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A few 'Bushisms' and other sad sad quotes...

These are things our president has actually said...it would be funny except its, well, not.

* GEORGE W BUSH, "One of the greatest things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures"-- U.S. News and World Report; January 3, 2000.

* GEORGE W BUSH, "If this was a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."-- Washington D.C. December 18, 2002.

* GEORGE W. BUSH, "I'm not going to talk about what I did as a child. What I am going to talk about -- and I am going to say this consistently -- [is that] it is irrelevant what I did 20 to 30 years ago. What's relevant is that I have learned from any mistakes I made. I do not want to send signals to anybody that what Gov. Bush did 30 years ago is cool to try."
--Gov. Bush in an interview with WMUR-TV in New Hampshire, when asked if he had used "drugs, marijuana, cocaine" 

* GEORGE W. BUSH, "If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it." —St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 2000

* GEORGE W. BUSH, "I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question." —In response to a question about whether he wished he could take back any of his answers in the  first debate. Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2000 (Thanks to Peter Feld.) 

* GEORGE W. BUSH, "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000 

* GEORGE W. BUSH, (1988) - "You fucking son of a bitch. I saw what you wrote. We're not going to forget this."  A drunken George W., storming into a Mexican diner in Dallas, and approaching Al Hunt (Wall Street Journal editor). Al was dining with his wife and 4 year old son, when Dubya interrupted cursing for several minutes in front of everyone. 

* GEORGE W. BUSH, "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

* GEORGE W. BUSH, "  "I don't know whether I'm going to win or not. I think I am.  I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes." —Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 21, 2000

* GEORGE W. BUSH, "We cannot let terriers* and rogue nations hold this nation hostile
(hostage) or hold our allies hostile.''  (There is no source for this quote, so I can't actually attest for its truth but it was too funny to leave out...)

* KARL ROVE,  Bush's long-time political guru and White House advisor: "As people do better, they start voting like Republicans...unless they have too much education and vote Democratic,  which proves there can be too much of a good thing." 

(kinda makes "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" seem kinda, well, bland)

Oh dear God No. Another Loop hole?

This story is taked directly from USA Today, 7/12/04 (www.usatoday.com)

Counterterrorism officials look to postpone elections


WASHINGTON — Counterterrorism officials are looking into the possibility of postponing the November presidential election if there is a terrorist attack at election time, Newsweek reported Sunday.

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned last week that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network may attack within the USA to try to disrupt the election.

The magazine cited unnamed sources who said the Department of Homeland Security asked the Justice Department for advice last week.

Newsweek said DeForest Soaries, chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, wants Ridge to ask Congress to pass legislation giving the government power to cancel or reschedule a federal election. Soaries said New York suspended primary elections on the day of the Sept. 11 attacks, but the federal government does not appear to have that authority.

The disclosure comes only a few days after U.S. authorities said they believe that al-Qaeda is planning a "large-scale" attack in the USA aimed at disrupting the presidential campaign and November elections.

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Thursday that the party conventions were among the possible targets of such an attack, although he said there had been no particular threat to either convention. Democrats meet in Boston later this month; the Republican convention begins in late August in New York City.

Ridge said the intelligence was gathered from "credible" sources, but he acknowledged that it did not yield any specific information about a possible attack.

U.S. officials have been particularly concerned about an attack during the presidential campaign since the Madrid railway bombings in March. The bombings, which killed nearly 200 people, occurred on the eve of national elections. Spain's ruling party was ousted.


Does this make anyone else a little nervous? It is just like Bush to cover all his bases 'just in case' and then have that very issue turn out in his favor. The scariest part for me is the word 'cancel' in the fourth paragraph. I can just see old W now dancing around in a half shirt singing into a hairbrush 'oopse I did it again, I played with your heart, got lost in the game.' But seriously folks this sounds like something really big might be in the works here. There is the 'good of the country' and then there is 'sick with power.' Of course it makes sense to postpone the election if a large scale attack makes it difficult or impossible for large groups of people to get to the polls. My question is, what are they going to consider an attack or threat of an attack. Imminent danger can mean a lot of things and can be construed in lots of different ways, lest we forget the 'weapons of mass distruction' debacle. (I can just see W calling in a bomb threat to the Washington Monument the night before the election...) Will they be able to put the election off indefinately, or is there a set time frame to reschedule. For now let's just all keep our ears to the ground and our eyes peeled... we cant let them pull the wool over our eyes this time. This is our America.

