tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116101202011-07-28T03:43:27.687-07:00My place to rant, vent, B,G, M and complain about local, national, international, and personal events and issues.Curtis Dutielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274059701533710827noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610120.post-92169956902682149892008-10-16T12:00:00.003-07:002008-10-16T16:15:34.156-07:00

This is my reaction to Marlene Phillips' Article on The Huffington Post:WOW! You hit it right on the head! A year ago, I worried that America may not be ready to vote for a Black man. Thankfully, a majority of Americans have proven me wrong. Obama's calm demeanor and temperament are just as important as his policies. McCain's demeanor is just scary. He looks for excuses for his actions and the

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This floored me this morning:This morning on CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer Leslie Sanchez, a Republican strategists, talking about the economy moving the public against the party in power and towards Obama and not any of his policies, said "let's call a spade a spade."One of the other 'talking heads' on this show was Donna Brazile.The Republicans were quick to go after Obama for his '

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Yes, I am calling on Obama to join McCain in postponing the Presidential Debate, scheduled for tomorrow (Friday the 26th) to next Thursday, October 2nd. This will allow the two senators to be sure that a compromise plan completely passes both houses and is signed by the President.But, in order to be fair to the cities, universities, and other entities that have spent millions of dollars in

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Really, does Johnny-Mac really think that we are so stupid as to believe that this woman is qualified to be a 72-year old heartbeat away from the Presidency? Only people as dumb and Sarah Palin seems to be would fall for this line of utter bullshit.To paraphrase the principal in the movie Billy Madison:Governor Palin, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever

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Alaska's proximity to Russia has been touted as Palin's foreign policy experience and thus her creds to be Veep. Here is an exchange from the Gibson interview with Palin: GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you? PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska,

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McCain loves to tell us how the "surge" was his idea and how it worked and how it makes him a great leader. Of course, he ignores all of the other things that happened at the same time, the Anbar Awakening, Sadr standing his troops down, building trust and relationships with local leaders, $$$ for not fighting, etc.Now we have an Admiral telling us that sending in more troops won't work in

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We've all felt the pinch of out-of-control fuel prices, but who knew that what while we were getting screwed at the pump by the oil companies, Department of Interior employees in charge of oil royalties were, well, getting screwed by oil company employees. (image: the new Phallic symbol)U.S. oil officials accused of sex with energy company workersWASHINGTON - Government officials handling

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And what about the academic records of the Presidential candidates?In John McCain, we have a man that barely graduated from the Naval Academy, and most likely would have been expelled had his father and grandfather not been admirals. The Naval Academy is a fine academic institution, McCain just failed to take advantage of the opportunity that was given to him. This closely mirrors the record of

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Like many people, Sarah Palin changed colleges during her undergraduate years. Nothing remarkable about that on the surface. This is a little different, however. It seems that Sarah attended not two different colleges, but FOUR different colleges.She started out @ Hawaii-Pacific in Fall of '82 as a Business Administration major. She spent only one semester there, as she transfered to North Idaho

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with words, but not deeds.Last night in her speech, Sarah Palin said that she would be a friend to families of special needs children. Great words, and coming from a parent with a special needs child, almost believable. Almost, that is, because her actions as governor of Alaska show otherwise. She cut spending for special needs by 62%.Washington Monthly-fact checking PalinMcCarpetbagger, Palin,

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but which is which.....Palin is a good fit for McCarpetbagger: both use snarky, negative comments trying to belittle Obama's community service. I would rather have someone that went out into the community to work at the grass roots level to make changes in people's lives like Obama did, as opposed to McCain who fell in love with the power-broking that he saw behind closed doors in DC and made

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Ok, there are slips, mis-speaks, et al when one is giving impromptu speeches, but a foul-up like this when you have teleprompters????This could mean one of several things:1. She is senile.... nah, the Republicans would never have someone senile in a key position.2. Palin is about to be dumped/resign she just came from a secret meeting where it was decided that Pawlenty will replace her.3. They

