Palin - Obama 2008!

I finally worked through all my issues. I'm not anti-Obama, really - but I do think he is listening to his advisers and not his heart, therefore he cannot and should not be President. Give him a few more years to become an independent thinker and I'll gladly vote for him. In the meantime, let's elect Palin for President and Obama for Vice President. Would be a great investment in our future! I feel better.

Vice Presidents

Was super disappointed by Obamas VP pick. My thinking is simple - we're bringing a new generation into the White House, why pick an old fogey who not only has approved every single one of Bushes military budgets, but made sure they passed. That puts him square one on the side of everything we did in Iraq. I was also disappointed by the democratic platform & it's total support of the Bush education policies. So, with an Obama or McCain administration we're in for 8 more years of really poor education policy for our nation. And it looks like the war will stay status quo. That, plus the fact after 8 years Obamas VP will not be ready to step into his shoes in the new century. He's deeply rooted way back into historical blubberings in Washington, jsut like McCain.

However, McCain's choice today enlivened the discussion, so that's something to be grateful for. While I could not stand any of the crap that's come out from McCain headquarters the past few days, today's announcement was a pleasant surprise.

I'm sad Obama listeend to the old guard in charge of his "party." There were plenty of young people he could have chosen who are well-equipped to lead this country, including several women. But, he balked.

I can't help but think that McCain took deep advantage of that balk by choosing a VP that will be equipped once he leaves office. That is exciting & makes the next few weeks promise to be exciting. While I can't vote for McCain, I also now can't vote for Obama (because of the old white man he chose to help him lose my confidence in his leadership). But, wouldn't it be fun to vote for McCain's running mate with the knowledge that she is a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Dunno for sure. She'll probably turn out to be another politician; but it looks like she hasn't been in the game long enough to really be one of the good old boys yet. I'll be watching.

Almost free = Almost pregnant

Well, heard the good news on the radio - Bin Ladin's driver will only be in jail for 5 1/2 years instead of 30. PLUS, even better, he gets 5 years off for the torture they've put him through for the past 5 years! So, only six months to go,

Then, EVEN BETTER NEWS! Because he's still under military control, when he gets outta jail, they send him straight back to Guantanamo for even more torture.

Aren't we just nifty groovy world citizens?

Actually, I have a feeling the jury has an ace up their sleeves. They did not let him out for time served, because Cheney/Bush would probably have him killed one way or another. With six months left to serve, he'll be protected until Cheney/Bush are out of office. Then we'll see what the new Prez has cooked up. McCain will probably want to torture him himself. He claims the Vietnamese tortured him, now's his chance to get back at someone/anyone. Obama - anyone's guess. My hope is that he'd free the guy & all the other prisoners. But, he's political, so who the heck knows what he'll do?

It's like asking about the no child left behind act. Neither major candidate is taking a stand on that. Too much of a hot potato. Too many kick-backs being passed around & who knows who has the "list". We'll just have to wait and see. As always.

I pity the poor limo driver. Almost fits perfectly. I Pity The Poor Immigrant becomes I Pity The Poor Limoman. Help me out here, Bob.

Osama's Plumber

Gotta wonder how much the person that drives arounf George Bush knows about the secrets of the white house? My bet is the guy who fixes meals knows more than the driver.

So, bets are on - who is next to be jailed for life? Bin Laden's cook? Don't forget his plumber. Oh, and bets are on that the Nanny who raised him knows some of his secrets also. Wonder how long she'll have to stay in jail?

What angers me the most is that Salim Hamdan is returning to jail after being held without access to the world for 5 years for 30 more years beacause he did nothing more than provide a service to Bin Laden. We seem to forget that the United States government provided many services to Bin Laden when he was fighting for us against Russia. We supplied weapons and finances. This guy didn't even supply the car he was driving. He was simply driving. Arrrggghhh.

I hope the guy that drives Cheney around (you KNOW it isn't a woman driving Cheney) gets 40 years.

My current hero is Aafia Siddiqui. If every person attacked by the US military had her guts we'd have a much better world. The military has got to be called to task for their utter disregard of human rights. Long live Aafia, and I'll be the first to apologize for the young men that were ordered to mug her.

Can a person be impeached after leaving office?

It's a sticky point I know, but here's some of my reasoning.

These guys have committed crimes. Yet, we are obligated as taxpayers to not only pay them for the rest of their lives, but to pay for bodyguards, offices, secretaries, libraries, etc. An impeachment and conviction could relieve the taxpayer of this burden.

Also, and this is even more important, we could be sure that all those that profited from the illegalities are forced to pay for the damage they created, and, imho, forced to pay the families of all the dead soldiers that were needlessly killed. The American corporations that profited in the billions and billions of taxpayer monies should be forced to pay for the damages in Iraq, not our grandchildren.

The only thing I see for sure in the constitution is that an impeached person cannot be pardoned. We are way too close to the end of this administration to expect they'll be impeached before leaving office, so the big legal question I have is can we still have them impeached after leaving office?

The reason for impeachment is to remove a criminal from power. Well, isn't it still power over people when they receive funds for themselves and their staffs and offices after leaving office? And isn't it still power over people when the few corporations that profited mightily from the war siply smile in the sunshine with their non-taxable dollars?

Questions someone must know answers to.