I hate to bring war/politics up on the board..... — Page 6

I know what you mean, Erik, Bullfrog did the same thing to me. I'd love to know how he acquired his special skill wherein he can read your post and surmise, "The poor guy however sounds like he lives hyperventaling." He reads your text and he "hears" that you live "hyperventaling."

He once told me I would live longer if I weren't so passionate about Angels in America. He made assumptions about my blood pressure. Miss Cleo he ain't. Or IS he?????

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Here's another story about the plight of Iraqi women as they try to become part of the new government. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like they are off to a good start.

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Here's an article from the Washington Post. David Kay, the man in charge of finding Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq has announced he is leaving his post. The article states that resources are being taken away from his team to help hunt for Iraqi insurgents and that expectations remain low that anything will be found.
The WMD issue is probably my biggest beef with the Bush Administration. The American people (and the rest of the world) were told by Bush in no uncertain terms that Saddam had a stockpile of WMD's that he was ready and willing to use against the US. Not that he was developing WMD's or looking to aquire them, but that he had them and was able to use them. Bush stated in his interview with Diane Sawyer that he doesn't know what the difference is.
Well the difference is that this lie about WMD's permitted the Bush Administration to drastically change foreign policy and allow a pre-emptive strike on another country. Bush not only lied but he used this fiction to lead our country into war.
So to me it doesn't matter if you think the war in Iraq was just or not. What matters is the Administration lied to the world to get us there.

David Kay resigns

I never really understood the defending Bush by attacking Clinton line of thinking. Sorta seems like grasping at straws. It really throws people off when I tell them I wasn't a big fan of Clinton either, but I don't see how that has anything to do with the job Bush is doing now.

now i know it's semantics, but it's a teensy bit disingenuous to use the headline "daniel kay resigns" when the story itself merely gives anonymous reports alleging that he plans to step down. no timetable is given for this alleged resignation in the story and the door is left open for him to not step down at all. plus his name is david, not daniel.

still love me erik?

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Namo, whenever I get into a cab with a right-wing radio show on. I ask the cabbie to switch the station.

And I always tip a litle better if the cabbie is tuned to WBAI.

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My (still active) friend the Lt. Col sent around an email to all the people who were constantly sending him emails telling him how much they were "praying" that he wouldn't be "sent over there." So he sent them all a reply asking them to contact their congresspeople to restore the cuts and to lower the age at which reservists may start receiving their pensions. Almost every single person who had told him they were "praying" for him were fairly strongly right wing people with "Support Our Troops" bumper stickers and the like on their SUV's. A quick survey a month later revealed that except for me, NOT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE ACTUALLY CONTACTED THEIR REPRESENTATIVES! Bumper stickers are nice and all... but really. FYI, the Lt. Col thinks the whole endeavor is folly and can't quite believe how often the commander in chief has changed his tune about just what the mission has been.

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Surely in this "Bush Hating" climate this should be on the news every five minutes!
Leaks Probe Is Gathering Momentum from the Washington Post

In light of recent events, does anyone else find this story somewhat disturbing?

US ready to seize Gulf oil in 1973

I find politics disturbing overall. We have to vote for the lesser of two evils instead of someone we think will do a good job of running the country. I don't claim a party affiliation either. Oh well. C'est la vie. We have to be realistic sometimes.

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Don't get caught driving around with your almanac!

Why does everyone keep bringing up Clinton? I didn't like him either

Is Rupert Murdoch's "little" aquisition of last week.

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