Made for Idaho

Rex Rammell, as quoted in the Spokesman Review today:

"I think the Republican Party has drifted a little bit, to be right honest with you, to the center. I'd like to bring it back to the right, where it should be."

Can Idaho voters resist a guy who is "right honest" with them and who, perhaps as our next Senator, can join our Representative Bill Sali as another absolutely useless voice for the state? Of course one can't say that Craig or Crapo have been of much use either, simply rubber stamping anything Bush wants. But, really, someone who wants to be further right than the most far right group we've probably ever had? Maybe he was just kidding?

Karl Rove has reportedly said that 80 to 90% of the violence in Iraq is because of al Quaida. He also said the biggest problem at Guantanamo is weight gain! No doubt he will tell us next that he was captured by aliens from outer space, flown around in a flying saucer, and instructed to tell the truth.

There is an interesting situation with respect to Ms. Sarah Taylor. She has been supoened and says she wants to testify. But Bush doesn't want her to testify. As she no longer works for the White House she could testify if she wants to, but says she doesn't want to hurt Bush. Under the circumstances, if Bush doesn't want her to testify, he would have to get a court order to stop her. Now, if she wants to testify, and doesn't want to hurt Bush, doesn't that imply that she thinks she/they did nothing wrong? If she thinks they did nothing wrong how could she hurt Bush? So why does Bush not want her to testify? Obviously he doesn't think her testimony will be benign. His claim of executive priviledge is on very shaky ground. If, as he claims, he had nothing to do with the firing of the Federal Prosecutors, and did not discuss it, then how can Executive Priviledge even apply? In truth, it probably doesn't, but Bush can string it out in court until he is out of office, just as he is stringing out the "war" in Iraq until he is no longer in office. This is all so transparent as to be laughable, except, of course, murder, arson, rape, torture, and pillage are not really very laughable.

Ho hum. The Iraqis have not met a single one of the so-called benchmarks. I, for one, never imagined they would (well, maybe not fail on ALL of them). The most important failure is their refusal to sign off on the theft of their oil. That is one benchmark they will probably never reach (they are not stupid people). No doubt Bush/Cheney will now argue that we must continue to stay the course until they can reach the benchmarks (that is, perpetual "war"). It's a real money maker. So what will happen now? Will the Republicans who have now spoken out against this travesty actually vote to withdraw? Will the Democrats cave again and furnish even more money for this completely lost cause that continues to drain away billions, along with more and more lives?

I hate to be such a pessimist but it looks to me that Cheney will not even be impeached. Oh, how I hope I am wrong! If he isn't impeached we should probably all run for our lives, head for the hills, beat it outta here, whatever.

LKBIQ:

"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal