Glenn hates rice. He don't belive rice taste too good.

If Rice stands up at the State Dept. Press soapbox,

and briefs the public with only socks,

and a feminist necktie.

Lifer. Lie. Shame on her!

If she'd wear boxer shorts,

they'd catch a flame-a-fire!

I watched the entire summer of 2001, as Ashcroft, among others, decided to take government transport only and the last half of August, airport security loosened up (no longer turning on computers, many magnetometer alerts deliberately ignored and over largely clad individuals - for Aug. - passed through without - as formerly - thorough screening, all documented by me, an airline pilot) I would not be surprised that Bush, et.al. deliberately told security people to back off, and this was before we found out about the stovepiping of information, the lack of security concerns, even to the Bushster telling the intel folks that "they had CYA", and Condi stating that ".... but we didn't know that they would fly aircraft into buildings". You'd think the head of the NSA would have known about the 1994 Air France 767 terrorists tried to fly the plane into the Eiffel Tower.

Looking back, it is so obvious to me that at least they knew something was going to happen. The hard part would have been for them to act surprised and not laugh.

But then again, maybe I do.

America whines and moans and p!sses about taxes, but America is totally mum about the fact that trilllllllllions (Stephan Hawking take note), I mean trillllllions of YOUR dollars are p!ssed away on . . .

wave the flag here, stand up, put your hand on your heart (after you make sure your little flag-pin-thingy is still on your lapel) the military. Yep, the military. That big mighty force out there DEFENDING DEMOCRACY, FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM and . . . . whatever. Actually, just a colossal Wackenhutts keeping an eye out that nobody, and I mean nobody, gets in the way of 'Murican buziness interests and our gol'dang right to wring a dollar outta folks that spit in our eye for not respecting the fact that we are the boss. Eisenhower, the last decent man to sit in the big leather chair, had it right. Every dime we spend to pay someone to say "Sir, yes Sir" and send them off to spread the word that "America's business is business" (Soprano-style) is another rut in the freeway that we can't afford to fix. It all goes to hell in a hand-basket, and the rich folks bitch that they need more parking spaces for their private airplanes at your federally-funded airport. And that the hoi-polloi are blocking access to their private booths at the Super-bowl.

Aaargh!! Rant over . . .

I'm with you. Yesterday, Froomkin over at the Washington Post had a recap of just how many times Rice was told BEFORE 9/11. They knew full well that we would be hit and they did nothing. I still think they said: "Let them take their best shot, as it will free us to do what we've wanted to do for years, ever since we got our wrists slapped for Iran-Contra. We'll use this as an excuse to enact our Project for a New American Century Revolution and Coup d'Etat."

IS THAT NOT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE?

Now- I think this most recent trip to the middle-east by W and Cheney was to finalize the plans for whatever is to come next. I suspect it will be a hit on the Democrat (sic) Party convention, which will be blamed on the Democrat congress, and used as an excuse to declare a state-of-emergency, and postpone the elections "until further notice"...

Am I paranoid?

In one of your citations, that of what McConnell is up to, one Brian Knowlton, seemingly an up and comer on the International Affairs desk, has contributed the following doozies (since 2006) in his top 20 articles:

Iranian Boats Confront U.S. In Persian Gulf;

Top U.S. Official Asks Congress Not to Put Limits on Iraq Mission;

THE REACH OF WAR; Rice Rebuts Tenet's Assertion That '01 Warning Was Ignored;

U.S. Wants North Korea to Return to Talks.

Yes. You'll never be able to find the invisible scotch tape. So- Use Geese Tape, Duck Tape, or use black electrical tape?

Use it to flop smack across the fake neoconservative hypocrites's Fat-Lips!

I heard it too. Mr Negroponte broke the news. Those gops will have more than "burning feet" soon if they believe what the funky-neocon-preacher speaks.

Burning Feet. No worry. If you lie, you make a hellish bed.

If you are true, the bed bugs tickle you, you'll sleep well.

That's all I got.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go buy some more duct tape.

If these liars pretend to believe we are about to be attacked shouldn't we have our National Guard and Reserves here to protect us? The Commission on the National Guard and Reserves published last Thursday, warns that our non-professional soldiers--the ones shouldering much of the burden in Iraq and Afghanistan--are stretched to the breaking point.

Until Iraq the Guard and Reserves were long considered a "backup" force, a sort of safety valve that could be pulled in the event of an emergency. Remember Katrina, that kind.

Why does it seem everyone is careful not to note this Vietnam comparison---no draft. No uproar on college campuses. Seems like the one smart(from their viewpoint) thing Bush and Chaney ever did. No Draft and they have gotten away with hundred of thousands of murders, with minor uproar.

Of course they have destroyed our home protection, while taking such good care of us.

Blackwater, their private army we pay for, may come home to make sure we are behaving as we are told.

I heard on the radio that Michael Haydon (Hayden?) admitted in Congress today that we had waterboarded three "terrorists", but it was a "long time ago", they were "bad people" and we were "scared". So it's OK that we did it.

God, these people make me sick.

I'm so pooped/tired I cane home after working a brief while like the proverbial "dog" or "ox" and I'm gonna take a nap.

I'll look under the mattress 'haystack' and if the coast is clear...I'll sleep with a metal pitchfork and hoe to ward off

stray dog beagle terriers. O, and scary poodles.

The weatherman is crazy. It's a hot 62 degrees.

The gop-creeps must mingle with truth & flowers.

The seeds in the greenhouse sprout.

The gop~sedition is darn ridiculous.

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Before I forget what I was about to say,

Io's done did forget what Ia's was to say?

P.S. Ondelette did write a great letter.

Arne L's web-site was much appreciated.

Arne Langstrom @ leastdangerousbranch.

Cheers,

cheese.

crackers.