The Guerrilla Campaign

The irony of Billy Graham winding up his visit to New York City just as the president Bush is set to address the nation in an attempt to garner support for war is pulchritudinous. The Reverend Billy Graham is the most apolitical evangelical minister I can think of. One can only presume that he is in sync with the message of rendering onto Caesar what is Caesar's. His work of bringing people to Jesus Christ is not filled with direction or missions; he leaves each follower to follow their own heart with the guidance of Jesus as they come to know him. He tells people up front what to expect from their commitment. He stands in higher esteem than all of the other notable evangelicals, some of whom seem to have been corrupted by money, fame or power by contrast. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righ...

there's too much shit going on right now that I can't seem to grasp all of it, and make some sense of it. Each seems to be a piece of a puzzle piece: the Downing Street memos, and the media's reaction the Iraq war the Afghanistan war the threat of new war with Iran the recent public humiliation of frist by the president bush the bolton nomination the continued craveness of the democrats the open and notorious corruption of the republicans the evil hearts of the right-wing 'christians' the looting of the US Treasury by the rich and powerful the destruction of the safety nets for the working classes the list goes on. I'm going to spend some time reading Mario Milosevic's Conditional Reality , and get myself re-centered. And then, I'm going out 'shop-dropping'.

Bush's WMD 'Joke': Is the Media Still Laughing? By Greg Mitchell http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/pressingissues_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000964303%20%20 […] …So allow me to focus, instead, on one brief moment in the Thursday forum, which took me back to a connected, equally brief, Washington moment last year. It represents one of the most shameful episodes in the recent history of the American media, and presidency, yet is rarely mentioned today. It occurred on March 24, 2004. The setting: The 60th annual black-tie dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents Association (with many print journalists there as guests) at the Hilton. On the menu: surf and turf. Attendance: 1500. The main speaker: President George W. Bush, one year into the Iraq war, with 500 Americans already dead. Now you may recall what happened. President Bush, as usual at such gatherings of journalists, poked fun at himself. Great leeway is granted to presidents (and their spouses) ...

Earned pension 6/12/2005 http://www.news-press.com/ United Airlines has no right to cancel the company retirement plans. Such plans are part of "agreed-to" negotiations between the company and personnel. The retirement payments were agreed to as part of the employee's pay! The employees gave up part of their pay to be put aside for retirement. The money is not a gift from the company. The company has absolutely no right to it. William B. Nash Fort Myers Stealing is rule 6/14/05 http://www.news-press.com Re: "Earned pension," William Nash, June 12. Mr. Nash seems to have forgotten the times we're living in. Of course, United Airlines is entitled to steal the workers' pensions. After all, isn't it the president who is stealing our Social Security, and our Treasury, and our children's futures? Stealing it with his tax cuts to the rich, and the need to finance his obscene war in Iraq. Why, if it's good enough for the president, it should be good ...

I ran across this in a book I’m reading, in a section dealing with serial killers. […] As in all serial rapists and murderers, the perpetrator operates in a world of power, control and domination… […] As with most psychopathic and sociopathic cases, there is no remorse, coupled with considerable manipulation of people and various systems. […] and further on, […] …but a lot of what motivates serial killers also motivates kids in the inner cities and kids in small towns who are going out on a Saturday night and, for the thrill, the excitement, basshing people, assaulting people… […] …they see murderers seeking the ultimate control, power over life and death… […] And when we remember that the bush liked to blow up frogs as a kid, according to friends, it would seem that the president bush fits this pattern. How’s that for a scary Sunday morning thought? We have a man, who’s finger is on the button of the ultimate controller of life and death for the world, who is a serial killer. Further ...

Bush and Blair Deny 'Fixed' Iraq Reports By Elisabeth Bumiller Published: June 8, 2005 http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/international/08prexy.html? WASHINGTON, June 7 - President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain presented a united front on Tuesday against a recently disclosed British government memorandum that said in July 2002 that American intelligence was being "fixed" around the policy of removing Saddam Hussein in Iraq. "There's nothing farther from the truth," Mr. Bush said in his first public comments about the so-called Downing Street memo, which has created anger among the administration's critics who see it as evidence that the president was intent to go to war with Iraq earlier than the White House has said. "Look, both of us didn't want to use our military," Mr. Bush added. "Nobody wants to commit military into combat. It's the last option." Mr. Blair, standing at Mr. Bush's side in a joint ne...

He criticized China for increasing military spending despite the absence of a threat from another country […] Rumsfeld said the Pentagon's annual assessment of China's military capabilities shows China now has the world's third-largest military budget, behind the U.S. and Russia. from The Associated Press Saturday, June 4, 2005 U.S. officials have said they are worried that Chavez's dominance of his country's courts, military and other state institutions, combined with his government's persecution of political opponents, puts Venezuela's democracy at risk. from Reuters Sunday, June 6, 2005 Two fascinating looks at the delusional bush administration. The bush borrows us into bankruptcy (a large share picked up by China) to finance his obscene wars. Over 50% of his budget request goes to the military. This is separate from the comparatively paltry amount for veterans’ benefits. As a country, we devote more of our resources to the military than the next 20 coun...

What IF John Bolton Gets a Recess Appointment to U.N. Ambassadorship? The Washington Note June 02, 2005 http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/000695.html Constitution of the United States Adopted by convention of States, September 17, 1787; Ratification completed, June 21, 17881 Article II. Section. 2. Clause 3: The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. Now, I may be reading this wrong, but this says that for a president to be able to make a recess appointment, the vacancy must occur during the recess. It doesn’t say the president can appoint people that are waiting for confirmation just because the Senate goes on recess. The vacancy in the UN post has already been addressed by the president bush. He nominated john bolton. The Senate has already started into the confirmation process. If the bush appoints bolton during the recess, I’ll go so ...