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By: David Phillips
May 28, 2006

 

It is unbelievable, and unconscionable, that, this President, who has given many a speech in front of our troops about Freedom, and Democracy, will NOT attend the funerals of those who have given their lives, to protect the very Freedom, and Democracy, that Bush stands before them, and touts.

 

Not one funeral, as an American, a Veteran, and a Patriot, I find this appalling...

 

 

The NSA (National Security Agency) said, that they only collect telephone numbers, and don't listen to actual conversations. I guess, were just supposed to sheeplessly believe them.

 

Who's going to investigate them? The NSA has already told the Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, that because of National Security they cannot be investigated.

 

How much to you want to bet, that the NSA, or some other agency, has also been compiling our health records, our education records, and our financial records, all in the name of National Security?

 

If, and when, Bush's other spying programs become known to the public, Bush will just say, what he always says, we are going after the "Evil Doers", and because of National Security I can't talk about it…

 

 

Every American Citizen, should have HealthCare, it's Morally Right.

 

Right Wing Conservatives, campaign on Moral issues and Family Value, (or at least the ones that suit their campaign needs), such as, Abortion and Stem Cell research.

 

I would think that Universal HealthCare would be an issue, which Right Wing Conservatives, would see as a Family Value; you know… the Moral thing to do.

 

Right Wing Conservatives, have a strange mix, of what they call Family Values.
For instance, they are against abortion, but in favor of the death penalty, their against stem cell research, but are in favor of War.

 

Universal HealthCare is a Family Value, and it's…Morally Right…

 

 

Polls are all subjective, based on the wording of the Question.

 

If asked: "Do you want the President, and the NSA to intercept calls from AL-Qaeda, to people in the United States? 

 

Of course people will say, Yes.

 

But, if asked: " Do you want the President, and the NSA to Intercept calls from AL-Qaeda, to people in the United States, without a Warrant?

 

The Majority will say, No.

 

It's all in the Words…

 

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

February 6, 2006

 

The Republicans elected a new Majority Leader, Rep. John Boehner R-OH, to replace money launderer, and ethically challenged Rep. Tom Delay R-TX.

 

Republicans said that with the ‘Culture of Corruption’ (bribery, fraud, and money for favorable votes) that has come to light, because of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, they wanted a change, and a fresh face for their new leader.

 

A fresh face, a few years back, Boehner was caught handing out checks on the House floor to fellow Republicans from Tobacco Lobbyists.

 

And regarding the vote that the Republicans held last week for their new leader, they had to scrap the first round of votes, because they had more votes, than voters.

 

I guess fraudulent voting has become second nature to the Republicans.

 

Did any of you catch Bush’s State of the Union speech the other night?

 

There was a section in the speech where Bush was talking about science with regards to stem cell research, and human cloning. Bush said, “Scientists should stop making Human-Animal Hybrids”. 

 

I’m not sure what he was talking about, but I think he might have been speaking from personal experience; and it would definitely shed light on some of his thought processes.

 

Moving on, Muslim’s around the world are protesting a cartoon that was first published in a Danish newspaper that depicted the Prophet Mohammed, as a terrorist with a bomb rapped around his head like a turban (truly in bad taste).

 

The Muslim’s are asking in their chants, for Osama bin Laden to “Blow up the people of Denmark, in the name of their Prophet Mohammed”(also in bad taste).

 

Muslims certainly have a bizarre way of looking at things.

 

Well, after 154 years, Western Union will no longer be sending telegrams.

With all the new technologies that are available, it is no longer profitable for them.

 

Western Union will still continue to send Money Wire Transfers.

 

154 years, another American Icon lost to technology, well that’s progress.

 

Did you see Rex the Wonder dog at Bush’s State of the Union speech? He slept right through the speech, along with most of the country.

 

This Friday, the winter Olympics start in Turin, Italy. NBC will be televising the games for two weeks.

 

NBC has been promoting the games, by saying that the Olympics are in Turino, Italy.