Woooopee for Whoopi

Whoopi Goldberg speaking at John Kerry's Democratic fundraiser last week, used President Bush's name as a sexual reference, and was fired by Slim-Fast. (The main offices of Slim-Fast are located in Florida. The governor of Florida is Jeb Bush, George W.'s brother. HMMMM. ) The company was afraid that her comments might have offended some customers. Offended them by using the word bush instead or er, pubis or something or because W is such a stand-up guy I can't say.

I don't care what slim-fast says, I'm with you Whoopi!

Campaign Party

Anyone in the Buffalo, NY Area please note that I a9m holding a campaign party at Fletchers Grill in Buffalo, NY at 6:30 pm on July 29th. I am working on getting some food donated so please come and eat free food and donate a few dollars to John Kerry. We will watch him, on that night, officially accept the presidental nomination from the Democratic National Party.

If you are not in the area why not host your own party...? Check out Kerry.com for info and ideas.

A sentiment I wish more people shared

This essay was written by Wade Edwards (son of John Edwards) in the fall of his junior year.  It was entered into the National Conversation Essay Contest, conducted by the Voice of America and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Wade was one of ten national winners.  In March 1996, three weeks before his death, he attended the award ceremonies in Washington, D.C., which included a visit with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the private residence at the White House.

FANCY CLOTHES AND OVERALLS

BY WADE EDWARDS

    A little boy and his father walk into a firehouse. He smiles at people standing outside. Some hand pamphlets to his father. They stand in line. Finally, they go together into a small booth, pull the curtain closed, and vote. His father holds the boy up and shows him which levers to move.

    "We're ready, Wade. Pull the big lever now."

    With both hands, the boy pulls the lever. There it is: the sound of voting. The curtain opens. The boy smiles at an old woman leaving another booth and at a mother and daughter getting into line. He is not certain exactly what they have done. He only knows that he and his father have done something important. They have voted.

    This scene takes place all over the country.

    "Pull the lever, Yolanda."

    "Drop the ballot in the box for me, Pedro."

    Wades, Yolandas, Pedros, Nikitas, and Chuis all over the United States are learning the same lesson: the satisfaction, pride, importance, and habit of voting. I have always gone with my parents to vote. Sometimes lines are long. There are faces of old people and young people, voices of native North Carolinians in southern drawls and voices of naturalized citizens with their foreign accents. There are people in fancy clothes and others dressed in overalls. Each has exactly the same one vote. Each has exactly the same say in the election. There is no place in America where equality means as much as in the voting booth.

    My father took me that day to the firehouse. Soon I will be voting. It is a responsibility and a right. It is also an exciting national experience. Voters have different backgrounds, dreams, and experiences, but that is the whole point of voting. Different voices are heard.

    As I get close to the time I can register and vote, it is exciting. I become one of the voices. I know I will vote in every election. I know that someday I will bring my son with me and introduce him to one of the great American experiences: voting.

This post has been borrowed from the website ot the Wade Edwards Foundation, http://www.wade.org/

What's the big deal with the Patriot Act?

Here it is, well the beginning of it-- sections up to and including 214. If I made mistakes sumarizing, I appologize this is headdy stuff. If you think it is boring keep reading because you are literally reading your rights away... are you a terrorist? (Yeah me neither...)
USA PATRIOT ACT (see for yourself :) http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html

Any provision of this Act held to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall be construed so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by law, unless such holding shall be one of utter invalidity or unenforceability, in which event such provision shall be deemed severable from this Act and shall not affect the remainder thereof or the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other, dissimilar circumstances.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001'. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

Sec. 2. Construction; severability.

TITLE I--ENHANCING DOMESTIC SECURITY AGAINST TERRORISM

Sec. 101. Counterterrorism fund. (a) ESTABLISHMENT; AVAILABILITY- Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a separate fund to be known as the `Counterterrorism Fund', amounts in which shall remain available without fiscal year limitation--
(1) to reimburse any Department of Justice component for any costs incurred in connection with-- reestablishing the operational capability of an office or facility that has been damaged or destroyed as the result of any domestic or international terrorism incident; (B) providing support to counter, investigate, or prosecute domestic or international terrorism, including, without limitation, paying rewards in connection with these activities; and (C) conducting terrorism threat assessments of Federal agencies and their facilities; and (2) to reimburse any department or agency of the Federal Government for any costs incurred in connection with detaining in foreign countries individuals accused of acts of terrorism that violate the laws of the United States.

