate

my new favorite quote;

Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.

William E. Gladstone

ohhh, I feel good tonight

To be honest, I have to wonder just *what* the documents could show that would change the calculation here. I’m assuming that they would either show that the telecoms acted in bad faith, in which case they don’t deserve immunity, or they acted in good faith, in which case they don’t *need* immunity.

Careful:) A slow pace is one thing. There is good news coverage and if you want to know what the current Bush party line is bobo is your man his talking points are strsight from Rove. Brooks is ok.

Thanks, perris! Tuesday in particular was a real rollercoaster day.

hey, this gladstone character is pretty cool;

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
William E. Gladstone

That certainly describes what we are living now. I love good quotes. I sort of collect them. thanks

man, I am digging gladstone, another;

All the world over, I will back the masses against the classes.
William E. Gladstone

12 days to go? And no coffee break yet? Jeez, there outa be a union!

Lots of people don’t. I was having dinner with a democratic couple I really like, and the husband I were discussing the miserable state of the republican party. The wife said, yes, but that she really like Arlin Specter. I asked if she ever followed his voting record. She was SHOCKED to learn that he almost never voted the right way.

Right now it’s more like conservatism is about the unearned trust of the people, secured by fear.

Know yourself and your enemy and you will be undefeated in a thousand battles is what I believe Sun Tze said If you don’t know what your enemy is thinking you can’t predict his moves.
Bobo is always trying out testing GOP memes.

Yep, people pay more attention to what you say than what you do. The Republicans would be toast otherwise.

I wonder what republicans think about boner and the cheerleaders walking out of the House yesterday. Certainly even the most die-hard can’t be anything but embarrassed.

I, for one, welcome our Firedog overlords. I’d like to remind them that as a trusted frontpage personality I could be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground pumpkinloaf caves.

in the art of war, he had EXCELLANT and prescient few pages about a protracted war, if someone has that bit, please to post

Was it Conyers who said something to the effect of ‘win the elections next fall and everything will fall into place’. In that light re retroactive immunity, one possible path could be to string this thing out until then and then have the DoJ investigate what the telcos did. They could then offer the telcos immunity for cooperation in finding out what BushCo did.

As such, immunity would then be used to aid the investigators, not the perpetrators.

I hope that Donna Edwards and her eponymous Effect — the Donna Edwards Effect — will be around for a long, long time to stiffen the spines of our elected DeeCee democrats.

Whenever Steny and Nancy stray from doing the people’s business, we just need to whisper quietly in their ears: “Albert Wynn”

I used to have a friend who loved Reagan. Had a huge picture of him in her kitchen – made me gag. I tried many times to get her to explain why she was a Republican and she could not. She had no idea what either party stood for and it didn’t bother her at all.

Before you go that far, you might ask if the remember what Stage 2 actually is.

“It’s not a threat; it’s a promise.”

I know what Phase IV is…

Conservatism is the belief that society should be dominated by an aristocracy.

here we go;

In waging a war one must always attempt to score a swift victory. Protracted battles will frustrate the soldiers and diminish their morale. Besieging a fortified city will sap an army’s strength to exhaustion. Sending an army on a long expedition will bankrupt the country. Exhausted and demoralised troops coupled with depleted national resources presents an opportunity for neighbouring feudal warlords to attack you as you are now most vulnerable. Even if you have the most able commander, he will not be able to avert the disastrous consequences under such circumstances.

Thus, I have learnt that although an incompetent commander will try to score a quick victory, I am yet to witness a clever commander who deliberately prolongs a war. To engage in an interminable war and simultaneously bring benefit to the nation is not possible. Therefore, if one does not anticipate all the pitfalls of war, in particular the problems of protracted conflict, then one would not appreciate the benefits of military expediency and a swift victory.

The accomplished commander neither needs to repeat conscription nor requires continuous logistical support from home. He will bring with him all the necessary personnel and ordnance and obtain all provisions from his enemy’s territories. Consequently, he should continue to enjoy an abundance of food and supplies.

