Write to Congress Again

Ask them about the $4 per gallon gas prices and demand to know what they are doing about it. Demand to know what they intend to do about replacement energy sources. They are out there and have been for years, but have been ignored as big oil gets bigger and bigger. How much of this profit is going into political pockets? They are not working for their constituents if they are doing everything that can be done to make people's lives easier, unless, of course, they consider big oil their constituents. They work for us and we pay them very well. We also give them better medical benefits and retirement plans than we have. Why is that? Ask questions and demand answers.

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Who is making money off of the gas prices? Who is making money off of the Iraq War? Are they one and the same?

Scott McClellan Finally Tells Some of the Truth

People knew he was lying for the administration then just like Tony Snow did it for as long as he could stomach or until he figured he had enough for a book, and just like Dana Perino is doing now. The White House hires a staff of professional liars to tell their spin credibly, although I think they fell short with the present liar. You couldn't pull a toothpick out of her ass with a tractor and the forced smile permanently on her face must be a tattoo or an iron-on, because I don't think the girl has a natural one.

McClellan should have come clean before now; surely before 4,000 of our soldiers were killed for profit. It is bad enough our Congress is willing to allow it, but this guy gave up the opportunity to make money for the greater good of humanity. He only describes some of this Administration's secrets and, while I'm sure he doesn't know all of them, he knows more of them than he let on. Maybe blackmail pays better than book sales.

Congress Interrupted

I was watching Charlie Rose yesterday and I like him an awful lot, but he interrupts his guests even more than Mike and Merv put together, and that is saying something. His over interrupted guest was New York Congressional Representative Charles Rangel who matched Charlie interruption for interruption. He said some things to Charlie that intrigued me, so I went to Mr. Rangel's site to see his voting record. I do not entirely agree with him on every issue, but he is certainly credible, making his interview comments worth investigating. What he said was that when the Democrats put forth an idea for discussion, the Republicans argue automatically, filibustering whether they like the idea or not. He said it is common knowledge. It is an intentional slow down to see that nothing gets done by Democrats in Congress until the election. Of course, this makes the Democrats look like they are doing nothing, despite their slight majority.

How pointless. Do they really think the American people would not mind seeing their hard-earned tax dollars spent in such a fashion? We pay their exorbitant salaries, do we not? When they are working to pass laws or confirm presidential nominees, whether we agree with the positions they take or not, they are at least doing the job for which they were elected. But this? These are very expensive sophomoric antics that cheapen the nation these individuals are sworn to serve and the Constitution they vowed to protect. Congress, the very body which formed the most revered government in the world at one time is now reduced to working very hard at doing nothing just to fool the voters into thinking one side is even worse than the other. How sad. How ridiculously sad.

We have already lost the respect of the world through inferior leadership, war mongering, ecumenical intimidation, scandal, greed, and stupidity. We have behaved like spoiled, arrogant, misbehaving children with our military leaders and contractors alike taking their lead from our current administration as though they have that right, disrespecting the people in the countries they invade as Bush disrespects the American people; but when we do it abroad, we put our soldiers' lives at risk.