Sec. 102. Sense of Congress condemning discrimination against Arab and Muslim Americans. (a) FINDINGS- Congress makes the following findings:

(1) Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and Americans from South Asia play a vital role in our Nation and are entitled to nothing less than the full rights of every American. (2) The acts of violence that have been taken against Arab and Muslim Americans since the September 11, 2001, attacks against the United States should be and are condemned by all Americans who value freedom. (3) The concept of individual responsibility for wrong doing is sacrosanct in American society, and applies equally to all religious, racial, and ethnic groups. (4) When American citizens commit acts of violence against those who are, or are perceived to be, of Arab or Muslim descent, they should be punished to the full extent of the law. (5) Muslim Americans have become so fearful of harassment that many Muslim women are changing the way they dress to avoid becoming targets. (6) Many Arab Americans and Muslim Americans have acted heroically during the attacks on the United States, including Mohammed Salman Hamdani, a 23-year-old New Yorker of Pakistani descent, who is believed to have gone to the World Trade Center to offer rescue assistance and is now missing.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS- It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans, including Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and Americans from South Asia, must be protected, and that every effort must be taken to preserve their safety; (2) any acts of violence or discrimination against any Americans be condemned; and (3) the Nation is called upon to recognize the patriotism of fellow citizens from all ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds.

Sec. 103. Increased funding for the technical support center at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. There are authorized to be appropriated for the Technical Support Center established in section 811 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132) to help meet the demands for activities to combat terrorism and support and enhance the technical support and tactical operations of the FBI, $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Sec. 104. Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies.

Sec. 105. Expansion of National Electronic Crime Task Force Initiative. The Director of the United States Secret Service shall take appropriate actions to develop a national network of electronic crime task forces, based on the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force model, throughout the United States, for the purpose of preventing, detecting, and investigating various forms of electronic crimes, including potential terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure and financial payment systems


Sec. 106. Presidential authority.
When the United States is engaged in armed hostilities or has been attacked by a foreign country or foreign nationals, confiscate any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, of any foreign person, foreign organization, or foreign country that he determines has planned, authorized, aided, or engaged in such hostilities or attacks against the United States; and all right, title, and interest in any property so confiscated shall vest, when, as, and upon the terms directed by the President, in such agency or person as the President may designate from time to time, and upon such terms and conditions as the President may prescribe, such interest or property shall be held, used, administered, liquidated, sold, or otherwise dealt with in the interest of and for the benefit of the United States, and such designated agency or person may perform any and all acts incident to the accomplishment or furtherance of these purposes.'; and

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION- In any judicial review of a determination made under this section, if the determination was based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act) such information may be submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer or imply any right to judicial review.'.
TITLE II--ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES

Sec. 203. Authority to share criminal investigative information.
(a) AUTHORITY TO SHARE GRAND JURY INFORMATION-

(1) IN GENERAL- Rule 6(e)(3)(C) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure reads as follows: Disclosure otherwise prohibited by this rule of matters occurring before the grand jury may also be made when so directed by a court preliminarily to or in connection with a judicial proceeding; when permitted by a court at the request of the defendant, upon a showing that grounds may exist for a motion to dismiss the indictment because of matters occurring before the grand jury; when the disclosure is made by an attorney for the government to another Federal grand jury; when permitted by a court at the request of an attorney for the government, upon a showing that such matters may disclose a violation of state criminal law, to an appropriate official of a state or subdivision of a state for the purpose of enforcing such law; or when the matters involve foreign intelligence or counterintelligence or foreign intelligence information, to any Federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective, immigration, national defense, or national security official in order to assist the official receiving that information in the performance of his official duties. If the court orders disclosure of matters occurring before the grand jury, the disclosure shall be made in such manner, at such time, and under such conditions as the court may direct. Any Federal official to whom information is disclosed pursuant to clause (i)(V) of this subparagraph may use that information only as necessary in the conduct of that person's official duties subject to any limitations on the unauthorized disclosure of such information. Within a reasonable time after such disclosure, an attorney for the government shall file under seal a notice with the court stating the fact that such information was disclosed and the departments, agencies, or entities to which the disclosure was made. In clause (i)(V) of this subparagraph, the term `foreign intelligence information' means-- information, whether or not concerning a United States person, that relates to the ability of the United States to protect against--actual or potential attack or other grave hostile acts of-a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; sabotage or international terrorism by a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; or clandestine intelligence activities by an intelligence service or network of a foreign power or by an agent of foreign power; or information, whether or not concerning a United States person, with respect to a foreign power or foreign territory that relates to-- the national defense or the security of the United States; or the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States.'.

