The Deal

Okay, you guys have overwhelmed me. I waited until last night to read anything that was posted or any emails that had come my way, and I am absolutely flabbergasted. You are an amazing group of people, and I appreciate each and every one of you. So, given what I have thought about and read, here's the deal.

I will continue the blog, but I need some help. Maybe we can make it the "New Real Deal." I cannot continue to post things on a daily basis. My sanity will not allow it. I now understand that daily postings were a self imposed requirement, not a burden that anyone else placed upon me. I did not realize that until I read all of the feedback from you, so call me stupid. It's just the way that my somewhat twisted mind works. Sometimes a 2x4 upside the head is required to get my attention. I would love to respond to each of you personally, in fact hug each of you, but that is impossible for now. Just suffice it to say that many of the comments and emails really hit home to me, and made me realize what a special group you are. It also made me realize that we have a pretty neat thing going here. So let's keep it going and make it better. Now to the help part.

I would love it if some of you that feel inclined to do so would send me some things to post. I will go through them, edit them to a degree and put them out there for all to read and comment on. It would allow for different perspectives on occasion, certainly allow all to learn some new information, and help keep things fresh. Plus, it will give me a much needed cushion. Just please don't steal someone else's work. That's all I ask.

Thanks to all of you. Someday, hopefully, we will meet and tell some lies or something. Until then, we'll plod along and try to survive the madness. I will be building a fire on the 20th. Picked some wood yesterday just for the occasion. I hope all that are able will do so as well, it can be our way of making a small "anti-insanity" statement. So, let's get on with it, shall we?



The Iraq Spin

(I found myself yesterday morning, very early, writing something about Iraq. I had no intention of posting it, at that point I didn't know if I would ever post anything again. But, I will always write, regardless. I'll go ahead and post it. Mind you, some General has already contradicted what Boosh said so it's out of date today. That alone tells you just how out of touch this moron really is)

President Boosh has begun yet another campaign to win the “hearts and minds” of the American people over the Iraq debacle, while his poll numbers continue to plummet. This is an amazing thing to watch. Boosh feels that he can no longer blame the press for only reporting the negative things that go on in Iraq, because now, even he must admit that everything that goes on there is negative.

Yesterday, Boosh spoke at George Washington University. Among other things, he said; “Yet out of this crisis, we’ve also seen signs of a hopeful future.” And, “the Iraqi people made their choice. They looked into the abyss and did not like what they saw.” And this; “Iraqi’s have shown the world that they want a future of peace.”

Meanwhile, back in the real world, during a 30 hour period ending at noon Tuesday, 86 (I have had to increase this number 3 times in one hour) murdered bodies were found. And this is only in Baghdad. God knows what’s going on elsewhere. Forty of those were in the 24 hour period that ended at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Although no one in charge will admit it, these are pure sectarian killings. One day Sunni, next day Shia, civilians and American troops caught in the crossfire. Civil War? What Civil War?

And poll numbers? CNN/USA Today/Gallup: 36 % approval of performance in office, 32% said that Boosh has a clear plan for handling Iraq (where do they find these people?) while 67% said he did not; 57% say that the entire invasion was a mistake. All-time lows for all categories, by the way. Now, the Democrats are considered to be stronger on national security issues than the Republicans, something unheard of over the last 50 years.

As a response, Boosh makes another speech telling us how well things are going. Now he is blaming Iran for much of the problem. How convenient that little ploy is. As if the nuke problem is not enough, Boosh now says that the Iranian’s are responsible for providing material support to the insurgency. The IED’s are beginning to have Iranian fingerprints on them, though they really appear to be closer to what Hezbillah has used in the past. But, we intercepted a shipment of weapons that “maybe” came from Iran last year. Maybe? Last year? Why do we find out about these things only when it’s convenient? Like the terrorist plots foiled here in America that we find out about two, three, four years later, or whenever the polls show trouble on the horizon? Hello, it’s not working anymore. The polls keep diving, no matter what lie you think God wants you to tell next. (By the way, the Iranian connection to the IED's is what the general rebuffed after this was written)

He also mentioned the open border between the two countries. FYI, Mr. Boosh. They’ve always had an open border. Take a look at the Mexican/USA border and tell me just how you can expect a country that’s been blown to hell and back is to protect its border in the middle of some god forsaken desert? We can’t protect our own border, but they are to protect theirs? And we’re in charge over there? Why aren’t we protecting that border if it is the problem? I’ll answer that one for you. The border can’t be protected, pure and simple.

What are we to do about the IED’s that have killed over 900 American troops and maimed more than 9000 others? Why, ramp up the printing presses and throw some more money at the problem, of course. We did spend $350 million on IED technology, now Boosh is going to ask for $3.3 Billion. That will fix the problem. I'm sure that the terrorists will stop making them now that they know we’re going to spend more phony money to stop them.

The bottom line is this. Since May 1, 2003, when Boosh grandly flew his mission onto the aircraft carrier and claimed that major combat operations were over, the great majority of the more than 2300 American troops who have given their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan have died. No one knows how many Iraqi and Afghan citizens have died during that period, but you can bet that it’s a hell of a lot more than Booshco is willing to admit. And it’s not slowing down. Those are the facts. Make all the speeches you want to, dear Commander in Chief or whatever moniker you go by these days. Your hollow, lying words will not change the facts. Do the “tough guy” routine all you want, you aren’t fooling anybody. Anybody except the 32% who are comprised of people with the IQ of a lab rat and members of sleeper cells, that is.

Great Britain, our largest “coalition partner,” announced that it is pulling out 800 troops in the near future. 800 is not a lot of troops, but when you consider that it is 10% of the troops that they have in the region, it puts in perspective what a joke your coalition really is. You have a coalition; I have a pack of pissed off Americans. You make a speech; I write about it and call you a liar. Ain’t America grand? Maybe you should mix in the truth on occasion, it seems to help with the people I associate with. They are the same people that, oh by the way, you were appointed to represent.

Cyclone


"We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure."

George W. Boosh; Crawford, Texas; May 3, 2003