Free at Last!

Woman stopped in car
pulls drugs from her crotch,
denies they are hers.

Bubblehead: I am so happy you stick around to keep me from saying ridiculous things. Karzai has recently signed an agreement for a multi-billion dollar pipeline to be built across Afghanistan to bypass Iran and provide oil to our allies in India and elsewhere. We do not hear of this in the media, according to you, because it is apparently just an imaginary pipeline dreamed up by 9/11 conspirators. I guess there has been no real planning for this, no surveying, no actual agreements between Karzai and the Oil companies, and thus no reason for the media to mention it. No doubt it has nothing to do with our staying in Afghanistan until 2014 (and almost certainly longer) to protect this imaginary project and maintain our attempted control of the Middle East and its resources. I am trying very hard not to be a 9/11 conspiracy buff but I confess it gets harder and harder.

Free at last! Free at last! Great God A’mighty, free at last! Today by a substantial majority, bipartisan vote, the doctrine of DADT was finally laid to rest. Now the United States can join all the other major powers who have allowed Gays in the military for a long time. We may be joining the 21st century after all. Of course one has to truly worry about the state of our military now that Gays and Lesbians are free to serve openly. Our delicate Marine corps in particular may just fall apart, just as it did when Truman integrated the services. This has been nothing but much-ado-about-nothing for a long time and I have no doubt the military will be all the better for it. Just think of all those rare Arabic language specialists kicked out previously when I guess we really didn’t need them (after all, why would you want anyone fluent in the language of a country you were about to invade when mutual unintelligibility makes it so much easier to murder, rape, and pillage?).

Of course some continue to otherwise dishonor our heroes at every opportunity. Republicans blocked the DREAM act that would have allowed citizenship for a particular group of young people, brought to the U.S. as youngsters, who have lived here for most of their lives, speak English, and are willing to serve in our military or attend college and thus gain citizenship through their devotion to improving their lives and serving our country. They have also blocked money to provide health care for the 9/11 heroes who are now suffering serious health problems because of their valiant, risky, and more than noble attempts to deal with the 9/11 disaster. I can see absolutely no reason for their blocking either of these pieces of legislation other than their obsession with bringing down Obama and thus hoping to regain power for more thieving.

Michele Bachmann, of all people, has been chosen by Boehner to serve on the Intelligence Committee. I guess you don’t need any particular intelligence to serve on the intelligence committee. Indeed, I have learned over time that one does not need much in the way of intelligence to serve in Congress, some legislative districts seem to think the dumber the better. I can hardly wait for Sarah Palin to become President and appoint Christine O’Donnell as Secretary of State.

President Obama in the last couple of days has been on a bit of a roll with his Pyrrhic victory on taxes and his completely welcome victory on DADT. It’s remarkable how much can be achieved with a few brave Republicans who become willing to do the right thing. But I’m not looking for much when the new batch of loonies moves into Congress in January. Now that Republicans successfully blackmailed us into obscene tax breaks for the filthy rich they will surely go after Social Security, Medicare, and who knows what. I suspect the best we can expect is gridlock tight enough to prevent anything much from happening until at least after 2012.

LKBIQ:
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
H. L. Mencken

TILT:
At least 256 different recordings of the traditional song, Frankie and Johnnie, have been produced since the early 20th century.