Remember the Terror Warnings? Do you remember the frequent terror alerts? They, sort of, ceased with Bush winning his first presidential election and his second term. Is that really a coincidence? If the evil genius Karl Rove and Darth Wader Cheney lurking in the shadows make you doubt of such a coincidence will former Secretary Ridge not ease these suspicions. The former homeland security commented in USA Today on May 10 that he often disagreed to elevate the threat level. Maybe, just maybe, the administration had another agenda.  ¶ 8:08 PM 0 comments

  Republicans Quest for Total Domination It seems like the Republicans just can't get enough. Not enough power. Not enough influence. They have the White House and majority in Congress but that is not enough. One recent example of how they're trying to advance their influence beyond the mandate given through the election and the established rules of the political system is the attempt to force through possible filibusters of nominations to the bench. And that is not, by far, the only case where they want to change the rules in the middle of the game to advance their power - the charade with House Majority Leader De Lay problems with ethical rules is another example.

The defense for De Lay is also interesting. It's a bipolar message on the one hand claiming that he didn't do nothing wrong and on the other hand that there has been Democrats taking bribes (or whatever they call it) as well. Well. That's a strange defense. I bet the same Republicans would not have accepted the same kind of arguments from Clinton regarding his adultery.

This drive to total domination of the political system make me think about the memo by Karl Rove that came to light through a lost floppy. It was apparent from that memo that Mr. Rove has wet dreams about running a one party state. Scary.  ¶ 3:48 PM 0 comments