Words from Bird land
Mood:  accident prone
Now Playing: don't fear the reaper
Topic: Catching up
Okay time for me to weigh in again. I don’t want to gloat about the indictments of Scooter Libby. I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. How long before Karl Rove is indicted. Anyway better fish to fry. I live in fear. I live in fear that the redwings won’t make the playoffs. I live in fear that the Spartans will get a crappy bowl bid or not. What I don’t fear is what the administration has been hyping for a solid two weeks. The official panic of the month is over bird flu. There have been approximately seventy deaths attributed to this virus, most of which have occurred in Southeast Asia. For two weeks the major media have been talking of a potential pandemic. True these things have happened in the past but are we really going to start quaking in our boots over every new virus. In a rare show of foresight by Mr. Bush, he has proposed spending roughly seven billion dollars to prepare for the impending epidemic. Of course he wants to spend this money on a vaccine that won’t necessarily work on this strain. I applaud his ability to finally take on an issue before it becomes a problem but I believe that this is just a tactic to deflect from his current troubles. Sinking poll numbers. Does anyone remember what happened when he was suffering like this before? I can hear the conversation between him and Karl now.
Mr. Bush “we need them to fear something.”
Mr. Rove “how about the terrorist? We could raise the alert level. Quote some unspecified threat”
Mr. Bush “no damit that won’t work again. Come on think of something before I am forced to accept your resignation”
Mr. Rove “ Let’s see. How about something health related. With all of those people with out health care we can scare the shit out of America. No one will notice how much your popularity has plummeted and we can get on to messing with the middle class while I still have time. How about bird flu.
Mr. Bush. Brilliant!
Mr. Rove Brilliant!
Okay that may not be exactly what happened but how far off can I be. Mr. Bush’s commission on revising the tax code just reported back and decided to screw the middle class by eliminating the deduction for interest on mortgages. They have to have something to distract us with. Not to mention this new Supreme Court nominee. Oh, yeah. The other problem with his spending spree. We don’t have the cash to spend 7 billion dollars on a flu vaccine that won’t work. He gave the money away in his tax breaks. This deficit spending is going to screw with whomever takes over next. We won’t have cash to do anything, interest rates are going to spike. He calls himself a fiscal conservative. Yeah right. Back to the subject at hand. If we are in fear, he can come to our aid and we won’t question his other decisions. Sorry. I wake up everyday and tremble with my own fears. I won’t adopt the ones you need me to. All I fear is three more years of this dishonest spin we get from our so-called leadership. Remember all we have to fear is fear itself. Fear not. Go in peace.
TWR

Four new rants
Mood:  don't ask
Now Playing: Una Mas Cervasa (tom Alverson
Topic: Catching up
Okay,
I have been taking it kind of easy on the GOP lately. Time for the gloves to come off. I refused to join in on the dog pile about the lousy response to hurricane Katrina. It was the kind of response I have come to expect from this administration when it comes to any domestic policy unless it is ramming morality down our collective throats. Today we should start with Tom Delay.
Apparently he funneled money from Texas corporations to the Republican National Committee then funneled it back to candidates of his choice. Really wouldn’t bother me. I expect that kind of corrupt actions from the hammer. What cheese’s me off about this is The Free Enterprise Fund is running ads comparing the prosecutor to a mad dog. Why does this irritate me? It reeks of obstruction of justice to me. What are they trying to do? It appears to me they are trying to taint a jury pool. Same old tricks from the exterminator. If he has done nothing wrong just face the charges. Quit trying to try the case in the media.
Page two.
Bill Frist being investigated by the SEC. Just hope they prosecute this to the extent they did Martha Stewart. I did once applaud the Senator for his stand on stem cells but he is still part of the GOP Juggernaut of injustice.
Page Three
The tar is ready. Karl Rove is appearing before the grand jury for the fourth time and he has not been afforded immunity for his testimony. I am confident that he leaked the name of Valerie Plame in retaliation for Mr. Wilson’s criticism of the Bush administration. I just hope they are all charged by the expiration of the grand jury at the end of October. By the way it will be interesting to watch W’s polls plummet even further without his brain handy. By the way did you catch his equivocation, first it was that anyone involved would be terminated then it was anyone convicted of a crime. On with the prosecution.
Page four.
I have stay quiet on the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. I have stayed quiet because I don’t know enough about her. She must be a skilled lawyer to keep this administration out trouble for so long. My concern is that if we ever have another close election that is in dispute she will side with the GOP and find precedent with Bush v. Gore and vote to hear the case. I am over that election. I just did not like the Supreme Court interfering. The constitution directs cases like that one into the House of Representatives. What ever her qualifications I do not want a disciple of James Dobson issuing edicts of Morality from the bench. As always if something here has struck a chord please harass your elected officials. Repeatedly. Thanks
TWR