Sorry for the extra long gap between posts. I just couldn't think of anything to write about. Sure the latest public relations stunt by the administration, hesitantly covered by the networks, did nothing for Americans' image of our campaigner-in-chief. Zogby's "response to the speech" poll had the little prince's approval rating actually going down since being in front of his non-applauding Fort Bragg military audience. Maybe they had gotten wind of statements made by the Mayor of Baghdad on the lack of water, electricity, and sanitation in that nation's capital after two years of the US led occupation. Or maybe they were just disappointed that he didn't wear his Airborne costume. Junior wasn't the only one with Iraq troubles. "Last throes" dick found himself disagreeing not only with ol' rummy on the Iraq situation, but also the Commander of U.S. Central Command and top American commander for the Middle East, General Abizaid. King Richard doesn't seem to understand that "last" is the word he should be looking up on CNN, not "throes" (as Doonesbury so eloquently points out).
Nothing really to report from the land of the euro (1 EUR = 1.19 US$) either. Italy is seeking to arrest 13 "purported" CIA operatives for kidnapping. Maybe they should give the president's personal assistant a call for more information on their identities. It turns out rover may have had a hand in the Plame outing, after all. It's a shame "rather-gate" won't be investigated. I would have loved to find the assistant's fingerprints all over that forged document. Oh and there was Spain joining Canada in approving same-sex marriages. Geez, didn't these guys learn from US-England relations that we don't do favors for our strongest allies, even with Earth in the Balance. Imagine how we'll treat nations at odds with the intolerant, anything but compassionate, "christian" reds that run our show. Speaking of red, China now seems to think holding Our IOU's, and supplying Our leading department stores is no longer enough. They're starting to buy "US" businesses, starting with oil giant unocal.
So aside from the downing street memos getting a front page spot on the Washington Post, what really was there to report from the past week and a half? A "moderate" reagan appointed supreme court judge who held the "swing vote" on a few KEY issues retired? Let's wait for the Rehnquist shoe to drop before we get into this political bloodbath. Right now the reds can't agree on the legitimacy or role of the Supreme Court, let alone a list of possible nominees.
Actually there was something that happened over this Fourth of July weekend that I found ground breakingly news worthy. NASA, who recently had their funding cut, hit a moving comet with an 820-pound probe at a speed of 23,000 miles per hour, some 83 million miles from Earth. Did you hear that? That's the sound of the entire "star wars" missile defense team's jaws dropping.
"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."
Gaylord Nelson, former governor of Wisconsin, founder of Earth Day (1916-2005)
I was never 'the new Teddy Pendergrass,' 'the new Sam Cooke,' 'the new Otis Redding,' 'the new Marvin Gaye.' I was Luther from day one, from the day I began, and I think that's a very important thing. And I think that's what sustained my career for so long is that when I start, you know it's me.
Luther Vandross (1951-2005)
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