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The Religioous Right is at
it again

    Its been in the
news for the last week the controversy about ending filibustering in
the Senate. They want their own "Yes Men" on the bench in order to
fulfil their desire to take away more of my and your Civil Rights and
also undermine the Constitution. Its nothing but a big lie if they tell
you that it is not true. It is and you better believe it. Cheney the
resident right wing homophobe is jumping on the bandwagon once again as
Shrub's Yes Man to once again chime in in case there is a tie in the
vote. Well what we have to do is make damn sure that there is an
overwhelming number of votes that there will be no need for his
intervention.

    Once again me must send a message that the American
People are sick and tired of the incessant retoric and underhanded
tactics of the religious zealots currently in power in our government.
It must be made clear as a bell that we aren't going to stand for these
schinanigans any more. We must  let them know that we will be
there to thwart them every step of the way. These are dangerous times
folks and we need to be always on our toes. Ain't that the truth?

The New Pope

Will the Catholic church continue as it has for the last thousand years or will it now enter the twenty-first century? Or will it continue to drag us backwards as it seems to be doing now. Will we see a further use of the royal Inquisition from Pope Benedict XVI formerly known as Cardinal Ratzinger. Will it continue to scapegoat sexual minorities and also keep trying to bury the persistent problem of pedifile priests as it has in the past? We must wait and see. Only time will tell.
Personally I don't think that much will change, but that is my opinion. Maybe he will prove us wrong, however I woulden't bet on it. From what I've heard he was the equivelant of Carl Rove in the election of Shrub. I'm looling at this with a very cynical and jaundiced eye.
Sorry folks, I just see history reversed and all the progress made so far now taking a whole bunch of steps backwards. That sorry to say, is my prediction. Such is life.
How was your day?

The New York Times > Washington > Frist Set to Use Religious Stage on Judicial Issue

Danger Will Robinson Danger

He's at it again, Bill Frist, our resident Religious Fanatic and majority leader in the Senate is about to portray the Democrats as against the religious establishment. They're not against the religious establishment you dumb. They are against the use of the religious establishment's heavy handed tactics in our government institutions.

This guy is dangerous folks and he needs to be stopped at all costs. This and all other tactics by the extremist religious zealots must be stopped now. There is a clear and present danger to this government of the United States if these people are not rained in and stopped.

I don't know what else to say. It scares the hell out of me and it should you too.

Don't let him kill the filibuster either. It has been a tradition in the senate and congress and is a way to slow down or stop unnecessary legislation or unqualified or unacceptable candidates from being confirmed.

This is part and parcel of the right wing agenda. I'm tellin ya I don't trust the current administration as far as I can throw them. These are very dangerous times and we need to be ever vigilant. Aint that the truth?

DeLay's Backers Launch Offense (washingtonpost.com)

Did you read the headlines about Tom DeLay yet?

Now they are going to set up a special committee to put out the fires this guy starts. Not only is he in bed with the radical right, he IS one of them. They are afraid that the Democrats are going to try to unseat him. No shit sherlock, who clued you? This guy is such an idiot, he can't keep his mouth shut no matter what. Makes me wonder if the same thing has happened to him that happened to a person we need not mention who's death was controversial to say the least. Maybe his head is full of dead brain cells and he is operating on automatic pilot. Not being able to think he says anything the religious right wants him to say. Of course that is speculation on my part.

What I do know is that we have to continue to be continually vigilant of these radicals in order to preserve our government and the constitution from their continual assault. A prime example is the Patriot Act which they want to continue unabated. Of course you must remember that this Act was enacted in the heat of frustration just after 9/11 among fears that we would be attacked from within. Some parts of the Act are far reaching and an over reaction to our fears and should be allowed to either expire or continue on a limited basis and be examined sometime in the future when we are less paranoid about such things.

In the mean time we need to keep an eye not only on Mr DeLay but the rest of the Wolf pack scratching at the door of Liberty. The general public needs to know the Truth in order to keep our Government and Constitution free and in tact.

Activist Judges, people and other gobbledegook

This is a relatively new tactic by religious extremeists to call anyone they disagree with an "activist" this or that. Now Senator John Cornyn is calling the American people Activists and blaming the current spate of violence on the American public and so called Activist judges.
How stupid does he think we are? We must remember that the religious extremeists who have infiltrated the Republican party want to change our government into a theocracy and imposing their very narrow views of morality upon all of us. Our forfathers constructed the constitution the way it is because of factions like this who would like nothing better than to destroy our way of life and impose their views upon us. For this reason we must be ever vigilent and protect our form of government jealously.
Watch for code words such as "activist" in their retoric trying to twist it to their way of thinking. They also like to use very broad generalizations such as the "people" have this or that view, while actually it is a very small group that holds these views. This is a misleading tactic geared to mislead those who hear it. The extremeists want to mislead the general public that a mojority arein favor of their retoric when it is actually a very small group that hold these views.
It is our duty to confront them at every turn and expose them for who they are. The Truth shall prevail.