A nation becomes impoverished because of military expedition and the attendant cost of transportation of supplies to distant destinations.

Oops. Meant phase 2.

“Pumpkinloaf caves” – is that the FDL equivalent of “salt mines” ?

So why do the dems do what they do (and not do what they don’t do)? Why do the Senate dems cave and the House dems get some spine? Wish I knew. But maybe we’re better off just pushing on them to do what’s right–since there is clearly an opening–than trying to decipher their motives.

Just a thought.

Essentially yes. But they smell better.

Just off the top of my head, There has never been a country that has benefited from a protracted war? Sun Tzu? Is I believe the quote

Hello, GordonM! I was going to reply last night but my browser went kaflooey for a while. OK now tho. Hope you are well.

I think part of it is that a greater proportion of them are in safe seats, thanks to The Miracle Of Gerrymandering. Although, God knows, enough of the ones in safe seats are Bush Dog assholes too.

Oh, yes yes yes, please let it be so. And include that mealymouthed Mukasey in the charges.

Well, maybe not the countries *engaged* in it…

Sun Tzu?

yup, I posted some of the excerp up a few, it is incredibly prescient, have a read on 98

lol

I’m impressed scholar! We do seem to have quite the Sun Tzu appreciation society here at the Lake. I would like to see more posts comparing Sun Tzu and the mistakes Bush has made in Iraq.

House dems come up for reelection every two years so they know that if the people are pissed enough, they will be out of office. (They are pretty much running for re-election all the time). The Senate Dems only come up for election every 6 years, so they can pretty much do what they want to do until just before the election. So the House is much more likely to listen to people on the ground.

pelosi might have experienced the fear of god when we got donna elected

they must know now as a fact, if they don’t do the job they are elected, they will be elected no more

“o Senate passes a bill requiring all interrogators to abide by the Army Field Manual, which does not allow waterboarding or other forms of torture. (Anti-torture posturer McCain votes against, of course.) Accountability 2, Impunity 1.

o House finally votes on – and passes – a contempt resolution against Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers for stonewalling the US Attorney firings investigation. Accountability 3, Impunity 1.”

Anybody have roll calls for those votes?

(Hey, Bangor dude!)

I think that Dodd, Feingold and a few others may have convinced a few that they needed to step up. But mostly I think the arrogance probably pissed a lot of people off. Interupting Lantos’ memorial, “spontaneously” walking out to a waiting podium & mics…

It’s also true that the R’s know they’re toast (29 or more ‘retirements’). They’re doing as they are bid, but getting sloppy about it.

Yeah, that works too. “Safe district” can also mean “very progressive district”.

Yes, I think that Donna’s victory was a wakeup call, especially the large margin.

let me say something here;

I believe pelosi should be contacted and she should know as a fact we will support whoever runs against her if she does not begin the investigation that might bring the criminals against this country to the bar of justice

she must know we will do our best to have someone else represent us if she will not

Maybe a better way to put it–how can we best take advantage of the opening that this FISA situation gives to progressives? What actions would best advance our cause? Never mind if some dems are better than others, what should our strategy be?

ACLU thank you to House leaders. Keep Standing Up.

Even more so, Stanley Hoyer – remember him in that YouTube looking at the floor as she called out Bush on the war. He must have been pretty shaken when his guy lost so badly.

Whoops, almost thought you were another commenter here, with a name almost like yours.

The cash comes in the form of donations from the presidential campaigns, or the “leadership PACs” of the presidential candidates, to the campaigns of superdelegates. Remember that most superdelegates, as elected officials, have an insatiable need for campaign cash in our current system. According to a guest on Larry King tonight, Obama’s campaign has donated almost a million dollars to the campaigns of superdelegates.

do you have the link to that youtube, I have not seen it

“Therefore, if one does not anticipate all the pitfalls of war, in particular the problems of protracted conflict, then one would not appreciate the benefits of military expediency and a swift victory.”
That should be our official response to 100 years war McCain.
Its people like him who got us into Iraq. Its people like him who think the Surge is working. It is his support for Bush that keeps us fighting a war we are not going to win.

