Lies, "Bad" News, and More Lies

NOTE: PinF hasn't had a politically motivated rant in awhile. I couldn't help myself.

Where else but in America can two adults engage in consenual sexual relations that would result in an impeachment of an American President?

Where else but in America can an over-zealous millionaire with a score to settle for his daddy engage in a totally false, immoral, and destructive war---once again against people of color, and consider his cause and mission to be just and holy?

Are these not the ironies and oxymorons of the times we live in? When PinF was a kid there was strong movement throughout the US to spray paint the words "Nixon now" underneath the word "stop" on STOP signs. This of course was considered for the times- blatant vandalism, not to mention un-American.

How ironic that in the 30 years since then we should come to find how un-just, ill-advised, and needlessly prolonged this travesty of American foreign policy was (VIETNAM), and yet we now enter another period of questionable policies and leadership. To add insult to injury, we eventually would come to find that as the highest elected official in the country Nixon was nothing more than a racist, common crook himself. He cloaked himself in both word and deed in falsehoods. Still there was fervent support for this man; even later in his shamed life as he was much sought out for advice on both political strategies and policies. His Secretary of State Kissinger was himself also later disgraced with allegations of his personal endorsement of Pinochet's junta against thousands of souls never to be heard from again.

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Could there be a more appropriate adage for the times we now face? Anyone who dares dissent against the failed policies of Bush's destruction, war, and world domination are deemed "unAmerican". Complain about the dissolving state of afairs in Iraq and "you don't support the troops". Never mind that there is a growing chorus of retired Generals now coming out against Rumsfield and his (BUSH's) failed policies rooted in both intimidation and lies.

So now here we are half way into a regally failed administration where we've lowered taxes, increased spending by billions upon billions on a foolish and clearly unwise and unnecessary war--and I ask, FOR WHAT? There were no WMD's. Not to mention, while we've lowered all the government revenue we've been beseeched by the single largest terrorist calamity ever, along with hurricane after hurricane plaguing our atlantic and gulf coasts. Oh yeah, "Americans are safer now", I had almost forgotten. Now I see the village idiot on television harping about "price gouging" with regard to gasoline. Is this whole country asleep? Are we drunk on the false financial elixyr we've been fed? This policy, and indeed this administration is a house of cards, when it all falls is the question.

PinF is no Wharton economist though surely this senseless form of government fiscal irresponsibility and lies that propogate them must resonate even with some Republicans? You cannot conduct a $4 billion dollar a month war and continue to cut to taxes. It's as if Bush is the pied piper is leading us all into fiscal hell so long as interest rates are low, and my tax refund is large. I challenge anyone to name one significant domestic policy or lasting social achievement in 6 years? What ever happend to that all important mandate on "no child left behind"?

How can we as a nation not to mention as the leaders of the free world, human rights, and of the God given liberties we hold so dear have gone so astray? This entire cabinent is corrupt in one form or another. We have a Vice President who until becoming VP was the chairman of the board of the single biggest contractor to the war effort. Mind you, Halliburton doesn't compete with its bids. Coincidence?

PinF is ashamed of the bullying hipocrit his country has become. The Bush administration always complains the "news media" only reports the bad things that happen in Iraq. True. That's news George, I would counter that a robbery in Texas carries more newsworthiness than than a groundbreaking for a new daycare. To be fair, I would also suggest that the American people haven't been told the half of the atrocities, deaths, and mutilations of innocent Iraqi's...of whom there have been tens of thousands killed in the pursuit of your safer America. We have created more hatred and terrorists than we'll ever kill.

I have heard time and again from the talking heads of the right-- brain washed by the "reasons" for this war, how Clinton "blew it" and how he could have had Bin Laden but failed to act. This indeed has some merit. The big difference between Clinton and Bush's policies are indeed stark. We had peace, prosperity and no war with Clinton, we also had a balanced budget and an incredible economy. We must also acknowledge the world was a very dangerous place with terrorists operating freely. With Bush we have war, financial instability, record national debts, and a precarious economy pumped up by distracting tax breaks, primarily to the rich. We arguably have a much more dangerous world, the difference being that after all the billions spent and thousands of precious American lives lost and maimed--we still have all the terrorists operating freely. PinF was no fan of Clinton the man--though it would seem that Clinton the President offered this country much more than dread, fear, and war.

Bush could have had Bin Laden too...he instead allowed Rumsfeld to farm this mission out to the Pashtun and Afghani tribesmen instead of an all out assault by the professionally trained and brave soldiers. These are the very same brave and willing soldiers we now allow to be slaughtered by the faceless enemies of Iraq courtesy of IED's.

Clinton also was wiser in the sense that he did not allow himself to be baited into a bloody, no-win war either. When we lost the Army Rangers in Mogadishu we cut our losses and got the hell out of hell. It was clear to both he and his Secretary of Defense that nothing good could come out of escalating such an incident. Further proving that the better part of valor is discretion. Conversely, Bush appears to become more stupid with every bungled objective and battle. Instead of realizing the futility of his policies, he pours in even more money. all while continuing to expend the most precious of all our commodities as a nation ---our young soldiers live's.
All for what? To do daddy right? To remove an aleady isolated despot? What a joke. An incrediby sad one at that.

Now comes George to the rescue (again)...help us.
He piously preens on the news regarding price gouging in the gasoline supplies....well duh. You started a fricking war in the middle of the world's most economically rich and vulnerable spot all at once!! Oh and if this wasn't enough? Now we have death thirsty militants in charge of the Palestinian people, and to top off George's legacy...well he might just get to drop a tactical nuclear bomb. Now there's a presidential accomplishment.

How insanely ironic that the first deliberate nuke since Hiroshima should be used in an attempt to stop exactly what we'll be dropping on the heads of the Iranians. Well at least we're all safe here on the "home front". Now if we can only get "them" to stop reporting just the bad news.........