The Sunday Rant
Mood:  smelly
Now Playing: Mexican Sky-Cross Canadian Ragweed
Topic: general grumpiness
Okay time to get back to current events. Lots to talk about today.
I read on Friday about Condoleezza Rice's upcoming trip to the European continent and how she plans to tell our Allies leadership to back off questioning the U.S. about our secret prisons. That is a great way to inspire loyalty but it doesn't really surprise me. Mr. Bush is still trying to find a way to torture information out of prisoners, even though he has pledged to Senator John McCain that he will comply with current law that prohibits torture and inhumane treatment of captives. Our shining light on the hill gets dimmer everyday this imbecile is in charge.
Other effects of his leadership or lack there of; Bulgaria and Ukraine plan to withdraw their collective twelve hundred troops this month. According to the Associated press six other nations plan to follow suit after the first of the year. Apparently our allies don’t buy this stay the course rhetoric either. The bright spot is that maybe with a draw down in Iraq we can finally find Osama.
Okay the heavy stuff is over. Now for the fun. Apparently the US Military has been paying Iraqi Newspapers to print positive stories about the occupation and rebuilding. In a story by Jim Abrams of the Associated Press Donald Rumsfeld says of the President “He’s very troubled by it”. Personally I don’t believe it for a second. He did the same thing in America and could not get away with it. Do you remember payments made to so-called journalists to support his private accounts that would fix social security? This administration has a huge problem with information. They want to edit and/or approve any information released to the American Public. Need more examples? OK
Vice President Cheney s energy task force-went to the Supreme Court to hide who he met with.
John Bolton-Could not be approved by the Senate so they refused to release any documents relating to his tenure with the state department or the Justice department
John Roberts- Senate confirmed him without the release of documents related to his tenure in the Solicitor Generals office.
I do not mind this Administration closely guarding secrets that relate to national security. I do mind them calling everything a national secret. I thoroughly believe in the Freedom of information act and open meetings laws.
I could probably go on for a while on this subject but my carpal tunnel is kicking in and OSHA won’t pay me, as this is a public service related injury. Check out the new links. More tomorrow. As always vehemently vex your elected representatives and the media with all of the opinions and problems that you can. Till tomorrow. Adios
TWR