I watched the House contempt proceedings rerun on CSPAN late last night. At one point I was stuck by the realization… the Dems taking this effort to task were almost all women. Tauscher in the big Chair, Pelosi initiating the proceedings etc.. It was so powerful and liberating.. I do like Debbie Shultz Wasserman (or is it Wasserman Shultz?) Anyway, made me proud to be a Democrat.

Right here, Neuro….

http://www.senate.gov/legislat….._110_2.htm

hate to say it because I am teh man but the women in the house have all the balls

however pelosi lost hers, maybe she has reclaimed those baby makers

Here it is. It was up at the lake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SS3PDD9MY
You can see Hoyer on her left.

of course dodd and feingold have a huge pair that would make any women envious

errr

me needs some sleep

This has been accepted practice I know but we have to change it. The GOP is going to Crucify us on this.

Edwards is SO eloquent, smart, candor, boldness, brilliance. Wow. The Youtube above is worth a re-listen!

thank you sir

g’night all, bed 4 me

‘nite perris.

See you perris. (Not many call me Sir, alas). Sleep well. Hopefully Kiddo has brought you up a virtual cocoa.

Yes. Most politicians seem to be motivated by money or fear. On the Dem side, it seems they respond mostly to fear.

Actually, the Goopers are hurting badly, Big Biz has seen the writing on the wall…

Why? We don’t have anything to say about what they do with their money so why should they care if campaign donations are made with our money. If they do say anything, let’s all yell out all the names of Repubs who are in jail, on trial, being investigated etc.

No doubt this, and the lack of evangel’s money is why McCain wants Obama to agree to the funding stuff.

Thanks. I hadn’t seen that before. Hoyer didn’t look too confident there, did he?

I believe it was Tim Leary (might have been Robert Anton Wilson) who said that “the difference between a businessman and a beaurocrat is that when pushed to the wall, the businessman can usually read the handwriting on it”.

No matter how much pandering our Dem “leaders” do to us now, with people like Donna Edwards coming to town and likely Barack, we must never forget the specific people that allowed our country to get to this ridiculous point. Never forget, and never forgive.

We must remain vigilant and continue to attempt to vote out people like Rahm and Steny, no matter how much it seems like they might be now seeing the light. They do not, and they are merely following trends to remain in office. Give them no thanks. If we don’t do this, they will be undermining our efforts as long as they’re in government. Guaranteed.

Don’t mean to be so harsh, but it is true, and it is important that we do NOT get complacent again, like many Liberals did in the 90s since we had a “Democrat” in the White House

I think Obama would be a fool to agree to it… But, it would be nice to have only public financed elections…!

I’ll have to remember that one…! 707!

The GOP has no problem being hypocrites on issues. We have to get in front of this and have both Dem candidates say that we will change the system after we are elected.

A contempt resolution means what exactly? Is Harriet Miers going to jail unless she talks?

I think it may be less a problem what the Repubs say than how the whole thing works; how a candidate’s money will influence a SD who may not vote the interests of “the people.” Apparently, the SDs really are very free agents, so it may appear that $$ may make them less “free”. It looks like this particular election is going to expose the weakness in the SD system, as I understand the conversation.

Suits me. I can hold a grudge. Hell, if I were in Nevada, I might actively work for a Republican against Harry Reid. He’s *that* bad.

No doubt – the system is bad. I just don’t think Repubs have a leg to stand on regarding money or much of anything else for that matter.

Is this the portrait that Junior is referring to?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whore_of_Babylon

I just don’t see the purpose of the SDs. They either overturn the will of the primary voters… or ratify it. Why is that necessary?

I’ve seen some mentions of the three-way race between Mondale, Hart, and Jackson in ‘84 where none of them had the necessary delegates and the SDs saved the day, but why not just amend the rules so that whoever has the plurality in that scenario wins?