 

You see, NBC thinks that Americans are to STUPID to commit to memory the name Turin, Italy, so they made-up a new name that Americans can remember, Turino, Italy (sounds like a car name to me).

 

And remember, Homeland Security, and the Bush administration, are not protecting our Seaports, (only two percent of shipping containers are inspected), their not protecting our Boarders, (the Mexican Army is escorting various Mexican Drug Cartels across our borders, without being challenged), and anyone, including Terrorists can just walk into our Country without being confronted.

 

Our Homeland security is a joke!!!

 

When Republicans say, that they can protect American citizens better than the Democrats, well, JUST REMEMBER.

 

Peace, Out.

 

David Phillips

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

January 30, 2006

 

 

The last few weeks, Bush has been getting beat up in the press, and by politicians for his ‘Illegal warrant-less eavesdropping on American citizens’.

 

So it’s time to bring in the SPIN machine aka, Karl Rove, and Fox News.

 

First of all, it will no longer be called, ‘Illegal warrant-less eavesdropping on American citizen’; from this day forward (really last week) it will only be called “The Terrorist Surveillance Program”

 

Keep in mind, Red States voters only respond to words that fit on Bumper Stickers.

 

All further press releases will have the new SPIN, (and if anyone calls it illegal, they’ll be sent to a foreign country and tortured).

 

The Whitehouse also decided that they needed to take their spin one step further, they needed to explain what is Domestic, and what is International,

so that the Red State voters would understand.

 

Never mind the fact that Bush still doesn’t have a Warrant, which still makes it unlawful, he doesn’t want you to be thinking about that.

 

The SPIN is supposed to take your mind off of the facts.

 

Here’s part of the Whitehouse press release, which defines what is Domestic, and what is International.

 

Bush found out about the differences between the two at Yale.

 

 “Domestic Calls are calls inside the United States”. 

“International Calls are calls either to or from the United States.”

 

“Domestic Flights, are flights from one American city to another”. 

“International Flights are flights to or from the United States.”

 

“Domestic Mail consists of letters and packages sent within the United States” “International Mail consists of letters and packages sent to or from the United States.”

 

“Domestic Commerce involves business within the United States.

“International Commerce involves business between the United States and other countries.”

 

Yes America, this really is part of the Whitehouse press release. I wonder whose I.Q. their playing down too, yours, theirs, or Red State voters?

 

Moving on, last week Bush was speaking in front of a group of business leaders in regards to New Orleans, and started to talk about the SBA (Small Business Association), and said that he understands why their frustrated and that SBA really stands for “Slow Bureaucratic Paperwork.”

 

Well at least he got two of the letters right.

 

A sign on a freeway said, “We refuse to fight in a war, started by men who refused to fight in a war.”

 

Good word play.

 

Bush has put a halt to the investigation regarding the Federal response to hurricane Katrina.

 

On September 15, 2005, Bush said that he wanted to know what went wrong with FEMA, and its response, so that they do not repeat the same MISTAKES.

 

Last week the Senate investigation came to an abrupt halt, because Bush refused to release Whitehouse documents regarding their reactions to hurricane Katrina.

 

Bush stated that they could not release the documents because of “National Security”, and they also refused to let Michael “Brownie” Brown, former head of FEMA speak to the Senate investigators.

 

It’s obvious why Bush wants to put an end to the investigation, Bush was not concerned during his vacation of a little Hurricane, and Michael “Brownie” Brown, did not want to be bothered.

 

And Republicans say that they can PROTECT American’s better than the Democrats.

 

Ya, right!!!

 

That’s it for this edition of ‘Rants & Raves’, Stay safe and watch your back, because the Republicans don’t.

 

Peace, Out.

 

David Phillips

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

January 23, 2006

 

President Bush’s Medicare drug program has gotten off to an ominous start.

Nineteen states have had to jump in and rescue the programs before people started dying because they could not get their medicines.

 

It turns out that the Medicare prescription plans (plan D) that people have signed up for, are either not providing the medicines or they are charging enormous amounts of money that people can’t afford.

