StephanM
I am not a lawyer. I do not play one on television or on the inter-tubes. I do not have a detailed understanding of international law or the Geneva Conventions or the laws of war. So, with that limited understanding, I have been trying to 'wrap my head', so to speak, around the reluctance by the Obama administration and the current congress to investigate the previous administration for suspected war crimes and other alleged illegal actions. I tend to rely on illustrative analogy to understand things or to explain or make a point. I will attempt to do so now.
The recent actions by one Iraqi journalist have inspired me to start a campaign. Almost everyone has an old pair of shoes. I'm sending one to;
Worst President Ever 1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Full Rant over the fold.
Poll 32 votes Show Results Would you send a shoe to W..? Yes! Bush, Bush, listen well! Two shoes on your HEAD! No, but I think its a funny idea No, what a waste of time. So what... No, help someone in need instead Pie..? 32 votes Vote Now! Would you send a shoe to W..? Yes! Bush, Bush, listen well! Two shoes on your HEAD! 8 votes No, but I think its a funny idea 3% 1 vote No, what a waste of time. So what... 6% 2 votes No, help someone in need instead 19 votes Pie..? 6% 2 votes
Wisconsin AG, JB Van Hollen, wants to hassle up to 1 million newly registered voters. Of course, he's a Republican and the state Co-chair of the John McCain Campaign but he insists this is a matter purely of law enforcement. He's so very concerned that a few dozen people with out IDs or Addresses might cast a vote without clearly being legally registered that he's willing to risk incorrectly invalidating tens of thousands of registrations, potentially disenfranchising hundreds or thousands just by confusion alone.
Poll 46 votes Show Results Your opinion on AG's Motivation Enforcing HAVA compliance Interfereing with newly registered Democrats 46 votes Vote Now! Your opinion on AG's Motivation Enforcing HAVA compliance 2% 1 vote Interfereing with newly registered Democrats 45 votes
JB Van Hollen, Wisconsin Attorney General and state co-chair for the McCain Campaign, wants to impede or disqualify new voters. Under the guise of reducing voter ‘fraud’, Van Hollen wants to challenge all voter registrations made since Jan 01, 2006. I fed the Google "McCain Campaign Wisconsin Co-Chair" (without "" of course) and got multiple references to Van Hollen being McCain's WI Co-chair. Couldn't find a link on JohnMcCain.com but, you know, those intertubes...
I just spent two days in the reddest state in the Midwest. Home of the Hoosiers, the great 'In God We Trust' state of Indiana. Which may not be as red as I once thought.
Poll 75 votes Show Results Indiana Obama, Illinois is right next door McCain, Red Neck, White Bread, Blue Collar Hoosiers Where is Indiana??? 75 votes Vote Now! Indiana Obama, Illinois is right next door 45 votes McCain, Red Neck, White Bread, Blue Collar Hoosiers 20 votes Where is Indiana??? 10 votes
I finally figured out who Caribou Barbie reminds me of.
Poll 56 votes Show Results Sara Palin is Dolores Umbridge No Yes Way Worse! 56 votes Vote Now! Sara Palin is Dolores Umbridge No 5% 3 votes Yes 19 votes Way Worse! 34 votes
Did you see the video 'tribute' to 9/11..? Did it scare you? Sicken you? It was supposed to. The Republican party is still pedaling the meme of Divinely Ordained America and the Holy Crusade of Democracy!
Drill Here Drill Now
Doesn't make much sense does it. Has oil under American shores suddenly been Nationalized so that it drives down the price of gas at home? No, no, no. To make sense of this mantra we have to do the Maths:
2 Drill Here 2 Drill Now 4 BIG OIL
That's how it adds up. I'll explain the equation over the fold.
Poll 13 votes Show Results Drill Here, Drill Now; Lower Gas Prices or Big Oil $$$ Lower Gas Prices! More 4 Big Oil! Don't Care, gone electric! Don't Care, I'm an Oil speculator! |^) 13 votes Vote Now! Drill Here, Drill Now; Lower Gas Prices or Big Oil $$$ Lower Gas Prices! 3 votes More 4 Big Oil! 7 votes Don't Care, gone electric! 2 votes Don't Care, I'm an Oil speculator! |^) 8% 1 vote
I understand conviction. I understand sticking to your principles. I understand grit and determination. I don’t understand some hard headed people that ignore the opinion of others. I don’t understand the rationale behind these ‘so called’ conservatives who think that they know what is best for everyone or that their heavy handedness is some kind of tough love.
Hello, I'm new to Blogging. I have read the diary rules but I'm still learning the ground rules for this community. I have no intention, at this time, of ever running for public office. I do not want to go under that microscope. However, I thought I would like to put together a platform, of sorts. Perhaps someone does want to know how I feel on certain issues...
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