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This site has been dormant for a good while. I am not happy about that, but that’s the way it is. The last time I posted anything, it was a series of angry outbursts at Rep. Tom DeLay for being such a two-faced, lying, etc…
Since then, DeLay has come under investigation and indictment and the Bush administration is beginning to unravel. These clowns have gotten away with so much for so long, it will probably take 10 years to clean up the mess. Bush has three more years in the White House, but if things go well, he will be a “lame duck” for most of that time.
We need to do some house cleaning.

Nothing in recent memory has pointed out the polarizing effect of religion and pseudo-religion on the American psyche more than the Terri Schiavo case. I have watched the events unfold with great interest and have been both inspired and enraged in turn. First of all, I want to say that I think that the politicians who tried to make hay from this tragic affair are complete scumbags. The brothers Bush, Tom DeLay, et al. There have been so many instances of inconsistancy and politcal expediency, that I can imagine that even Karl Rove’s Ministry of Disinformation, must be blushing sheepishly.
Tom DeLay is a fool and a liar and a maggot of the first order. We can not let this S.O.B. try to dismantle the checks and balances afforded us by our founding fathers in the constitution because he was made to look the fool that he is by our judiciary. The guy pulled the plug on his own father, and rightly so, by all accounts, yet he has the gall to say that no one else should have the right to do so. Aaaarrgh!
What is this guy taking (besides “contributions”)?
As to the “culture of life” arguments coming from the bloodiest regime on the planet, well that is just plain laughable. We spend billions in legal, political, and media coverage of the last days of a woman who was absolutely oblivious to any of it, while every day we are killing thousands of lucid, vibrant, people, both directly and indirectly. If one life is so valuable, shouldn’t they all be? The hubris of the leaders of this country and their religious control freak cronies, is beyond comprehenson. Apparently the American people agree with me, because 80% of them say that Washington should have minded it’s own beeswax. Let the Great Purging begin.

It seems that Terri Schiavo’s parents have decided to sell the list of people who expressed support for their campaign to prevent the removal of their daughter’s feeding tube. What is wrong with this picture?

It seems to me that the tempest that arose around the Terry Schiavo matter, was probably wholly unnecessary. The Christian elements that opposed the court’s decision to remove the feeding tube simply forgot that they should ask God to save her and not the brothers Bush. I seem to remember that if one has as much faith as a grain of mustard seed, they can move mountains. What happened here? Ask God to save Ms. Schiavo! The perennial reply to this admonition is, that we prayed for her and “put it in God’s hands.” Great, that is what Christian fundamentalist should do. Instead, we have radical “Christian” elements offering money to people to kill Michael Schiavo and the Florida judge who ordered the tube removal. Right. Like that is what Jesus would do! Come on people. If you expect to remain relevant in modern society, you have to practice what you preach. If you are putting this matter in God’s hands, then do so fully. If it is his will that Terry Schiavo be saved, he will save her. If it isn’t, there is nothing you can do about it anyway. If you truly believe in life after death, perhaps you could also believe that Ms. Schiavo may prefer life everlasting in Heaven over being in a vegitative state in Florida.

This article on Slate is hilarious, yet chilling. The changes that have happened in our country since Bush and Co. came to power, have been titanic. I can’t help but feeling that we, and the rest of the world, are much worse off.

As much as I disagree with the unjust war in Iraq, I have never taken it out on the troops. As a former soldier, I understand that a sense of duty and honor is alive and well within the ranks of our armed forces. This story reminds me that self-sacrifice and humanity still exist, even in the darkest of circumstances. I, for one, am proud of this young man. He is an inspiration during a period in our history that desperately needs heros.