 

After the Governor’s of those nineteen States took over, President Bush said that the providers of those prescription plans must put together a 30-day supply, and are not allowed to charge more than a $5 dollar co-payment. Bush also said that each State would be reimbursed, and urged anyone who is having problems to contact Medicare, or local officials in their States.

 

Sounds like another Bush quagmire.

 

Did you know that you if check out a book at a library and do not return it, the cost of that book is reported to the credit bureaus and placed on your credit reports?

 

And if you get a parking ticket or a speeding ticket, and you are late or you don’t pay it, it to is reported to the credit bureaus.

 

Harry Bellefonte was in Venezuela a few days ago, and gave a speech with President Hugo Chavez standing next to him.

 

In part of his speech, Bellefonte said that President Bush is the Number one Terrorist in the world.

 

If what Harry said is true, than it brings up a few questions: How does this make Osama bin Laden feel?  Will Osama tell Bush that he’s number one? Will Bush step aside and give the title back to Osama?

 

I’m sure Karl Rove will be strategizing with the media and crafting a message that will make Bush number one in the world again.

 

Speaking of Karl Rove, he was back in the news the other day bashing Democrats in a speech. Karl Rove is like that scab that you keep picking at and picking at, but still comes back, only bigger and nastier.

 

 

President Bush is still saying that he has the authority to wiretap phone calls and e-mails of American citizens without obtaining a warrant.

 

Most of the Senators and Congressmen on both sides of the aisle are saying that he doesn’t have that authority.

 

I’m guessing that after the Republican led hearings are over, they will side with Bush.

 

Here’s something that we all can hope for and dream about, if the Democrats take back control of the House of Representatives this November, the Democrats will have subpoena power and would be able to, dare I say it, IMPEACH the SOB.

 

That’s it for this weeks edition of Rants & Raves, may all your dreams come true.

 

 

Peace, Out

 

David Phillips

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

January 16, 2006

 

In many third world countries that are run by some form of a dictator, you will find that those governments generally control the media by placing propaganda stories in the newspapers and on television. They also use secret wiretaps to listen in on the civilians who might have dissenting opinions, operate secret prisons, and conduct torture.

 

But that could never happen here!!!

 

F.Y.I. 68 American soldiers died in Iraq in December 2005, and in all of 2005, 846 American soldiers died in Iraq. In 2004, 848 American soldiers died in Iraq.

 

As you can see, Bush’s policy of “Staying the Course” seems to be working as intended.

 

President Bush was in Louisville, Ky. this past Wednesday, defending his decision to eavesdrop on phone calls, and e-mails of American citizens without getting a warrant.

 

Senator Arlen Specter, R-Pa. announced that he plans to hold hearings on whether Bush has the power to tell the National Security Agency to eavesdrop without warrants.

 

Bush said the he welcomes the inquiry, calling it “good for democracy”. The next words out of his mouth, Bush said that the hearings also run the danger of telling, “the enemy what we’re doing”.

 

So basically, Bush says that its O.K to discuss the policy, but don’t talk about it.

 

Rush ‘Oxycotin’ Limbaugh said the other day that the basis of Bush’s decision not to get warrants for spying on American phone calls, and e-mails was do to the fact that the forms that needed to be filled out an presented to the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Security Act) courts are very complicated and lengthy.

 

Well that explains it.

 

Does anyone other than the President think that are enemies don’t know that we’re eavesdropping on their calls and e-mails? (Hello red state voters)

 

A “Culture of Corruption”, these are the words that the Democrats have decided to use to BLAST the Republicans with.

 

What a bunch of wimps.

They should be using words like low life Republicans who are receiving bribes, pay-offs, on the take, or kickbacks.

 

The Democrats need to learn how to paint a strong picture with their words in order to get their message across to the voting public, particularly to those people in the Red States.

 

A “Culture of Corruption”, they have to do better.

 

So, will Jack Abramoff tilt the November elections in the Democrats Favor? Will the Democrats come together in unity with one voice and philosophy? Will Howard Dean keep his foot out of his big mouth?

