Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed.

— William Shakespeare, Othello, Act III, scene 3

The loss of America's good name may not seem important as long as it is the only superpower, but it may take on a different complexion when China is the most trusted name in superpowers.

After dinner-

Gordon- Maybe sing: head, shoulders, knees and toes 3x's, and knead hot bread and have warm dough. But no do eat the pinko toes. huh.

Gordon- Or sing: this with the gathered group of feasted hippie's:

Bunny bunny fool-fool, I don't want to see shooter scooping up the field mice, and choking on the mice tail. Bunny bunny foo-foo, goo-goo-goo-goo-goo, shoo!

Scooping up the field mouse and shooter just shakes his damn empty head-- But, down came a good fairy and listen to what the good fairy said: She said ~~

Little bunny 's'hooter, we have had enough of you. Foo-foo, foo-goo, fool, fool, are you. You and me are a damn Salon stool too? O, shouters need to go elsewhere and eat all the little field mice? No. Go and wobble yer noggin head elsewhere. okay- me too. No problem.

Little shooter toot-toot, you have no sense said anything I comprehend here, either. Since you've never paid your Salon dues, cheapo-cheapo, shoo-shoo. Go with yer troll staff and bonkers boss and scoop some scum elsewhere!

That's what unanimous said to me: I say boo-boo-Ho-oho, and shooter must go too or that's Not very nice and fair.

Gordon- Guess what the good fairy said: O, the good fairy said: shooter242- you a goon-goon, and a goo-goo, shoo, shoo, shoo, you-you. A Goon's goo!

Gordon- The wheels in Dc go 'round and 'round like a dizzy homeroom go round and they stink up through the dc-poo-poo town. A inner beltway stinker, stinky, stink, Stinky. So-Go sh**tee, like Arne said: Shooter242- Go with Gordon to sing: O, Head, shoulder, knees and toes. But, no eat pinko mice toe-feet in a bowl of stew.

O, boo-boo, poo, poo, wag a tongue all 'round together now!

O, with 'shoat's: Go stick the right foot in and shake it all about. Hokey Poker you a monkey, and that's what the good fairy said- Yahoo!

Gordon- Now, wag the tongue all about, while ya's friends and family stick the behind in the air with real zeal and ardor so a Muskiest will turn about too and stick the two-thumbs up, point the elbows back, shake a behind up and down, and wiggle it (rump) all about: O, and be ready to run-like blazes to get out of the house!

The government does-no like a song like this: So- ya's gotta shut your eyes real tight, and stick a wagging tongue into the air, but that's what it's all about! Shake butts into the air to lose weight?

Hi Gordon- Ah! and toothy-toot-toot-toot, ah, tutu-goofy, and fruity toot, toot toot, for a piece of cake.

Gordon- I hope you had a darn good supper. So- bounce your belly button out, shake your belly button all about, and that's what it's all about!

Bounce up and down and sing yippee, annoy the Anonymous's with me.

Shooter242 has got his eyes super-glued shut, so, Orlando and Gordon need to do the Hokey Poker with s***ear's.

gads. okay. I shut up, and sleep with yer boots laces tight, and your two-eyes open, and get the bulldog fed, and watch the homestead?

Good night. O, turnips. Behave Gordon. Your family and guest have any Chilly con-Corny soup left? No? Poor water birds and shooter, and Mr. Mukasey's.

Okay- Hay. What's yak's gotts do to be banned from the Salon? What's in heaven's name is in those turnips?

In fact let me point you to a book review written about a person making those distinctions in the Bush administration. I haven't read it yet, but it should shed light on the difficulty process of legalities and the WOT.

http://www.tnr.com/currentissue/story.html?id=fe4ec25a-8fb0-4fc2-8735-6fd05b4b4b05

You aint kiddin' you didn't read it. Would have saved Jordan Orlando a lot of time and effort. All about how Goldsmith held against torture and for Article 3 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. And the out of control Addington and Yoo. And how Yoo overstepped his authority to give the President torture rights. Read it, shooter. Neal Kaytal is probably good for you.

9/11 was a perfect demonstration of happens when the world doesn't like us. It was the kind of price empires pay for imperialist conduct. The best thing that can happen to our country is for the world to despise us less. The less they despise us, the more secure we'll be. The Bush regime's torture policy and its general dismissive attitude toward international treaties the US has ratified, make it inevitable that the US will continue to be the target of resentful groups that are sick and tired of US imperial intervention and militaristic aggression.

but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed.

Considering that for years now, Americans have been loudly denigrating the US and it's leadership here and abroad, it appears the theft of our good name is an inside job.
Demanding that America be despised for all this time, it's not surprising if it comes to pass. If you're going to fully participate in something, however self-defeating, take pride in it's accomplishment.
Or don't do it.

A beautiful day indeed -- precious friendship. Very beautiful posts all day long, bebop-o. Ignore Anonymous, seriously.

I feel honored to bring you the news, and happy that you don't mind my rant. I have lavender and marigold, but nothing blooming except the morning glories.

Considering that for years now, Americans have been loudly denigrating the US and it's leadership here and abroad, it appears the theft of our good name is an inside job.

I presume you're talking here about the scandalous attempt by the Republican Congress to impeach Clinton.

Demanding that America be despised for all this time, it's not surprising if it comes to pass. If you're going to fully participate in something, however self-defeating, take pride in it's accomplishment.

Let me guess — you lifted that from a Goebbels speech from about 1944 and just changed the names.

Or don't do it.

Funny thing, that's what most of the sane people said about the invasion of Iraq.