Georgia 10th District: A Crypto-Republican

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Tuesday April 10, 2007 · 10:48 AM PDT

2007/04/10 · 10:48

There's going to be a mad scramble to replace Ga. Rep. Charlie Norwood, who died earlier this year. Wikipedia has a pretty good rundown of candidates. One of the candidates is Jim Whitehead, and he sent the voters in the 10th a form announcement of his candidacy a few weeks ago. I was puzzled, since there was no mention of party affiliation in Whitehead's mailer, so I wrote him. My note follows:

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Monday November 28, 2005 · 11:48 AM PST

2005/11/28 · 11:48

I'm literally fogged in today, thinking about the trial of Saddam and the much-needed trial of George W. Bush. The parallels stagger me. Both gave orders for the deaths of those resisting their will. Neither one raised a hand or aimed a gun; they only made their wishes known to their military and the deeds were done. In the case of Bush and Company, the evil deeds continue. Is there nowhere that the gruesome threesome of Rumsfield, Cheney and Bush can be held accountable for the thousands of civilian deaths their adventure has caused? Or can they simply refuse to recognize any court's authority and walk away to kill another day?

If there is no international body with the stones and zeal to indict Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bush for crimes against humanity and for invading and despoiling a country, then individuals or groups could do it -- with great fanfare. A televised mock trial of George W. Bush would be great entertainment, as well as being instructive to Americans about U.S. and international law. So the floor is open to nominate actors, living or dead, to play Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld.

Nurse volunteers - no paperwork!

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Monday September 05, 2005 · 11:02 AM PDT

2005/09/05 · 11:02

After a week of increasing frustration with clueless arganizations, I have found a way for RNs to get in and help NOW. !

Call 1-225-763-5770 to do volunteer nursing at one of the shelters around Louisiana. I'm headed for Alexandria, but the choice of location is yours. All skills and all levels needed, 12-hour shifts, you determine how long you're staying. This is in a "special needs shelter" for refugees with chronic and acute problems. It took me all of 10 minutes on the phone to get hooked up and assigned.

A second Alexandria shelter may open soon at England AFB. This is not a certainty yet. There are many other shelters throughout the state that need help for the forseeable future.

War Meta-Issue

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Friday August 19, 2005 · 1:18 PM PDT

2005/08/19 · 13:18

The Democrats' position on the Iraq war reminds me of the party game "Twister." Supporting the troops, damning the war, justifyably criticising Bush for having no withdrawal plan but afraid to stand up for scheduled withdrawal. Too much mealy-mouthed mush, and it will hurt us badly in '06. Unless ...

Let's re-focus. There's a meta-issue that we can win on. We can win by pointing out that the Iraq adventure was a preemptive war, and that preemptive wars are wrong. No More First Strikes! Preemption precludes diplomatic solutions. Preemption is always based on intelligence that's subject to question -- think WMD's. Most important to the '06 elections, the concept of preemptive invasion turns the stomachs of both true foreign policy conservatives and progressives alike. It's a Big Tent issue.

Focus on the First Strike mentality as the cause for the present Iraq disaster. It will promote a citicism of Bush's War, and thus of Dear Leader, without "getting personal."

Crosses at local courthouses

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Wednesday August 17, 2005 · 6:47 PM PDT

2005/08/17 · 18:47

We tend to live protected lives, and to turn away from unpleasantness. The crosses at Camp Casey have made Americans look at 1,850+ real human tragedies. Nothing underscores the real cost of war like seeing row upon row upon row of monuments to the price all those dead kids paid. It can bring you to your knees. The Wall and the American Cemetary in the Netherlands affected me that way.

Here's a suggestion. Take the spotlight off Cindy and shine that light on the crosses, the Stars of David and the crescents that represent lost American kids. Let's bring the memorials home. If crosses were to appear on every courthouse lawn in every American county, with the names and home towns of those who have died in Iraq from that state alone, I think the impact would be amazing and positive. It's a one-person job. It will force people to face the finality of death and chance to reconsider set opinions. It will be truly a memorial to those who have died, and who will slime the crosses and the names of dead soldiers? Not even Rove could get away with that.

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Georgia 10th District: A Crypto-Republican

Won't Somebody Indict Bush et al?

Nurse volunteers - no paperwork!

War Meta-Issue

Crosses at local courthouses