 

The Democrats have been handed an enormous gift from Abramoff and the Republicans, lets hope they can capitalize on it.

 

I leave you today with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.” Our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about things that matter”.

 

Peace, out.

 

David Phillips

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

January 9, 2006

 

Well I guess most of you have heard about the Jack Abramoff Bribery and Corruption scandal that’s going to implicate as many as 60 congressmen, some of their wives, and their aides.

 

How could this happen?   

 

It’s really very simple, when the Republicans took control of the Congress and Senate, they simply did away with the Ethics Committee and all Oversight Committees, so if someone wanted to complain about any unethical shenanigans, they had no where to go. As the old cliché goes, the foxes are guarding the hen house.

 

Republican motto: The facts may change, but our opinions never will.

 

Is Joe Lieberman related to Zell Miller?

 

There’s a California organization that’s looking to run Mel Gibson, against Arnold Schwarzenegger for the 2006 Republican primary for Governor.

 

Some are calling it, The Terminator vs. The Lethal Weapon, or the Aussie vs. The Austrian.

 

This is making some wish that Grey Davis was still in office.

 

Sign above the entrance to Congress reads’ ‘Leave your Morals at the Door’.

 

President Bush and Sen. John McCain have reached an agreement on the U.S. policy for Torture. Torture will only be allowed on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

 

Was the Christian religion started because of Capitol Punishment?

 

The White House said that President Bush’s authorization of illegal wiretaps of American Citizens by the National Security Agency only proves that he cares about Americans because he’s listening to what the people have to say.

 

The Fascist News Channel has hired Robert Novak, the traitor who told our enemies about C.I.A. agent Valerie Plame. He’ll fit right in with Oliver North who spent time in prison for selling drugs and weapons to Iran and Nicaragua for President Reagan, and FNC consultant G. Gordon Libby who spent time in prison for breaking into the Watergate Hotel for President Nixon.

 

There’s a web site, which the National Security Agency has that you might want to keep your children from viewing, it’s www.nsa.gov/kids.

They are using this site to recruit kids who might want to become future NSA agents.

 

I have an update for you regarding the cost of gasoline in Iraq. As you all know by my past rants and raves, gas had been selling for .05 cents a gallon in Iraq.

 

Well that’s all changed now, the price of a gallon of gas went from .05 cents a gallon to .46 cents a gallon causing protests from Iraqi citizens, and the Iraqi Minister of Oil quit his job, but at least no one was killed during the protest.

 

Iraqi citizens protesting, and no one was killed?  This should be good news for the Bush administration.

 

People of Iraq, welcome to Democracy.

 

I hope everyone had a good time over the holidays, this is the first issue of Rants & Raves for 2006, and I’m hoping to have more Raves than Rants this year. So remember to always question your political leaders, and to vote them out of office if their not doing the job they were elected to do.

 

Peace Out.

 

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

Nov. 28, 2005

 

I hope everyone had a happy turkey day, here is this weeks installment of rants and raves, enjoy.

 

This could be very funny, or very scary; it all depends on your sense of humor.

 

Former FEMA Director Michael Brown has started a consulting firm that will show people had to prepare for natural disasters like hurricanes, tornados and earthquakes.

 

I’m thinking that the first step in preparing for a natural disaster would be avoiding his consulting firm.

 

In case your curious about how Bush’s trip to Asia went here’s a quick review

:

Ø   Japan did not lift its ban on U.S. beef imports.

Ø   South Korea told Bush that it’s withdrawing one third of its troops from Iraq.

Ø   China rebuffed Bush’s call for more political freedom for its citizens, and gave little ground on trade.

Ø   Mongolia, Bush saw a performance of throat-singing which is a vocal technique found in some Asian cultures, and got to see men riding on horseback dressed in armor with spears, (a new policy at Bush’s ranch, all secret service agents will wear armor, carry spears and ride horse’s).

 

Once Bush got back to the United States, he flew to his ranch in Crawford, TX to avoid the press and to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with his family for the week, then its time for a vacation.