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Last week Ted Prezelski blogged from the Democratic National Convention, asking vairous Arizona delegates several questions, notably "What is you favorite Beatles album?".Well, not sure what Obama, Biden and McCain would answer, but it is clear that the Vee-PILF's answer would be:HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN!(sing along, folks: Click here for the MIDI FILE)She's not a girl who misses muchDo do do do

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Well, the more that comes out about McCarpetbagger's veep choice, the more I question our senator-in-absentia 's wisdom. (well, like I really needed more ammo).Here are some wonderful tidbits from the VPILF:From Michael Tomasky's Blog:n 2006, the Alaska state branch of the right-wing Eagle Forum asked gubernatorial candidate Sarah Palin if she was offended by the inclusion of the phrase "Under

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Well, John McCain pulled his Veep from left... no, make that RIGHT field by selecting a very conservative woman as his Veep, Alaska Governor Palin.Interesting choice, I think. She is young, 44, conservative, and good looking. When the word started coming out that she was his choice, I 'used the google' to find out a bit more about her. On the Wonkette* blog, they refer to her as a GILF (Governor

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Ohio governor Ted Strickland just delivered a great line:"George Bush came into office on 3rd base and he stole 2nd, and John McCain was cheering him all of the way"Too funny! And too true!

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The TIME initiative will not be on the ballot come November:TIME transportation initiative off the ballot The Arizona Secretary of State's Office today disqualified the tax package from the November ballot, ruling that supporters of the measure failed to submit enough valid signatures. The TIME coalition of business and political leaders, which counted Gov. Janet Napolitano among

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George Bush's ineptness has reached a new low. While Russia more or less launches a full scale war on the democratic nation of Georgia, George Bush spent another day in Beijing, playing "sports fan in Chief" instead of commander in chief. And not content to be a gracious guest, he made sure to piss off his hosts by attacking their oppression of religious freedom from the steps of one of the few

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She is DONE:Edwards to Endorse Obama.Maybe now, Hillary will bow out gracefully so we can get on with getting the White House back!

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Embattled AZ Congressman Rick Renzi (R CD-1) has said he won't resign his seat, claiming that resigning would make him look guilty:Through his press office in Washington D.C., Renzi said: “I will not resign and take on the cloak of guilt because I am innocent.” http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/226858.phpRick, it is not any potential resignation that makes you look guilty, it is all

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Well, leave it to the Arizona Legislature to try and find more reasons and places for folks to draw their guns.Several years ago, it was guns in bars. Last year it was a bill allow guns in any public location, and earlier this session the bill to allow teachers to pack heat.Now, they want to make it easier for folks to draw their weapons without breaking the law, as long as they feel or perceive

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Yup, at long last, AZ congressman Rick Renzi has been indicted on numerous Federal charges.From CNN.COM:In a 35-count indictment handed up by a grand jury in Arizona, Renzi is charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering extortion and insurance fraud. The indictment stem from Renzi's efforts to use his position in Congress to promote land deals in Arizona by a former business partner,

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February 22: Well, He changed his mind and will run for re-election.FLIP FLOP.------John Shadegg is not running for reelection.Speculation is rampant: priming himself to run for the Senate when McCain becomes President? Wants to avoid a tough race vs Bob Lord? Tired and wants to spend time with his family?Until just a few minutes ago, I was certain that McCain wasn't going resign his seat unless

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As an educator I was absolutely appalled by your statement that you might be able to support Russell Pearce-Karen Johnson proposed bill that would allow teachers to carry guns in schools.The actual cases where a gun in the hands of a teacher could have possibly prevented violence are few. Incidents at Columbine, Va Tech, UofA College of Nursing could possibly been mitigated by a teacher had they

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Russell Pearce is well known for sponsoring or supporting asinine legislation, so his latest legislative proposal should not come as to much of a shock. What is shocking is that there is a legislator from Southern Arizona that says she could possibly support it.According to the Arizona Daily Star, the proposed piece of legislation from Rep. Pearce and Senator Karen Johnson would allow teachers,

