Stay on Target...Stay on Target

The president has once again taken a matter, vital to our National interests, and used it as a poltical tool. In this instance, what the president needed was a change in spotlight. On July 19, 2005 (a week ahead of schedule) bush nominated a "blank slate", "conservative leaning" (at the very least), advisor during the 2000 Florida recount to the Supreme Court of these United States. That being said, I am going to try to refrain from commenting/attacking this two year judge until his hearings, which will most likely occur during our "war time" president's MONTH LONG VACATION, also known as August. The amazing thing is.... the spotlight hasn't changed.

The nasty little mess rover and cheney's chief of staff, scooter, got themselves into, while they were coming up with, then CIA director george tenet's statement on the uranium that saddam Wasn't getting out of Niger, seems to have stuck in the craw of the newly found press. Maybe these bush administration officials didn't get the June 10 State Department memo classifying Valerie Plame's identity as TS. No, not that TS, the one that means "Top Secret". Apparantly former bush mouth piece, ari fleischer, was seen holding it. Although that's, reportedly, that's not what he said to the Grand Jury. A Grand Jury indeed. So grand that john bolton may have even talked to them. I wonder if he'll be recess appointed as the United States Ambassador to the UN, while Judith Miller is in jail refusing to say he was her source. Wouldn't that be something? I wonder if the discrepancies in the testimony of rove, scooter, and Matt Cooper amount to obstruction of justice or perjury. You remember Matt, he spoke with the treasonous duo after the State Department memo was issued. And condi thinks Sudan has a "credibility problem".

And while the "media" has not been distracted (a miracle) from the scandal even with the Supreme Court nomination, other stories have been servicing. Like the current Iraqi Prime Minister laying a wreath on the grave of ayatollah khomeini, praising him while trying to better his friendship with his neighbor, Iran. That doesn't sound too good. How about the fact that the NY Times reported that "half of the police units and two-thirds of the new army battalions are only 'partially capable' of carrying out counterinsurgency missions, and only with American help" in Iraq. That seems a much less rosy picture than the 160,000 Iraqi troops the administration continues to tout as ready. No wonder rummy and the boys are trying to up the recruitment age to 42. It's a good thing that karen hughes has finally had enough of her family and is coming back to work public diplomacy for junior. He can use all the help he can get. Hopefully, it still won't be enough.


"I don't know Joe Wilson. I've never met Joe Wilson. I don't know who sent Joe Wilson. He never submitted a report that I ever saw when he came back."
-dick cheney
Mr. vice president, that is getting harder and harder to believe.