 

GM (General Motors) announced that it would be closing twelve of its manufacturing plants here in the United States, and firing 30,000 employees. GM is currently talking with China about opening plants there, and using a Chinese labor force.

 

Ford Motor Co. also announced that it would be firing 4,000 of its employees, no word yet on which country they will be opening their plants in.

 

So far, Bush has seen more than five million jobs lost in the manufacturing sector to foreign nations that offer low-cost labor.

 

But Americans should not worry; this is Bush’s economic plan of ‘Staying the Course’.

 

Staying the Course, three magical words that Republicans love to spout. You see these three words not only work for War policies, but they also work for all Republican policies.

 

Here are some examples of Republican policies of ‘Staying the Course’:

 

Ø   Health Care 43 Million Americans without it. Every year that Bush has been in office that number has increased by millions by ‘Staying the Course’.

Ø   Manufacturing, 5 Million jobs out sourced to foreign nations by’ Staying the Course’.

Ø   Iraq, at least 21 dead American soldiers every week just by’ Staying the Course’.

Ø   Tax cuts for Corporations, ‘Stay the Course’.

Ø   Tax cut for the Rich, ‘Stay the Course’.

Ø   Poverty, 13 Million more Americans are now living in poverty thanks to Bush’s policy of ‘Stay the Course’.

 

These are just a few of the policies that Republicans love using those three magical words;’ Stay the Course’.

 

The Republicans are superior to the Democrats when it comes to words, they use phrases such as “Clean Coal”, “Cut and Run”, “Flip Flopper’, Stay the Course”, “Healthy Forrest’s”, “Clear Skies”, and there are plenty more nifty little sayings that the Republicans have used in the last five years to explain their policies to red State voters.

 

Republicans love to keep things simple.

 

As Shakespeare once said, “A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet”, if only those words were true when it came to the clever sayings from Republicans.

 

Everyone should keep in mind that whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, or Independent, there are at least two things we all have in common, 1) we are all American’s, and 2) if we don’t question are political leaders, we get the government we may or may not deserve.

 

Peace Out.

 

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

Nov. 21, 2005

 

Well it’s been more that a week since we last saw President Bush here in the United States. The President after going to South America for trade talks went on a nine-day adventure to China, Japan, South Korea, and Mongolia for more trade talks, and to discuss North Korea’s Nuke’s.

 

Did I say Mongolia?

 

The Whitehouse said that Mongolia is a strong ally with the United States with regards to our War in Iraq. It also turns out that Bush will be the first President ever to visit Mongolia.

 

The Presidents visit in Mongolia is just for the day, and then Bush heads back to the Good Old U.S.A. Once back I’m sure Bush will be heading to his ranch in Crawford, TX, to avoid the Press.

 

Vice-President Dick ‘The Dick’ Cheney has been on the attack again calling Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a coward, for insisting that our troops come home now.

 

Congressman John Murtha is a Silver Star, and two-time Purple Heart recipient and Vice President Dick Cheney is a Five time recipient of Deferments. In other words the Vice President is a COWARD.

 

That’s right I’m calling Vice-President Dick Cheney a Fu#&ing COWARD.

 

In fact, I’m calling President George W. Bush a COWARD for hiding out in the Texas Air National Guard learning to fly obsolete jets that were never going to see action in Vietnam, and then going AWOL for his last nine months.

 

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is a COWARD; Rummy took the same path as Cheney and ‘opted out’ of serving in the Armed Forces by receiving Five Deferments.

 

That brings us to Condi Rice, Secretary of State, though she never served in the Armed Forces, she did learn to play the Piano at age three, that’s right age three, and later in life she taught Bible classes.

 

Another thing about this group of COWARDS is there total disrespect for the Families of our fallen Soldiers.

 

There are approximately 2100 Dead American Troops so far in the Iraq war, an average of 20 Dead American Soldiers each week. President Bush’s plan, is to “Stay the Course” which means, we will continue to see 20 Dead American Troops each and every week.