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These days many politicians, especially Republicans, try and promote themselves as good Christians. Nothing wrong with that. But far too often this is just a facade, and like all things built on poor foundations, the facade comes crumbling down. A state legislator in Colorado is the latest to show his true colors.A photographer for the Rocky Mountain News took a picture of this lawmaker praying

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Get one as soon as you can, regardless of your current immigration status! Best of all, they are free! This gringo has one!Before I get a bunch of hate mail, the 'Green Card' I refer to has to do with good Mexican food and helping the environment and nothing to do with INS.Let me explain:Tania's Flour Tortillas has a promotion called the "Green Card" to help the environment, save you some money,

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When I first created my blog, over 2-1/2 years ago, my first post wasn't about politics. Heck, I wasn't even living in Tucson at the time. It was a rant about the lack of originality of movies coming out of Hollywood. I was sick of seeing trailers for remakes of movies and movies based on old tv shows.Well, everyone must return to his/her roots every once in a while.I heard this morning that they

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One federal agency was working to create their own news agency, not unlike TASS. Seems FEMA can't be bothered with calling in reporters for a press conference, so they brought in their own employees to ask questions the other day: FEMA under fire for faking news conference. Softball questions, Pollyanna answers, and stress-free time for all involved.The White House chastized the effort, but

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Fred Thompson took his sweet time before finally jumping into the Republican fray, leaving Newt Gingrich as the last remaining candidate who was not a candidate in the GOP. Well, Newt has made a move takes him one step closer to becoming a candidate. He wants money. If he gets enough of it, he will run. Specifically, he wants $30 million over the next three weeks and he will get into the race.

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Portions of The Patriot Act have been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.The man behind the suit that challenged the constitutionality of the law was the Oregon man that was wrongly accused in the Madrid bombing. This man found out first hand how intrusive this law is.FROM CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/26/patriot.act/index.html(CNN) -- A federal

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In his speech today @ Columbia University, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated that Iran doesn't have any homosexuals:Asked about widely documented government abuse of women and homosexuals in his country, Ahmadinejad said, "We don't have homosexuals" in Iran. "I don't know who told you we had it," he said.http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/24/us.iran/index.htmlCould it be because they '

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I am a big fan of Dilbert creator Scott Adams, and regularly read his Dilbert blog. His posts are usually funny, almost always thought provoking, often full of satire, and regularly controversial. In his September 22nd Post, A Feeling I'm Being Had, he is all of that and more.A Feeling I'm Being Had I was happy to hear that NYC didn't allow Iranian President Ahmadinejadto place a wreath

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Russel Pearce making moves towards running against Jeff Flake:Pearce takes step toward run for CongressMESA - State Rep. Russell Pearce has announced the formation of a Congressional campaign exploratory committee, the first formal step toward a run for Congress. The move allows the Mesa Republican to raise money for a run at Arizona's 6th Congressional District while retaining his office in the

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As I predicted, McCain says that he was just joking around with the NH high schooler when he called him a "little jerk".McCain: Little jerk Comment Made in Jest...Speaking with CNN about the remarks, McCain added that "especially with young people, but with everybody, you got have a sense of humor and exchange." McCain added, "He's entitled to his views and I respect them and that's why I made

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I thought Idaho had a reason to be embarrassed about the actions of one of their Senators, until today's news from our very own Senator McCain.Seems Johnny-Mac thought it was OK to begin answering a relatively serious question from a New Hampshire high school student with some humor, which would have been fine had he stopped there. But the senior Senator from the great state of Arizona decided

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John McCain has gotten around quite a bit these days. He's been to Iraq, Iowa, points east, west, north and south. Now he travels to a place he doesn't seem to get to very often (besides the Senate floor).John McCain is visiting Arizona.Novel idea, a senator visiting his home state. It is amazing what a Presidential candidate will do to get elected these days!

