The New York Times reports that once again, despite previous assurances that they would not, the Democrats in Congress have caved in under threat of veto from President Bush. When the American people elected a Democratic majority to both the House and Senate in 2006 it was assumed by most that the Democrats would end the war. A few weeks ago I watched Nancy Pelosi on one of the Sunday talk shows. The interviewer asked her why Congress had not acted to end the war during the last two years and her response was this:Â The President will veto it and the Democrats don’t have enough votes to override.
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer:Â 2500
Van odometer:Â 154003
Weight lost (in pounds): 0
Aches & pains: left shin (scab gone), lower back, all my muscles
Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
Recent listening: The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Box), News from Lake Wobegon, Science Friday, Coverville, DrugMusic
Recent viewing:Â Olympics, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention, The O’Reilly Factor
Recent playing: Chain Factor, Spaceward Ho!
Recently accomplished: Upgraded DSL, cleaned cat boxes, setup VPN access for work, office cleaning, office moving, office remodeling, cardboard recycling
Imperative To Do:Â Craigslist items for Thomas/Graham, install Tina’s bike computer, get rid of office junk, freecycle, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, weeds, clean garage, moss
Deficit spending?
Remember when we had a balanced budget? That didn’t last long! Click below to see why:
Revisiting Leviticus
Blogger Peter Rost shares an email to Dr. Laura that he found on the internet.
Republicans Don’t “Fall on their sword”
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, I think it was pretty perplexing for many people why the Bush administration never fired anyone when mistakes were made and, in some cases, rewarded perceived incompetence., and getting legal help for this is important, and you can navigate to this website to find more information about this.
There’s an understanding within the administration that everyone knows where the bodies are buried. Furthermore, the understanding seems to be that nobody will do the “honorable thing” and “fall on their sword.” Michael Brown appeared to sacrifice himself so the administration could keep credibility, but when he was subsequently called before Congress, he promptly threw his boss, Michael Cherthoff, under the bus.
So, too, it appears with Scooter Libby. The administration might have thought Libby would be the fall guy for the Valerie Plame affair, but his lawyers seem to think otherwise.
Of course, both of these are minor players. What would happen if Cheney or Rumsfeld was fired? Or Karl Rove? Then we’d find out some real shit about Bush. Because nobody wants to take the blame and everyone wants to place it.