Shambolic

Time flies. Guess you could say I've been busy or just shambolic. I love that word. It perfectly describes me.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates requested today another $50 billion from Congress for the "wars" in Iraq and Afghanistan, after $141.5 billion has already been appropriated THIS YEAR. If Congress approves it, this year will be the most expensive yet.

Sens Joe LIE-berman (I-CT) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) are trying to push one of Cheney's babies through the Senate: war with Iran. That's what it boils down to, anyway.

Now the House has joined the Senate in condemning Moveon.org for its ad in the NY Times that read "General Betrayus." Hello??? The ad was paid for, right?

Why is OK for corporations to exercise their "free speech" and sell us a bunch of junk but not OK for a grassroots political watchdog group to buy an ad that questions our government, its military leaders and motivate us ask important questions about the so-called war in Iraq?

The invasion and OCCUPATION of Iraq was not because of WMD or Saddam Hussein or democracy. It had nothing to do with saving the Iraqi people -- well, maybe the rich ones. It was about global hegemony, oil and political power. The narrative that Bush and his military commanders are pushing means nothing to me because they've already proven themselves to be liars. They do practice rendition and torture. They do use information extracted through torture as "intelligence." And they can deny it until the cows come home, but they smell like bullshit already.

Suggestion: re-read the Declaration of Independence.