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You've gotta wonder what is up with Republicans and restrooms these days:Senator pleaded guilty, reportedly after bathroom stall incidentA Republican senator pleaded guilty earlier this month to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge stemming from his arrest at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to state criminal records.Roll Call newspaper reported Monday that Sen. Larry

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Three Down*, countless more to go:A.G. the AG has resigned! Attorney General Gonzales resigns, officials say President Bush is expected to make a statement about Gonzales at 11:50 a.m. from his ranch in Crawford, Texas, where he has been vacationing. Gonzales aides at the highest level and other top-level officials knew nothing about the announcement in advance, Justice Department sources

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Getting out of Iraq is something that needs to happen, but needs to happen under a well thought-out plan, not just a middle of the night move ala the Baltimore Colts in 1984. Now, it has been reported by many, including Sen. Clinton, that the Pentagon has not plan to get out of Iraq. Many pundits, including several of my fellow Liberal Drinkers, feel a full pull out could and should happen

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I had an interesting experience in traffic this afternoon, and I think that it illustrates my philosophy on how we should handle (and should have handled) things in Iraq.Now, I know many of my fellow Democrats feel that the only thing to do now in Iraq is pull all of our troops out and do so quickly. I happen to disagree with an immediate pull-out. I feel that a complete immediate pull-out

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Karl Rove resigned this morning! He says he was not forced to resign but feels it is time and wants to spend more time with his family.From CNN.COM: Rove says he was not forced to quit Story Highlights NEW: Rove says congressional scrutiny did not force him outRove, Bush to speak Monday at 11:35 a.m. ETIt's the "right time to be giving more time to his family," spokesman saysTop White

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Now I am used to Republicans being hawkish, it is the nature of the beast. But just what would you call Tancredo when he makes statements like this?“If it is up to me, we are going to explain that an attack on this homeland of that nature would be followed by an attack on the holy sites in Mecca and Medina,” Tancredo said . From CNN Political Ticker: Tancredo: Threaten to bomb Muslim holy sites

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There is talk of charging the car-jacking suspect with the deaths of the 4 killed when their respective news helicopters collided while covering the chase:From AZCENTRAL.COM:The suspect who led police on a vehicle chase could face murder charges after two television news helicopters filming the pursuit collided in midair, killing four people aboard.Now this goes too damned far. There is some

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In the insatiable appetite we have for live police dramas, two news helicopters in Phoenix collided with each other today, killing at least 3 while following a police chase. Luckily, the copters crashed over Indian School Park, thus no one on the ground appears to be hurt at this time. I've often wondered how news copters managed to avoid each other when coving such moving news stories.My heart

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The International Space Station is discarding some of it's trash and tossing it to the curb, so to speak. Unfortunately for us, their curb is a decaying orbit around Earth. From CNN.COM today:Spacewalkers take out the trash Spacewalkers Clayton Anderson and Fyodor Yurchikhin toss junk Space junk: A 1,400-pound ammonia tank, other outdated equipment The ammonia tank was launched in 2001 to

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Cheney to become president…brieflyWASHINGTON (CNN) – President Bush will undergo a routine colonoscopy Saturday, and will transfer power to Vice President Dick Cheney during the procedure, expected to take about two and a half hours, the chief White House spokesman said. Tony Snow said Friday that the procedure, during which a doctor looks for any signs of cancer, will be carried out at Camp

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John Kromko got the signatures he needed to get his repeal-the-garbage-fee, no-growth, conserve-water, no-toilet-to-tap initiative on the ballot, (aka "Tucson Water Users Bill of Rights") for now:Controversial water initiative qualifies for November vote By Rob O'Dell Arizona Daily Star An initiative to repeal garbage pickup fee and prohibit "toilet-to-tap" drinking water and limit future

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and he is referring to both the war AND his presidential campaign!TODAY:Despite turmoil, McCain optimistic WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. John McCain described his campaign for the White House as “going well” and vowed Tuesday to continue his bid for the GOP presidential nomination even as several of his senior staffers said they were leaving the campaign. Campaign Manager Terry Nelson and Chief

