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Starting the real campaign to prevent Bush 3 (also known as McCain)

Having been a bush basher for a number of years, and now having the opportunity to have an Elected President again (see controversial election 'results' 2000 and 2004), I feel it is time to start weighing on this election cycle.
Obviously it would be hard find a candidate that was as poor a choice as georgie was. You could do better holding a lottery, or random phone number search and easily find a better person than we have been stuck with for the last 7 years.

Now the Republicans are taking a small step forward with McCain (well at least a baby step), but it is easy to see that the Republicans have not learned much in the last 7 years as McCain is only slightly better than georgie.

We will no doubt learn more about him as the next few months progress, but early information is troubling...

And Doonesbury probably thought Duke in Iraq was not a view on reality

Saw this through on (From Huff Post)

"Whistleblowers Say Private U.S. Contractors Looted, Stole and Ran a Prostitution Ring

In an investigative report largely ignored by the mainstream media, Mother Jones reports the shocking testimony of three whistleblowers who recently appeared before the Senate's Democratic Policy Committee (DPC). The whistleblowers told the committee that U.S. private contractors routinely looted Iraqi palaces and ministries, stole military equipment, fenced supplies destined for U.S. troops, and even operated a prostitution ring that may have contributed to the death of fellow contractor.

Barry Halley, a former project manager for Worldwide Network Services, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that was working on subcontract for DynCorp, testified that his site manager in Iraq, who he said was employed by a "major defense contractor," moonlighted as the leader of a prostitution ring serving American contractors in Iraq. The sex business sideline indirectly caused the death of a colleague. "A co-worker unrelated to the ring was killed when he was traveling in an unsecure car and shot performing a high-risk mission," he told the committee. "I believe that my co-worker could have survived if he had been riding in an armored car. At the time, the armored car that he would otherwise have been riding in was being used by a manager to transport prostitutes from Kuwait to Baghdad."

Frank Cassaday, a former contract employee of disgraced Cheney-connected firm KBR told the committee about an ice-stealing operation the company ran "cheating the troops out of ice at the same time that [the foreman in charge was] trading the ice for DVDs, CDs, food, and other items at the Iraqi shops across the street."

Cassaday also detailed how he was jailed in his tent for two days by KBR security and later transferred to a laundry job because he had reported to KBR superiors that his colleagues were stealing equipment from the U.S. military, including refrigerators, artillery round detonators, two rocket launchers, and about 800 rounds of small arms ammunition.

Another KBR whistleblower, Linda Warren, testifying about her time in Baghdad in 2004, said she was shocked by the number of contractors involved in criminal activity. "KBR employees who were contracted to perform construction duties inside palaces and municipal buildings were looting," she said. "Not only were they looting, but they had a system in place to get contraband out of the country so it could be sold on eBay. They stole artwork, rugs, crystal, and even melted down gold to make spurs for cowboy boots." Like Cassaday, KBR superiors punished Warren for speaking up, taking her vehicle away, monitoring her movements, cutting off her access to phones and the Internet, and ultimately transferring her out of Baghdad."

Another 1984 similarity from georgie's regime?

Well again we have some strong evidence that georgie and 'friends' have no idea what is going on. A recent article I read points to the stupidity that we see coming from the republican prez and DOD in regards to Iraq and why we should never have gone there. It just re-enforces why we need to be sure that we have a 'regime' change at home before we start telling others how to run their country.
As my wife said just tonight, it is pretty pathetic when your prez is so out of touch with everything that he can piss off the Canadians! How can you do that? They are the most rational country in the world that you could find, and they are mad at us too! She has a friend who lives there, and nearly all of the Canadian's she knows, can't stand him any more than we can (Approval rating Feb 2008, 19% in the US).

Do something for the Earth! Drink Coffee appropriately!

Are you looking for something to do for the Earth? Came across this article on the Net. It is a simple enough thing to do. If you are staying for coffee insist on being served in a washable/re-usable cup. Bring in your own cup if you are carrying-out! How simple can that be, VERY. Who can do it, EVERYONE.

Next time you go to that coffee emporium from Seattle, bring your own cup and save a paper cup or 2!