(b) AUTHORITY TO SHARE ELECTRONIC, WIRE, AND ORAL INTERCEPTION INFORMATION-

(1) LAW ENFORCEMENT- Any investigative or law enforcement officer, or attorney for the Government, who by any means authorized by this chapter, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose such contents to any other Federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective, immigration, national defense, or national security official to the extent that such contents include foreign intelligence or counterintelligence, or foreign intelligence information, to assist the official who is to receive that information in the performance of his official duties. Any Federal official who receives information pursuant to this provision may use that information only as necessary in the conduct of that person's official duties subject to any limitations on the unauthorized disclosure of such information.'.

(2) DEFINITION- `foreign intelligence information' means-- information, whether or not concerning a United States person, that relates to the ability of the United States to protect against-- actual or potential attack or other grave hostile acts of a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; sabotage or international terrorism by a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; or clandestine intelligence activities by an intelligence service or network of a foreign power or by an agent of a foreign power; or information, whether or not concerning a United States person, with respect to a foreign power or foreign territory that relates to-- the national defense or the security of the United States; or the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States.'.

(d) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION-

(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be lawful for foreign intelligence or counterintelligence or foreign intelligence information obtained as part of a criminal investigation to be disclosed to any Federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective, immigration, national defense, or national security official in order to assist the official receiving that information in the performance of his official duties. Any Federal official who receives information pursuant to this provision may use that information only as necessary in the conduct of that person's official duties subject to any limitations on the unauthorized disclosure of such information.

(2) DEFINITION- In this subsection, the term `foreign intelligence information' means-- information, whether or not concerning a United States person, that relates to the ability of the United States to protect against-- actual or potential attack or other grave hostile acts of a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; sabotage or international terrorism by a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; or clandestine intelligence activities by an intelligence service or network of a foreign power or by an agent of a foreign power; or information, whether or not concerning a United States person, with respect to a foreign power or foreign territory that relates to-- the national defense or the security of the United States; or the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States.

Sec. 204. Clarification of intelligence exceptions from limitations on interception and disclosure of wire, oral, and electronic communications.

Sec. 205. Employment of translators by the FBI.
(a) AUTHORITY- The Director of the FBI is authorized to expedite the employment of personnel as translators to support counterterrorism investigations and operations without regard to applicable Federal personnel requirements and limitations.SECURITY REQUIREMENTS- The Director of the FBI shall establish such security requirements as are necessary for the personnel employed as translators under subsection REPORT- The Attorney General shall report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on-- the number of translators employed by the FBI and other components of the Department of Justice; any legal or practical impediments to using translators employed by other Federal, State, or local agencies, on a full, part-time, or shared basis; and the needs of the FBI for specific translation services in certain languages, and recommendations for meeting those needs.


Sec. 206. Roving surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

Sec. 207. Duration of FISA surveillance of non-United States persons who are agents of a foreign power.
(b) EXTENSION-IN GENERAL- Section 105(d)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(d)(2)) is amended by-- inserting before the period the following: an extension of an order under this Act for a surveillance targeted against an agent of a foreign power may be for a period not to exceed 1 year'.

Sec. 208. Designation of judges.

Sec. 209. Seizure of voice-mail messages pursuant to warrants.

Sec. 210. Scope of subpoenas for records of electronic communications. name; address; local and long distance telephone connection records, or records of session times and durations; length of service (including start date) and types of service utilized; telephone or instrument number or other subscriber number or identity, including any temporarily assigned network address; and means and source of payment for such service (including any credit card or bank account number) of a subscriber.'

Sec. 211. Clarification of scope.
except that such disclosure shall not include records revealing cable subscriber selection of video programming from a cable operator.

Sec. 212. Emergency disclosure of electronic communications to protect life and limb.
(a) DISCLOSURE OF CONTENTS-
`Sec. 2702. Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records'; a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public shall not knowingly divulge a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service to any governmental entity.
EXCEPTIONS FOR DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS- A provider, if the provider reasonably believes that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure of the information without delay.'; and may divulge a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service with the lawful consent of the customer or subscriber; as may be necessarily incident to the rendition of the service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service; to a governmental entity, if the provider reasonably believes that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person justifies disclosure of the information; or to any person other than a governmental entity.'.

(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT- REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT ACCESS-

Sec. 2703. Required disclosure of customer communications or records'; Except a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service may' and inserting `A governmental entity may require a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service to any person other than a governmental entity. A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service shall disclose a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service.