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Not one to be outdone by some Shia Mullah, the Pope launched an attack on the heathen, non-believers..... meaning all that don't recognize the Pope's Authority: Vatican: Non-Catholics 'wounded' by not recognizing popeVATICAN CITY (Reuters) -- The Vatican on Tuesday said Christian denominations outside the Roman Catholic Church were not full churches of Jesus Christ. A 16-page document, prepared

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Rummy passed on a chance to get top Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan in 2005: '05 mission to get al Qaeda in Pakistan aborted, Times saysNEW YORK (Reuters) -- A secret 2005 mission to capture senior al Qaeda members in Pakistan's tribal areas was aborted at the last moment when Bush administration officials decided it was too risky and could jeopardize relations with Pakistan, The New York Times

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Social Studies Test Time: (from MSNBC)Do you have what it takes to become a citizen?When immigrants want to become Americans, they must take a civics test as part of their naturalization interview before a Citizenship and Immigration Services (INS) officer. The questions are usually selected from a list of 100 sample questions that prospective citizens can look at ahead of the interview (though

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I fear that Pod People have taken over the mind and/or body of our beloved Gov! It seems that she has decided to sign the Employer Sanctions Bill: Napolitano signs employee sanctions billGov. Janet Napolitano signed a bill Monday which experts say will create the toughest sanctions in the country for companies that "knowingly" hire illegal immigrants, breaking from some political allies in the

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Well, we knew he'd receive "a get out of jail free card" of some kind, so this should come as no great shock: Bush commutes Libby's prison sentenceWASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush has commuted the prison term of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, facing 30 months in prison after a federal court convicted him of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.http://

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The Bush administration has declassified some information in hope to justify the war in Iraq. According to CNN.COM this evening (Bin Laden wanted Iraq as a new base), the information being released shows that in 2005 Bin Laden sought to use Iraq as a training base and a launching pad for Al Qaeda attacks on the U.S. All of this information is now being released so GWB can use it in his

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State legislator Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, held a press conference today to chastise fellow republican John McCain for missing votes. He feels that McCain should either show up for his votes or resign:State legislator says McCain should 'show up and vote'Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, said he has nothing against the state's senior U.S. senator, even though they disagree on issues like immigration

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Phil Spec... oops, I mean Senator Arlen Specter says that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will resign after a vote of No Confidence in the senate: Specter: 'No confidence' vote will make Gonzales quitSure he will! That's all he has been waiting for, a vote from the senate. The calls from both sides of the isle, the storm that has engulfed his office are inconsequential. All he really needs is

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Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, raises an interesting point in his blog today.He feels that the age of a presidential candidate should be fair game for his/her opponents:Old Presidents:How old is too old for a president? Candidate John McCain will be 72 by the time of the election. The worst case scenario is that he gets elected, does a good job, and gets reelected. He’ll be 80 by the end of his

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Well, Carpet-bagger John has officially, officially declared his candidacy for President (His what, 3rd declaration??) and he has already made his first offical grab for some headlines:McCain: Gonzales should depart 'out of loyalty' to BushWASHINGTON CNN) -- Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that he is "disappointed" in the performance of embattled Attorney

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Well, it has been a week since the tragic events on the Virginia Tech campus. I won't rehash the events, post the rants from a clearly sick individual, nor post links detailing the events of that day. I will just post some of my thoughts about all that has taken place and some of what has been said.My first reaction was utter shock. But as we learned more about the smoldering fuse that this young

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Did the Iraqis elect George Wallace as governor of Iraq??Officials downplay criticism of WallIn his inaugural address in 1963, Alabama governor George Wallace gave us the infamous "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." line. Well, as a nation, we became enlightened to the evils and inherent fallacies of segregation, de jure segregation came to an end across the land and

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Ah, nothing like a little pressure to change the mind of the AG.AG and the justice department had waged an all-out war against the fired US attorneys and Congress, attempting to destroy their reputation as well as blasting those that questioned the firings as 'playing politics'.Along comes some Republicans who were very concerned about these firings who more or less states that the AG himself may

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From CNN.COM:Bush to show soft side on Latin American junketThis is nothing new..... we have seen GeeDub's soft side for years..... HIS HEADYeah, I know, this was just too obvious of a punch line, but I had to post it. I've been too busy to do much blogging lately.

