The benchmark

Bush/Cheney's illegal "war" will be over soon. No later than September. That is the benchmark being set by the Republicans, although they don't call it that. But for all intents and purposes the whole immoral episode will have to end no later than September. General Petraeus has said September is the month we should know if the surge is working. Now Boenher, the minority whip has said September, as has Trent Lott. So now that they have informed the Iraqi resistance that September is to be the witching hour, so to speak, there is no doubt it will have to come to an end. The Iraqis are not going to let up on their attacks knowing that we have to show progress by September. And as we have far too few troops (even with the recent addition of 28,500) to actually control Bagdad and the rest of Iraq, there is nothing we can do about it. There is not going to be any plan B. The only plan B will have to be withdrawing our troops. Unless, that is, you believe that if things aren't better in September Bush/Cheney will try to unveil some new military strategy. As the pressure is intense now for withdrawal do you think they will find a receptive audience for more military action? I don't think so. As I believe this is true we might as well pull out now and save untold further unnecessary deaths. What is the point of continuing a pointless campaign that is almost certainly destined to fail? Of course I could be wrong. With mindless Republican drones drunk on the kool-aid there is no telling for sure what they might do - like even bombing Iran and hastening the end of the world.

Watching McCain's tirade about Osama bin Laden and what he would do to him after "following him to the gates of hell," leads me to believe that McCain has entirely flipped his lid, so to speak. He finished his emotional outburst with a smile that was completely inappropriate, almost schizophrenic. And his behavior in general over the past couple of months has not been what I would regard as entirely normal. Giuliani and Romney are both phonier than three dollar bills, obviously willing to say anything, no matter how far fetched, to get the nomination. The rest of the undistinguished ten white man field seem to be on personal ego trips. Perhaps it will be Hegel to the rescue.

Having given up on CNN a long time ago, and having never ever watched Fox, I have been watching MSNBC. As of now I vow never to watch Hardball again, as long as Chris Matthews is featured. He is the most hopeless interviewer I have ever seen, unable to keep his mouth shut even long enough to let his guests finish speaking. His interview today with Tenet was so bad I had to just turn it off and give up. And of course I can't watch Tucker Carlson without becoming ill. I'll stick with Olberman for a while longer. I am beginning to suspect that CNN with Glen Beck, Lou Dobbs, and that dreadful Nancy Grace just doesn't want any regular viewers. Along with the MSM in general they don't seem to understand that they are driving us more and more to the internet. I am even thinking of cancelling my subscription to our only local newspaper of note. I hesitate only because it does have some local news that I can't get on the internet. In terms of what we need to know the MSM have become actually subversive. Corporate control of the Press and TV has to go.