The Question of the right to die with dignity
and Terry Schiavo

I have always been taught that the Soul inhabits the body until death
at which time it leaves and ascends into heaven to be with God. It is my
understanding that the body is a vessel for the soul here on earth. The
body is made up of organic material including the brain which functions
as the central clearing house for all the bodies automatic functions.
The Soul which inhabits the body controls all of the conscious and most
of the subconscious activities. Most of us are unaware of these things
as we go through life.
I was always told and I believe it is in the Bible that we were
given one body which we should take care of as best we can in order to
remain healthy and live as long as possible. I was also taught that we
should not abuse it because of the irreparable damage we may cause to
it. Of course we do make mistakes from time to time and these can be
repaired or reversed by stopping the bad practice or through medical
means. Don't get me wrong, medicine can do only do so much to repair the
damage. Damage that can not be repaired we must live with, like it or
not. Unfortunately some of us do things that can and does cause enough
damage that the body ceases to function and death occurs unless
immediate intervention is initiated in order to stop irreversible damage
from occurring. Sometimes, and this happens a lot, the treatment comes
too late and the damage is done.
In my opinion this is what happened to Terry Schiavo. Her eating
disorder caused her heart to stop beating and by the time help arrived
the brain sustained so much damage that she was no longer able to
function as we know it. Here is where the conundrum persists. The
question persists as to whether the Soul still inhabits her body,
trapped so to speak, and unable to communicate in any fashion, a form
of pergetory or personal hell if you will? Or has the soul gone on and
left the empty shell kept alive by artificial means on automatic pilot
by whatever is left of the brain? This we will never know and these and
other questions remain unanswered.
Who is right in this case? The parents whose undying love for their
daughter propels them with he hope that a miracle will happen and she
will someday awaken, or her realist husband who has even gone to medical
school in the hopes of finding a solution and realizing that there is
none, now wishes her to die and not be kept alive by artificial means, a
wish she expressed before this awful thing happened.
There is a time for everything. There is a time to be born and there
is a time to die and only God can make that decision. None of us should
play the role of God. It is not our decision no matter what our hopes are.
I pray that this awful ordeal finally comes to and end and that
Terry is allowed the dignity she deserves.

CQ CQ CQ Calling all Amateur Radio Operators

Hey I opologize. America is al little slow on the uptake as far as the Tsunami disaster is concerned. We're cetting up to speed like that old railroad train chugging along picking up speed by the minute. However I really don't think it is fair to call us a bunch of tightwads or stingy.

Griping over. Here is my suggestion

How about all you Amateur Radio Operators doing your part to help out by signing on to help communicating or relaying information by joining your local Amateur Radio Emergency Service
chapter in you area (ARES) and get on board helping with disaster communications. I'm sure that they can use all the help they can get.

Suggestions for giving personal items; Cooking utensils, clothing, Tents, and personal hygene items.
Businesses can help by providing building materials, hammers, nails, saws and roofing materials. Bigger companies if they can afford it, bulldozers and front end loaders and perhaps a couple of busses for transportation.
Of course food is always needed but it would be better to give money for this to your favorite legitimate charity so that they can supply those kind of things.

Lets get going here, times a wasting.

A suggestion for security in Iraq

So now we know that various Iraqis work in the US compounds where our military is stationed. We know that they wrap explosives around their bodies and once inside detonate them killing military personnel and others. Here is my suggestion on how to solve the situation easily.
Take the hint from the Diamond Mines in Africa. When a worker comes on duty he is required to change his clothing and put on another one supplied by the company. This requires them to strip down to their underwear thereby exposing any countermand they may be hiding on their bodies. In the case of Iraq, any explosives that may be strapped on to their bodies or anything else they may be hiding on their person.
Another possibility is the use of full body x-rays to reveal other contraband hidden inside the body. This may be costly but would eliminate all possible dangers.

Second Suggestion

Why not use civilian War Gamers to help plan strategy to fight the war in Iraq? I am sure that there are many very willing and knowledgeable people here in the USA who would jump at the chance to help. I'm not talking about computer gamers but the board gamers and the like out there who play war games and pit their knowledge of past wars against each other with miniature armies on mock ups of the terrain of actual battles. I really hope that you are taking this into consideration as this may be a source of strategy untapped by the armed forces strategists.

No Shit Sherlock

On December 6th a classified cable from the Central Intelligence Agency indicated that the situation in Iraq was deteriorating. How insightful. And just how long did it take you guys to figure that one out? A year? Now this is a prime example of the incompetence of Shrubs leadership. Not only is he incompetent, so are those in his administration under him.
I said it once a long time ago, and I'll say it again. The War in Iraq is like the war in Afghanistan. The former Soviet Union discovered that fact and got out while the getting was good and cut their losses, now it is our turn to high tail it and cut our losses too. Don't count on it though. Our pig headed Dumbo of a president hasn't gotten the message yet. Will he ever?
Mr President we are fighting a war whose borders are impossible to close, where insurgents are crossing the border supplying guns and munitions to the those fighting against us. It is like bailing out a sinking ship with a pail full of holes. It is a losing battle and the sooner we realize that the better. There are some battles that are unwinable. Obviously he never saw the movie War Games with Mathew Broadrick.

How about a nice game of chess?

Here is the link if you are interested in the New sYork Times 2 C.I.A. Reports Offer Warnings on Iraq's Path

Its about time

I love it, I just love it. I just found an article in todays Washington Post about Advocacy groups using the media to get their views across. What a wonderful idea! Bravo. They are using newspapers and radio and tv to get their points across.
In order to read the link here Washington Post Advocacy Groups
You may have to sign onto the Posts website. Don't worry its free.
What some groups are doing is buying newspapers to use to get their point across. The catch is that they are not showing just who owns the paper. Just as NBC doesn't advertise that General Electric is its owner or that Disney owns ABC.
Other groups are producing TV dramas to get their point across to the general public. Personally I think that this is good because national syndicated media will not allow these points of view to be broadcast or printed. It is my strong feeling that we need to know the real truth and if this is the way we can get it out, all the better. I wish all the organizations the best of luck in their indevors.

Ain't that the truth?