Absolutely! I just read about Child of the Clintons, AR Dem Congressman Mike Ross (Blue Dog from Hell) introduce pro ANWR drilling legislation. Looks like the big Alaskan oil money is moving to both the Dems and very safe (southern) Blue Dog seats. Ross like Senator Mark Pryor is a disgusting excuse of a Dem.. and both face no challenger, not even a Republican challenger, this year.

After it goes to court, to force the AG to prosecute/execute the House’s charges… I still think they should’ve bypassed the DoJ entirely and issued Inherent Contempt charges instead…!

LOL – kinda grim

Yes, no doubt the Repubs will use whatever they can. The big threat is if the SDs do something to subvert the way the primaries have played out. We can hope everyone will work to do the right thing. In the discussion tonight it was pointed out that we “do not need another Florida.”

Tou took the words from my mouth!

I believe that Gary Hart might had a better chance than Fritz. Polls showed Hart within 5-10 points of Reagan, while Mondale was 15-20 behind. FWIW

Bong’s in the house

;~P

It comes out of McGovern, where the Dems felt embarassed by letting the DFH’s select a candidate. I very seriously doubt they would attempt to overturn the popular vote in this case – both candidates have enough establishment Dem support. They’ll vote to save their own asses.

Well if the AG doesn’t do his job then can we get him out too?

Oops.

Meant to post that in the Oedipus Wrecks thread.

Linked to this article from Esquire at my homeblog tonight…ANWR one of the solutions that don’t work… 4 ways to solve our foreign oil dependence.

Here’s the shortcut… to the Esquire article, or take the scenic route via my name.

Off now to see if Maher can be funny again with his writers…. or at least if he can eviserate that putz Luntz.

Heh, fat chance! Look at how long it took us to get rid of AGAG…! Jan. 20th, ‘09!

Man, the problem runs so deep. We’re making progress but we’re not getting the tip of the iceberg yet. There are so many of them!

Blue America could really speed the weeding out process along I think, provided it gets much more support financially. We really need a lot more voters joining that effort and similar ones. Each of us has to spread the word as must as possible. Onward and Upward!

Apparently, the amending is the thing whose time has come. It is only problematic to want to change the rules here in the middle. We can only hope all parties will not want a big fight!

Hoyer did not look too confident because in my opinion they are playing a game to get Pelosi through her primary, making sure she
wins with at least a high margin..after that it will be business as usual..leopards never change their spots.

I hope both candidates realize that they would be cutting their throats in the general by winning that way. And cutting the party’s throat as well, in terms of low turnout for downticket races.

Hot Topic: Our evening news is having a piece on the SDs and interviewing some of them. SD says the system is “complex” and “needs to be reworked.” Just hasn’t been getting so much attention recently.

Eli:

In superb form, as always I see.

Re: Bush on Mount Rushmore.

McCain’s view, regarding ‘100 years’ of war; America is exempt from History and its lessons-

America is excused from learning from other nations’ example-

And, likewise, immune to any concern for those whom she harms, here or abroad.

These however, are the perennial R-thug ‘virtues’.

Which is why I sincerely hope that in thirty year’s time, Bush $ Company are still heartily if not lustily loathed and throughly, and utterly despised. If these creatures or their ilk, still have suasion of any significant fashion, we shall be in dire straits indeed.

If the rest of the world doesn’t wish to finish us off, then old mother nature certainly will.

Julia is upstairs reaming McCain a new one…! ;-)

Thanks, DW!

As long as Dubya is a conservative hero, they will keep trying to sell him as some kind of noble American icon. Hopefully no-one will be buying.

GWB and noble do not belong in the same sentence together…

Just ‘wondering’, Eli;

How long a ’sell-by’ date do you think the R-thugs actually have?

The 30%, which hard, hard-core, may be 22-25%, is roughly the same ‘percentage’ who opposed this nation at its beginning.

As a people, we’ve not time for too many more ‘woodshed whippings’ from the ‘blood-lusters’.