 

So you say to yourself, OK he’s the President and he understands the pain and anguish his policies pertaining to Iraq have on the families, and every now and then (when time permits) the President would go to a funeral and help ease their pain.

 

But NO, Bush has yet to go to any Funerals. So, he must have sent Vice President Dick Cheney in his place a couple of times, but NO again.

 

How about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, surely as Defense Secretary he’s gone to a Funeral or two, and represented the President, but again the answer is NO.

 

That brings us to Secretary of State Condi Rice, hell, she used to teach Bible studies, surely she went to a Funeral or two and represented the President, but I’m sadden to say NO again, and from someone who taught Bible studies, shame on her.

 

So as I stated earlier, the four of them are COWARDS.

 

Lets see, I ranted a little more that I planed on, and I would like to say something positive happened this past week, lets see, oh ya, in Baghdad, Iraq, gas is still only .05 cents a gallon.

 

 

Peace Out

 

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Rants and Raves

By: David Phillips

Nov. 15, 2005

 

The Treasury Department announced this week that President Bush has borrowed over $1.05 Trillion dollars from Foreign Nations. The Treasury Dept. said that the $1.05 Trillion dollars is a record for any sitting President.

 

 The Treasury Dept. went on to say that if you add up all the borrowing from all 42 former Presidents, it only adds up to $1.01 trillion dollars

 

We knew that Bush could spend Tax Dollars faster than anyone else. Now we know that he can borrow money faster than anyone else.

 

Did you heard about the two Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders who were fired because they were at a nightclub having HOT LESBIAN SEX in the bathroom

 

It seems that the Right Wing Holly Rollers can't stop talking about it.

Who would have ever guessed that Right Wing Holly Rollers would like talking about HOT LESBIAN SEX!!!

 

Way to go Holly Rollers.

 

In case you were looking for President Bush, he's been hiding in South America trying to make some trade agreements (no trade agreements were made), but all he found were protesters, thousands of them.

 

Bush came back a couple of days later only to find that he was getting a lot of pressure about the sexed up Intel that he used to convince us to go to WAR in Iraq.

 

So what does are illustrious leader do?

 

He politicizes Veterans Day by standing in front of a bunch of Service men and slamming of all people Sen. John Kerry in a speech about going to War in Iraq (someone should tell him that Kerry was last years fight).

 

Then he got on Air Force One, and went on a weeklong trip to Asia where he's to meet with the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea about more trade agreements, and North Koreas Nukes.

 

When Bush gets back, look for him to hide out at his ranch in Crawford, TX.

 

Gas in Baghdad, Iraq is still only .05 cents a Gallon.

 

Maybe if they raised the price to $10.00 a gallon it would put an end to all the suicide car bombers, or maybe not.

 

I bet, that like me, a lot of you will be hoping to see a few camera shots of the Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders this Sunday.

 

Peace out.

 

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

Oct. 30, 2005

 

Well, it appears that President Bush caved on Harriet Miers as his Supreme Court nomination, too much pressure from his right wing conservative base. She wasn’t religious enough for them, and they couldn’t be sure how she would vote on Roe v. Wade, even though she has been quoted as saying that she would over turn it.

 

So it’s back to the drawing board for POTUS, as he seeks a new SCOTUS.

You can be sure that Bush will pick an extreme right wing conservative this time.

 

Bush has two reasons for picking an ultra conservative, 1) he needs to change the headlines in the newspapers from Scooter Libby, and the treasonous acts committed by someone in the Whitehouse (Karl ‘Turd Bloosom’ Rove), and 2) he wants the Democrats to filibuster his nomination so the Republicans can invoke the “Nuclear Option” which would do away with the filibuster.

 

Some good news is that Scooter Libby has been indicted in Plamegate, and he had to resign his position as Dick ‘The Dick’ Cheney’s chief of staff. Karl ‘Turd Bloosom’ Rove is still under investigation, so we should be seeing him do his frog march soon.

 

Libby faces five counts in the indictment, all of them felonies. Here's the breakdown:

 

· 1 Count of obstruction of justice

· 2 Counts of perjury

· 2 Counts of making false statements

 

Possible Punishment: If convicted on all five counts, he could face up 30 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines.