SEC. 213. AUTHORITY FOR DELAYING NOTICE OF THE EXECUTION OF A WARRANT.

DELAY- With respect to the issuance of any warrant or court order under this section, or any other rule of law, to search for and seize any property or material that constitutes evidence of a criminal offense in violation of the laws of the United States, any notice required, or that may be required, to be given may be delayed if-- the court finds reasonable cause to believe that providing immediate notification of the execution of the warrant may have an adverse result the warrant prohibits the seizure of any tangible property, any wire or electronic communication, or, except any stored wire or electronic information, except where the court finds reasonable necessity for the seizure; and the warrant provides for the giving of such notice within a reasonable period of its execution, which period may thereafter be extended by the court for good cause shown.'.

Sec. 214. Pen register and trap and trace authority under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
(a) APPLICATIONS AND ORDERS- `for any investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution'; a certification by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or is relevant to an ongoing investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution.'; shall specify-- the identity, if known, of the person who is the subject of the investigation; the identity, if known, of the person to whom is leased or in whose name is listed the telephone line or other facility to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached or applied; the attributes of the communications to which the order applies, such as the number or other identifier, and, if known, the location of the telephone line or other facility to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached or applied and, in the case of a trap and trace device, the geographic limits of the trap and trace order.'.

(b) AUTHORIZATION DURING EMERGENCIES- `foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or information to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution'; and `foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or information to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution'.

Bush says it's ok to torture 'terrorists' kiddies wonder 'how does this make us better than they are?'

Time Magazine (June 21 2004) reports that the 'administration has been quietly but fundamentally reshaping America's stance on torture. Contradicting 50 years of policy governing the treatment of detainees captured during conflict, the government has released memos that meticulously list all the laws against torture, then offer methods of evading them. Although the White House insists the documents were abstract musings rather than policy changes, they seem to suggest that there is at least some ambiguity about how captured persons should be treated.' 'While these memos don't explicitly endorse the use of torture' they don't do the opposite either. Although the President 'does not recall' signing off on these memos, he has been quoted as saying "Its going to be vital for us to use any means at our disposal, basically, to meet our objective." President Bush declared that US soldiers would abide by the spirit of the Geneva Conventions, but Taliban and al-Qaeda held in cuba do not qualify as prisoners of war and are therefor not subject to the treaty. '

I guess that means using dogs and sleep deprivation, specifically disallowed by Geneva...

Apparently 'terrorists' were not represented at the Geneva Conventions, so they don't have to be treated under the guidelines on handling prisoners of war underlined therein-- whatever that means. The lines are definitely blurred in my mind, and I'm not a 21 year old soldier 'at war' trying to please his commanders, trying to do a good job so I can look at my self in the mirror when I come home. As for our leaders, our generals and our Secretary of Defense (to name a few), it seems they can do whatever they want with no regard for history or the future, going to war against the will of the UN, for example. Hell why not throw peace agreements and fair play out the window too-- no one is looking. (Geneva? Why that's nowhere near Texas!) It is completely unbelievable to Americans when we see our troops being dragged burning through the streets and hung on bridges for everyone to see. We cry at the thought of those images... how can we say a word when our own government is part and parcel doing the same damn thing. I can't fathom it. It cheapens everything we stand for as a country to watch our commander and chief act willy-nilly with human lives, ours or theirs. So lets go back to the beginning, I ask the same question, what makes us think that we are better than they are, how can we claim we are fighting the good fight, when the evidence shows we are bringing as much terror on others as they are on us. I will not go so far as to say that the United States of America is run by terrorists, I can't say that because I love it too much, but if it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck it must be... George W. Bush (cooking and eating lame duck since 1995.)

This country is unrecognizable from its state a mere four years ago.

Is this what is really going on

President Bush During Pennsylvania Bus Tour Visit--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Bush: I'm here for a reason -- I'm here to let you know that I want to serve the people of this country for four more years. (Applause.) I'm here to let you know -- and I have a reason to ask for your help and your vote -- I want this country to be safer and stronger and better for every one of our citizens. (Applause.) (FORGET ABOUT THE TROOPS DYING BECAUSE SADAM TRIED TO KILL YOUR DADDY...)