Humanity’s tenure, as we know, is not guaranteed, and ‘awarenes’ has reached even the starving and desperate. ‘Those with nothing to lose’ are ‘our’ most-quickly growing ranks.

Unless James Lovelock’s conclusion that by 2100 todays world population of 6.6 billion will be reduced to as few as 500 million people is universally embraced, conscience alone demands a modicum of evident ‘evidence’ of
‘actual”evolution’ in human consciousness, else the human ‘race’ done gone…

Ultimately, is all our ‘optimism’ but ’short-term’ or does ‘crap-shoot pessimism’ best predict our future?

Many ’spiny’ dilemmas ‘yet’ await us and whether we’re ‘up’ to it or not, ‘time’s a-wastin” and none of us are going to live forever, despite the American public’s discomfort regarding that truth.

The Age of the Sociopathic Mentality could use a great dollop of enlightenment.

Enough of Dark Ages – time for a Renaissance Plan.

testing

Sale of Government Properties,ILEP and the Judges

In my letter to the Prez i try,but i know that the White House is run by the neocon team of Bolten,Abrams and Kellner-Kaplan-Braunstein,so we will get hit again and John “HGH” McCain will get in with Lieberman and Bloomberg and Emanuel and then he will do pufffff ! and the neocons will take over, what a criminal shame !

Dear President Bush, these are issues were your leadership is needed:

a) the House and Senate are pushing forward Legislation to streamline
the process to sell , in only 30 to 90 days , about 20.000 USA Government Properties around the country,empty or in disrepair and
worth 17 billion dollars, ” Real Property Disposal Pilot , 2009 Budget ” , W.Post,Feb.8.08, before it had to have 13 different reviews to
approve one sale,the new fast streamlined process is being pushed by the Congress Committees, so we know the “grease and juice” is in
motion, in other words,when the D.C .Congress Committee’s get excited,
better hold on to your pocket,call the cops and tie down the properties before they fly for pennies to Bermuda,Cayman Islands and
beyond…its racket time ,big time !!!…..so , if we could have an honest sale, the Taxpayers could make some money, but since it’s the
last year in a Presidents term,we know its “clean-up time” and “connected time”, it’s nightmare and beyond, could you please keep
one eye on it ? and keep the “sticky fingers of the neocons” in D.C.
away from the cake ?

b) Amtrak needs only 1.7 billion a year to do its thing and do it good,but some politicians would like to cut the money,let the rails
go down and build condos and offices on the tracks and stations,after
all,they use helicopters and jets to make deals,but for the rest of
America,Amtrak and Light Rails is a “no-brainer”,and with 7 billion
more over 3-5 years , what we spend in 2 weeks in Iraq and Afghanistan, Amtrak can have a total upgrade, for rail , engines and
cars, and service everywhere, just what any other country can only dream about ,and right here in the USA we can have it , could you and
only for your Legacy, make sure Amtrak/Local Rails are upgraded,tune-
up and ready to go for another 50 years ? we could test fuelcells,coal-
to-gas-to-liquid , electric,hybrids,etc., what a chance !

c) in the FCC auctions, the Safety spectrum,D Block,has no takers so
far , and just 1.3 billion is needed, and since the whole auction took
in 19 billion instead of the expected 10 billion, , why not do it
right ? ,right now ? and give all Police,Fire, First Responders,etc., a tip-top communications system ? a first class network ?

if you notice,these 3 vital issues, require only what we spend in one
month in Iraq and Afghanistan, and can be paid with the sale ,honest
one ,of the Government properties above mentioned , so it’s a matter
of getting organized and making sure the “sticky fingers ” don’t stick
on anything, can you make sure it gets done right ?…just by keeping
the usual neocons away, its 99% done.

and thanks for including in the Budget still debated , money back for
clean fusion reactors, http://www.iter.org/ the sun energy, America as invested good money in fusion and we are getting closer,let’s
get the technology to work and let’s hope the Oil Lobby does not “delete”
the funding from the final Legislation, and thanks also for some Money
to clean-up and recycle nuclear waste, too bad the FutureGen Project got erased by Sec.Bodman at Energy, well we know he is a good neocon that on
ly cares for oil and gas,tokeep the USA stuck in the Middle East and sending money to Israel and Saudi Arabia,we know that !