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McCain says he misspoke when he said that American lives were wasted in Iraq: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday became the second presidential contender to back away from saying the war in Iraq had "wasted" the lives of U.S. troops.During a Wednesday night appearance on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman," McCain announced that he would enter the 2008 race but said a

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"Those who cannot remember the pastare condemned to repeat it." -George SantayanaDoes history repeat itself? A question that is often asked, and often answered in the affirmative. I attribute this to the fact that as humans, we tend to make mistakes-sadly the same ones. It is not from ignorance (well, GWB may be the exception) but due to stubbornness, selfishness, egotism, and blindness. People

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We may have the chance to find out, MAY that is. The senior senator from the great state of Arizona and perennial Presidential candidate filed a voluntary statement with the Sec'ty of State Brewer that says he would resign if he lost a recall election. Well, the paperwork for a recall election has been filed and petitions are now being circulated.Recall drive targets McCain over Iraq A new

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The editor at Central Connecticut State University's newspaper, The Recorder, wote an editorial that seems to have gone just a little too far. In the editorial, he claimed that rape was a positive force and that it benefitted 'ugly women'. Here is the article, taken from the PDF version of the paper (February 7th, page 7):Rape Only Hurts If You Fight ItJohnPetroskiOpinion EditorMost people today

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And this time it it isn't justification for war... or is it???The former 3rd man in charge at the CIA, Kyle Foggo, is about to be indicted for corruption. Here we have the man who was in charge of the day to day operations of the CIA accused of corruption involving military contracts. He is linked to the same contractor in the Cunningham scandal.This has to make you wonder if this whole push by

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The murder of three migrants NW of Tucson Wednesday has become a popular topic among some of my fellow liberal bloggers. Two that I read regularly, potential City council candidate Daniel Patterson and Man Eegee, seem to want to tag this as the work of vigilante groups. These vigilante groups have clearly have a negative image among many, myself included, and deservedly so. However, the groups do

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No, this is not about the charity Common Ground, but about some common ground between the US and Iraq.It seems that as different as the two nations are in many aspects, they do have some things in common, and not necessarily in a good way.The US has its Dispensationalist Christians that want to 'immanentized the Eschaton' who want to accomplish the same via proxy via Israel or directly with US

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Veep-creep Cheney says that there have been NO blunders in Iraq.Now, I can understand a desire to paint things as rosey as they can, but does this man really believe that there have been NO blunders in Iraq???Cheney: Talk of blunders in Iraq is 'hogwash':In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, conducted a day after Bush delivered his State of the Union address, Cheney was asked to respond to

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Yes, great news for me and my family of 5. WE GET A TAX CUT! Just because I have health insurance through my job (as does my wife)!!Damned, makes me feel so special! Another 15K of my income will be TAX FREE! yippie!For those who missed it, Bush's solution to the health care crisis is to give americans a new DEDUCTION to take when we fill out our tax forms! Oh, that just makes me feel so warm and

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OK, here are my random thoughts while the speech was in progress. Forgive grammar and spelling issues. A more coherent post will come later:The State of the Union.Not as smug look on his face as last year at this time.... interesting how a dish of humble pie served up by the voters this past November can change a man!Sucking up to the women and the Democrats right out of the gate.Nice touch,

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Well, here it come! Domestic issues to be the focus of the speech, including asking the nation to curtail use of gasoline. by 20% in 10 years. Imagine all of the gas we could save if we didn't have to keep flying wounded soldiers out of Iraq to Germany and the US.

