I happened to tune in to CSPAN-2, today; live coverage of the U.S. Senate... If you ever wanted to know what ACTUALLY happens in "Our" government, check it out. Today, the Senate Republican majority is babling incessantly about a Constitutional amentment to ban the burning of the American flag. I have NEVER seen such bullshit in my life. Hour after hour of political posturing, "flag-waving", reminiscence, and wasting time!! An endless stream of Republicans takes turns recalling , with tearful pride, their memories of "saying the pledge of allegiance". They ramble on, using convient "bullet-points" about the "Patriotism" of those who serve and are killed in Iraq... a war BASED ON LIES!!! Such political posturing, at the expense of our dead soldiers is nothing less than OBSCENE!! NO serious discussion of issues about our spiraling National-Debt, NO serious discussions of any "Plan" for redeployment of American troops, NO discussion of the MISSING 9 BILLION DOLLARS from the Iraqi "reconstruction", NO discussion of "national-security", NO discussion of "Single-payer, Nationalized health care", NO discussion of reforming our incomprehensible tax-code, NO discussion of "Global-Warming", NO discussion of "Border-Security", etc....... It seems that they are "running-out-the clock"... wasting time until Congress adjouns.. WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING!! If an employee "In the private-sector" was found wasting SO MUCH time, while "on the clock", THEY WOULD BE INSTANTLY FIRED!! We must expose this flagrant BULLSHIT for what is is.. another Republican diversionary tactic, a "red-herring" designed to divert attention from their DISASTROUS FAILURES!!! Yesterday, an American general disclosed plans for troop-re-deployment in Iraq... shortly after Bush sources ADAMANTLY DENIED any such plans, and shortly after EVERY REPUBLICAN characterized re-deployment as "Cut & Run" and "Un-Patriotic" acts by Democrats!! SOUND TO ME LIKE A "FLIP-FLOP"!!! Or perhaps, the Bush cabinet is unaware of what is ACTUALLY going-on in the military!! It also seems CONVIENTLY close to "election-time" for Republicans to adopt this previously-Democrat philosophy! I would ask: "How are they going to EXPLAIN this sudden policy-shift..(flip-flop), after attacking it so vehemently?" It's time to THROW THEM OUT... It's time for a "clean-sweep" of Republican Congressmen. When I see them vote, I am often reminded of those wind-up toy monkeys with cymbals... mindlessly banging their hands together... Like tiny little robots incapable of any cognizent thought. A recent NOVA show about robots said: "One thing to remember about robots is, that they are PROFOUNDLY stupid!" Remind anyone of CONGRESS????
- posted by Dave @ 2:44 PM