I'm also the first to admit that I can't win without your help. So I'm here to ask for your help. I would like for you all -- (applause) -- not only am I asking for the vote, I'm asking for you to register your friends and neighbors to vote. And then when you ask -- when you register them, you might get them to vote for old George W., while they're at it. (Applause.) (WHO ELSE IS WONDERING IF HE ASKED ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE TO COVER THEIR EARS AT THIS POINT IN THE SPEECH oh wait what am I thinking...WHAT BLACK PEOPLE?)

I'm looking forward to the campaign. I'm looking forward to the campaign. I've got plenty of energy to run a race. I know who I want to lead this country, and I'm here to ask for your help. (Applause.) (AND WE KNOW WHO WE WANT, AND HE HAS TO HAVE A CLUE, ASSHOLE.)
...
Let me tell you a couple of lessons I learned from September the 11th. We face an enemy which has hijacked a religion. They're not religious people; they've hijacked a religion. Secondly, therapy is not going to work with them. You cannot negotiate with these people, you can't discuss it. The only way to make sure America is more secure is to bring them to justice. (Applause.) Thirdly, I learned about this enemy, that they try to find soft spots in the world. They try to find safe havens. They try to burrow in and corrupt a government. They become parasitical. And that's why I laid out a doctrine that said, if you harbor a terrorist and feed one, you're just as guilty as the terrorist. (BURROW IN AND CORRUPT A GOVERNMENT, SOUNDS FAMILIAR...)

A stronger America is an America where people are working. Now, we've got some citizens here today that will help make my point. Listen, we want everybody working. That's what we want. We want people going to work, we want people putting food on their table to feed their kids. We want our entrepreneurs to feel like there's -- feel so confident about the future that they're willing to invest. (AND?)


AROUND THE HORN so to speak... this is what the 'pro' public has to say about "W"

"I support President Bush because of his commitment to our national security and his untiring efforts to support our Armed Forces. My husband serves proudly in the United States Army and is honored and humbled to serve for a Commander in Chief that has integrity, honor, braveness, compassion, and faith in God. We are both proud he is our President and we look forward to 4 more years!"

-- Shelby Sarver of Fort Polk, LA (DONT GET ME STARTED...IS SHE JOKING, HAD WE NOT GONE TO WAR WHAT WOULD SHE HAVE TO PRAISE? OH AND WHO THINKS ATTACKING A BASICALLY UNARMED NATION PROMOTES NATIONAL SECURITY-- COME ON, RAISE YOUR HAND.)

"President Bush has helped restore my faith in America. I visited New York City in Oct. 2001 and American flags were everywhere! They are still everywhere in Georgia! It’s wonderful to see American patriotism once again! Thank you Mr. President for standing strong in tough times. May God bless you."

-- Donna Hardin of Dalton, GA (YEAH BECAUSE THOSE FLAGS ARE GREAT BIG BANDAIDS AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE THEM WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OTHER PESKY ISSUES LIKE THE ENVIORNMENT OR THE FACT THAT WE DID NOTHING ABOUT OSAMA AND RAN RIGHT INTO A WAR WITH SADDAM AND THEN WERE TRICKED INTO BELIEVING IT HAD SOMETHING WITH SEPT 11TH)

I CAN'T GO ON OR I'LL BE SICK... TALK TO YA'LL TOMORROW

* obviously the stuff in CAPS is my commentary *
** I am sorry if the presidents feelings are hurt by my calling him an asshole earlier**

And the people said it was 'Time for a Change' America doesnt have 'regimes'

Ok... I have been kind of going back and fourth with my thoughts about making this page for a while. I am scared to do it in a sense, because things have been going crazy with our government lately. People exercizing their 'rights' have become 'terrorist threats' and the Constitution of this great country has been put in a bubble by the Patriot Act. Serious acusations, I know, but these are serious times. Does George Bush think he is a revolutionary, does he really think he is doing good for the people? There is a lot I dont understand. I'm not trying to get myself arrested and questioned by doing this (by any means) so let me say here and now that this site represents my personal opinions about our president and the political goings on here in the USA. I am open to comments good or bad here, I welcome them really!

Every year I vote and call it a day, this year I want to try to really make a difference. This year it means everything. I am starting with this site and continuing by collecting money at my own campaign party this July 29th in Buffalo, NY. John Kerry may not be the second coming of the Messiah for this country, but he seems less likely to use the US army to complete personal vendetas, less likely to be clueless in times of crisis, and probably can pronounce most compound words correctly without aid. I'm even willing to go so far as to say Georgie is probably a nice guy, he just isn't fit to lead much more than cheers for his football team. (There I said it.)