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So, acting on the WILL OF THE PEOPLE, the House passed the stem-cell bill. Now, GWB is threatening to veto the bill. Kind of Ironinc that a man who just last night asked this nation to send 20,000 more troops into Iraq to kill and/or be killed is against medical research that hs the potential to improve and or save lives.So the Bush administration, which claims that human life is sacred, is

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K-I-S-S-I-N-G......First comes Iraq, next Syriathen come georgie bombing North Kor-eea!Condi Rice love Fox News!Rice 'loves' Fox NewsOk, so it is not really news. I mean there is a mutual love kinda thing going on between Fox and the BuSh administration. (recall Veep Cheney's requirement that ALL tvs in his hotel room be turned to Fox News) But for the Secretary of State to say: "My Fox guys, I

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George W. TRIED to make his case for increasing the # of targets available to Iraqi insurgents last night. I say try, because he clearly failed to make a convincing case. He started off by talking about what his plans were for 2006 and how they failed miserably. Now he expects us to believe that this new plan is a well designed one, designed to bring us victory. Who is he kidding?At times it

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Senator Gordon Smith, R. Oregon, has come out in opposition to U.S. involvment in Iraq. Not that surprising, in that many politicians are jumping on this bandwagon (It took them awhile, but I guess they finally get it, that and polls and recent election results force their hand). What IS refreshing is he actually uses logic and reasoning:"You know, this is a fight, when you get right down to the

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So, the mad bomber is not happy being imprisoned in SuperMax. Eric Rudolf has been corresponding with a reporter from the Gazette in Colrado Springs for a year or so and tells him that the place is designed to make a person go insane:"It is a closed-off world designed to isolate inmates from social and environmental stimuli, with the ultimate purpose of causing mental illness and chronic physical

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Seems the Veep has been spotted shopping at a hunting store, dressed to kill:Dick Cheney Still in the Hunt:WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney was spotted visiting a hunting store in Thomasville, Georgia Tuesday, the latest sign the avid hunter has not given up on his favorite pastime despite accidentally shooting a friend in the face on a hunting jaunt last spring.The vice president -

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Nancy Pelosi's attempt to pack the House leadership positions w/her cronies such as Murtha has failed.Pelosi wins No. 1 spot, loses battle over No. 2Although some like Murtha's anti-war stance, I see him as too closely tied to old-school backroom pork deals. In my book, this makes him very UNLIKELY towant to change how Congress does business. That and his ties to the Arabscam scandal (though he

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But it is close:Graf says '08 run for CD8 not very likelyA day after losing his bid for Congress, Republican Randy Graf said Wednesday he doesn't intend to run for the Congressional District 8 seat two years from now."I'm never going to say never to anything, but at this time, I don't see that as a likely possibility."So, he won't run for Congress in two years! That is very good news for the

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So, wondered why the Rumsfeld 'resgination' came so soon after the election? Well, wonder no more!Wednesday, November 08, 2006Gates confirmation to move ahead, despite Senate uncertaintyfrom Alexander Mooney-->WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will proceed "quickly" with the nomination of Bob Gates for defense secretary and will not wait for new leadership to take the

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A couple of weeks ago, I came across a quote from John McCain, one that I copied and pasted into a word document , hoping that I would be able to use after the elections. Well, that time is here, the situation is looking like it just may be Johnny M's worst nightmare:Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006“I think I'd just commit suicide. I don't want to face that eventuality because I don't think it's going to

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Here is a short video made from pictures and clips from the Pederson for Congress rally here in Tucson on November 2nd.http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1378387900Sadly, I lost 1/2 of the video clips I took due to technical issues with the memory card in my digital camera.

