Twenty one percent?

In the latest CBS poll apparently only 21% of Americans now think Bush is handling the "war" in Iraq successfully. I hesitate to even speculate on who those 21% might be (I'm sure it is better not to know). But everything is going to be okay. Bush just needs a little more time to consider all those suggestions he does not want to hear and is not going to heed. So, in January he is going to reveal his new plan for "moving forward" in Iraq (can you even imagine what such a new plan is going to consist of?). What options even exist other than either "staying the course" (now termed "moving forward") or getting out while the getting is good? I think he is either waiting for some new inspiration to penetrate his small smooth brain or divine intervention (actually it would take the latter to bring about the former). Frankly, I have no hope whatsoever that he is going to come up with any meaningful or useful plan and in the meanwhile, while he continues to stall and procrastinate, more of our troops die and/or become maimed for life. Under the present circumstances any decent person would resign. Of course that would leave us with Cheney (and you can bet your life he will never resign). Of course the Republicans could march on the White House as they did in the case of Nixon and demand that Bush/Cheney resign, but that assumes there are any honorable Republicans (and the last ten or twelve years have certainly put the lie to that assumption).

Dennis Kusinich has announced he will try again for the Presidency. Hooray! The MSM will crucify him, of course, but he will still get in some licks (and I think he is absolutely right - cut off the damn funding for any more "war" and use what they now have to bring our troops home). This will never happen because no one, Democrats or Republicans alike, are going to give up permanent bases and all that oil (until, that is, they are driven out and no longer have any choice which may not be much longer).

The Obamarama should peak soon, especially when the media turn on him, which they will, and then we can consider more sensible choices (I'm not sure that except in the case of Gore there are any sensible choices). There was a time when I was a fan of Hillary but that was before her Republican roots began to grow out. Kerry can't possibly make it. Vilsack is not well known enough, Kucinich is great but will certainly not be allowed into the inner circles, Edwards is a great candidate for vice-president, and who knows who else might turn up. Personally, I believe a Gore/Edwards ticket would win easily. But what do I know? I didn't believe that either Nixon, Reagan, George W. Bush or the Gropenfuehrer could be elected.

I hope I never again hear the Republican phrase "tax and spend Democrats." It is now clear that the Republican plan is don't tax (borrow) and spend and let your grandchilden pay it off. We better hope that the Chinese will continue to be patient and humor us further in our suicidal fiscal madness. Remember the great Dirksen quote: "a billion here, a billion there, petty soon you're talking about real money." Now we're beginning to talk about trillions (whatever they are). Repeat after me, "Republicans are despicable and deserve nothing but contempt." Now sleep well because Bush/Cheney will bring you another wonderful day of blood and guts.