Winter is finally here.
Well winter has finally arrived. Nice, because it cannot last to long. Surprising that the Weather People actually were pretty close this time. We got about 8" here in the Northern Subs.I have to admire or U.S. 6th District Representative, Michele Bachman, the lady who would not let go of the President after the SOTU Address back in Jan. Now, it appears she has single handedly uncovered an Iranian plot to annex a large portion of Iraq for a Terrorist Training Ground. She has since recanted, somewhat, on this story, but I still wonder what her ultimate goal is.
But my biggest question is, what will be the next media diversion from the important stuff. Granted, Anna N. Smith will probably keep in the news for a couple more days. But then what. Are there plans for major publicity stunts at the Oscars tonight? How long will that keep the press buzzing?
Why is there so little media coverage of the casualties in Iraq? With over 3100 US servicemen killed and over 32,000 wounded and over 300 US contractors killed, the news reports usually only mention daily or maybe weekly casualty figures. Then if you look at the numbers of Iraqi dead and wounded, it starts to sink in, this is not the neat little coup we were promised.
And I don't even want to think of the costs we have paid, and will be paying for generations to come. Billions have been lost. Can we sue Bush and Cheney and Halliburon and Rumsfeld and Bechtel and the rest for re-imbursement? I think maybe it is worth a try.
Meanwhile, our US Veterans facilities fall into ruin. Our schools are short of money. Our national health care system is broken (maybe I'll blow off steam on that next time), and there is no money to rebuild our aging roads, bridges or utilities systems.
Sorry, just a little more fed up every day. I think it is time for a bigger change of leadership. Two more years is a very long time to wait.
posted by gloveshot @ 8:09 AM
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