 

In 2003 – and again in 2004 – President Bush said he would fire anyone found to be involved in the leak of Valerie Plame’s name. He didn’t say he would fire anyone who “committed a crime.” He said we would fire anyone found to be involved in the leak.

 

Just another lie from President Bush, I guess everyone is getting used to his lies because no one is willing to throw his WORDS back in his face.

 

FEMA flood maps used for Hurricane Katrina are obsolete. The inspector general for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security found in a 63-page report that official flood maps are unreliable. The report said 70 percent of the maps are more than 10 years old, and the maps "were hand-drawn and are difficult to update."

 

I wonder if the maps that show our borders are hand-drawn? Our Homeland Security sure does make it easier for me to sleep at night.

 

Have any of you seen the money the Oil companies have made this last quarter.

1)     Exxon-Mobil $9.9 Billion in profits, up 75% from the same quarter last year.

2)     Royal Dutch Shell $9.4 Billion in profits, up 67% from the same quarter last year.

3)     BP (British Petroleum) $6.5 Billion in profits, up 34% from the same quarter last year.

4)     ConocoPhillips $3.8 Billion in profits, up 89% from the same quarter last year.

5)     Chevron $3.6 Billion in profits, up 12% from the same quarter last year

 

Combined third quarter profits $33.2 Billion. The Exxon-Mobil $9.9 Billion is a record for any U.S. company ever.

 

The good news is gas still only costs .05 cents a gallon in Iraq. So we have that going for us.

 

Well, I hope I gave you some words for thought, more Rants and Rave next time.

 

Peace Out.

 

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Rants & Raves

By: David Phillips

Oct. 27, 2005

 

Next time you fill up you car with gas for $3.00 a gallon, remember this, Iraqi’s are paying only .05 cents a gallon for gas. And right wing talking heads say that only bad things are said about Iraq from Liberals.

 

2000 plus dead Americans in Iraq now and what did President Bush say? He said stay the course, and expect more dead and wounded Americans.

At least he’s consistent.

 

Ratings have dropped by as much ad 53% for, Rush ‘Oxycotin’ Limbaugh, and Sean ‘The Coward’ Hannity. It appears that more and more sheeple, are realizing that everything that they say are LIES.

 

With a little luck, in the next few days, we’ll be seeing indictments handed down on Plamegate, for Vice President Dick ‘The Dick’ Cheney, Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby, and Karl ‘Turd Bloosom’ Rove, for Treason for outing an Undercover CIA agent.

 

This past week, the Senate passed a $425 Billion defense budget 90-9, with an amendment by Senator John McCain that would ban Torture. President Bush said he would VETO the bill if the ban on torture remained attached.

 

Today Scotty ‘The Mouth Piece’ McClellan said “The President’s made our position very clear: We do not condone torture, nor would he ever authorize the use of TORTURE”.  Then why would President Bush Threaten to VETO the defense bill if the Ban on TORTURE remained attached to the defense bill? Wouldn’t it be nice if just one of the reporters at the Whitehouse would ask a follow up question?

 

Attention all you victims of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush is going to pay for the reconstruction of New Orleans with cut backs in Medicaid, Food Stamps, and subsidies for Education. $50 Billion dollars in cut backs, a President with a Heart, would either pay for the reconstruction with a roll back on the Tax cuts for the rich, or a cut back on this years $84 Billion dollars for Iraq’s reconstruction. But nobody ever said that Bush has a Heart.

 

The Evangelicals are smiling from ear to ear right now. President Bush’s pick for the Supreme Court Harriet Miers has been quoted as saying that she would overturn Roe V. Wade. The Evangelicals don’t care that Miers has said that George W. Bush is the most Brilliant man she ever met, and that she has Zero knowledge of the American Constitution, all they care about is Roe V. Wade.

 

More Rants and Raves, next time. I can only hope that things will get better, and not worse, but I doubt it.

 

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