Training of
carpenters,plumbers,electricians,masons,engineers and architects in the new solar homes with thermal tubes,concentrators
and PV panels,with turbines and batteries,with hydrogen fuelcells, with
plug-ins for the cars,with ethanol,with geothermal,with fusion and
with coal to gas to liquid capturing carbon dioxide is vital, can you
please get on with it ? this year LeMans car racing series run with
E-85 , so if they can,why not the rest of the country? why not you ?

d) in the wireless world, America is losing ground and now we find out
in the Media, W.Post,NYT,WSJ on Feb.11.08 that Motorola is about to sell a mayority stake in its wireless network systems to Nortel, now
run by Zafirovski, the same guy who almost wrecked Motorola before,and
Motorola wireless networks are part of the Government and Military
infrastructure, how can they sell it to a neocon like Zafirovski and
with his prior record? ………..and Comcast is at it again with snooping, with deep packet inspection with whatever intent(!!!) ,
with slowdown in service of anybody in competition with its own video
offerings,etc.,so we got a real problem, we are going backwards
instead of forward, can you save Motorola and set Comcast and its
neocons straight? , because Washington D.C. is busy with other
things ike wealthy baseball players ,steroids , HGH and gossip….so what
about old politicians running for office with sudden muscle build-up
and sudden massive energy attacks ?

e)The whole Housing Market collapse is because owners can’t afford the mortgage,plus utilities and gasoline to go to work,we should have
switched to solar and wind turbine homes with electric plug-in cars and hydrogen fuelcells with gas as fuel years ago , but Washington
D.C. is so corrupt with Oil Lobby Money and the neocons keeping us
addicted to that Oil so that we have to keep our troops in the Middle
East and sending them money that we don’t have any money left to move the country forward and free from this stupid ——-, what a
criminal shame !

f) As you well know, the Chukchi Sea between the USA and Russia in Alaska has about 10 to 15 billion barrels of oil and gas, could we
make a massive deal with Russia and , saving the whales , the bears
and their herds with pathways and food sources,go down with great care and without spills and get the stuff up? we need new ships, new
drill technics, new platforms,new partnerships with Norway and Sweden that
have experience, etc., why not do something smart for a change? , insted of constant fights with everybody, why not try smart energy
partnerships until we can get out of the Oil and Gas Dependency? and never mind Joshua Bolten and Berman and Abrams, you are a big guy
now, you don’t need to do always what the neocons from the Mossad advise
you to do , right? …i know you will never do it, but at least i try…

g) just to show you how corrupt some of these friendly neocons are ,
check the http://www.examiner.com/ series on ILEP and Milberg Weiss
the 13,14, and 15 of February ,2008 ,
http://www.examiner.com/a-1222…..;html?cid=
, were we find out that Judges and Trial Lawyers were really working
as a team, all the way to the Bank, and this is just the tip of the iceberg…by the way, Michael Mukasey was also a guest of the
ILEP…so why not break a while from the neocons and really do something new and wonderful for America?

h) On Geothermal, so may projects here and there are working great but
disconnected, why not a National Plan ? power plants of 300 to 1000-kilowatts can be set up with just 160 F underground water,why not
launch a national infrastructure? Popular Mechanics has a great
story this month,
http://www.popularmechanics.co…..5896.html, what a way to go Energy Independent!

As Monsanto controls 88 % of all the Genetically Modified seeds and we
still don’t have Genetic,Chemical and Clone Labeling in all our foods,
i hope your trip to Africa provides all of us with new Trade,Commerce
and Friendship opportunities,as well as a new GI Bill for veterans here at home,we need new ideas and smart new entrepeneurs, training
and capital is the key and you still got 11 months left to do wonders.

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