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(if this seems a bit disjointed, forgive me, I am home sick and on cold medicine)John Kerry stuck his foot in his mouth yesterday:"You know, education -- if you make the most of it, you study hard and you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well."If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."When I first heard this, I thought: "there goes HIS 2008 Presidential campaign!"Of

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I hadn't seen this article commented on by many, but I think that it reveals a lot about the candidates:Grilling the candidates10 running for public office tell what they do and don't eat - and whyC.J. KARAMARGINTucson Citizen Candidates reveal their human side, often humorously, when they answer this type of kitschy questions. For example: Kyl didn;t respond, proving that he feels he is above

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Rush Limbaugh has done it again. In a repeat of his never ending personal attacks on those that disagree with his myopic view of the world, Limbaugh attacked Michael J. Fox's appearance in TV ads for democratic senate candidates in Missouri and Maryland. In the ads, Fox "sways uncontrollably" while looking into the camera. Rush Limbaugh stated that Fox was "exaggerating the effects of the disease

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Some moronic state legislator in Wisconsin has what he thinks is the solution to the recent slate of school shootings: Arm the teachers, administrators, and custodians:MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- A state lawmaker, worried about a recent string of deadly school shootings, suggested arming teachers, principals and other school personnel as a safety measure and a deterrent.It might not be politically

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In a letter to his colleages, conservative Republican congressman John Shadegg (AZ) backs Hastert, says calls for his resignation and attacks on him 'unwarranted and unfair'.How so, John? The man was given evidence that Foley was engaging in inapporiate contact with UNDERAGE pages!! in the letter, Shadegg states:Before coming to Congress he both taught and coached high school students. In

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Don't look now, but it seems that some i the GOP are starting to pin some of the blame for the Foley Follies on the speaker:Tuesday, October 03, 2006Boehner: Foley scandal is Speaker's "responsibility"From CNN Ticker Producer Alex MooneyWASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Majority Whip John Boehner, R-Ohio, says House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, assured him he had taken care of the matter involving

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First he said he knows NOTHING about Foley's IM fiascos:Monday, October 02, 2006Hastert says he did not know about instant messagesFrom CNN Ticker Producer Alex MooneyWASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, said Monday that he was not aware of former Rep. Mark Foley's, R-Florida, sexually explicit instant messages with a 16 year old page until the conversations were released

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and time for the Supreme Court to get back to work. Sure sounds like we could be in big trouble. Supreme Court to tackle race, abortion in new term WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Abortion and race: The two most divisive social issues of recent decades will get high-profile hearings this fall before the U.S. Supreme Court.The justices begin their new term Monday but will postpone hearing arguments for a day

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Well, what do we have here? A REPUBLICAN congressman sends sexually suggestive messages to an UNDERAGE page. There was apparently a cover-up of the incident, as the IM contact in question happened last year:Majority Leader John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, learned about the matter during the spring, but "there wasn't a level of alarm because there was no specificity about the contact," an aide to

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For a long time, I have been concerned that the far right has been allowed to attack the judicial system with impunity as they went after what they called 'activist judges'. If they don't like a ruling they go out hard and heavy, calling the judges(s) "activists" and call for restrictions on the courts/judges.to me, this was nothing short of an attack on the Constitution and the seperation of

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Gee, I guess that this whole wiretapping bit has become so ingrained into the soul of Republicans that they feel they can do it within their own personal life:ALBANY, New York (AP) -- An awkward pause during an important speech. A puzzling geography gaffe. An aborted bid for the U.S. Senate. A husband who keeps getting into trouble.The latest in a string of pitfalls for state attorney general

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US Rep. Kathrine Harris, theif of the 2000 election, has shown her true colors. She is using scare tactics of obsurd proportions in her race for the US Senate. Rep. Harris: Church-state separation 'a lie'Here are some highlights of what she said: "If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin," "we have to have the faithful in government" because that is God's

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My thoughts and ramblings as the President gave his State of the Union speech...OK, Bush continues to link Iraq with the ar on terror... HE created the problems we have with terror in Iraq. As happened in Yugoslavia after the collapse of the soviet style authoritarian govenrment and the collapse of the soviet-backed dictatorship in Afghanistan. He talks of bringing democracy to the middle east,

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REVISED: 12-16-05Isn't it time for the folks that make movies to get themselves a library card??I first started this particular rant back in the Spring I took my kids to see Robots, when on came a preview for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a remake of one of my childhood favorites, Willy Wonka and the Choloate Factory (yes, I know the new version tried to stay truer to Roald Dahl's book). I

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