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May 31, 2006

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Thanks to the current less than Supreme Court of the United States, we are now as vulnerable to government misconduct as any other country ruled by dictators!  Government employees are no longer free to expose the inner workings of a corrupt government without fear of punishment!  Whosoever thought the Repuglican party was the party of moral values has been sorely misled!  The Headlines should read---In Order to Protect Their Number One Appointee, The Supreme Court of the United States Shuts Down the Constitutional First Amendment and Silences the Truth!  What’s with all these Repuglicans and their abhorrence of the Constitution?  Power hungry despot wannabees has got to be the answer!

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In listening to numerous veterans of foreign wars call in to CSPAN on Memorial Day, I was struck by the comments that they all made referring to War being Hell under any and all circumstance!  I was also struck by the inconceivable irony that only Repuglican chickenhawks who have never experienced the horrors of the battlefield would have the unmitigated, insensitive audacity to send our sons and daughters to fight a preplanned, preemptive, unnecessary war!

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Ultimately George Bush is responsible for what is now known as the alleged “massacre at Haditha”!  Had Bush not lied, postured, and “talked tough” these Marines would not have been in Iraq.  They would not have been in a position or a mindset to seek out retribution for the death of a fellow Marine!

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The person who dodged the draft by enlisting in the National Guard (a cushy enlistment he did not fulfill), the person who lied and “fixed the facts” to send our soldiers to wage an unnecessary preemptive war, the person who went on vacation, and ignored a PDB that resulted in the most horrific attack to ever occur on our soil, the same person who first said “Osama Dead or Alive” and then said “I truly am not concerned about him,” “Mission Accomplished,” and “Bring ‘em on,” had the audacity to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier!  The sincerity was negated with the actions that came before, and somehow it doesn’t seem to be appropriate!

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“TONY SNOW, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: You don't do damage control. What you try to do is find out what the facts are.” “CLARKE: … we don't have all the facts. ... We will have the facts and we can act accordingly.”  Hmm, can you guess what words were included in the White House “talking points” today?  You got it, FACTS!  And then Clarke opining on Murtha had this to say “ ... But it's just -- it is factually incorrect”!  The irony here is this comes from an administration who is known to have “fixed the facts” to wage an unnecessary preemptive war in Iraq! 

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Now that we’re finding out it's OK for the FBI to raid Congressional Offices, I can hardly wait for the Democrats to regain the White House!  Just think of how much fun the future Democratically appointed AG can have sending the FBI into all those Repuglican Congressional Offices.  Boy, will this ever be a good day to clean out Repuglican corruption!  Of course, there may be some slight inconveniences for the Democrats until 2008, now that Bush can go wherever he chooses and get whatever information he deems necessary!  To the Repuglicans, I say, be careful of what you wish for, as you may get it, and to the Democrats I would say the same!  There’s always someone lurking around the corner who would seek retribution for whatever reason, whenever the impulse strikes!

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So you think you have nothing to hide, better have a look at what can happen when the Bush administration is running things!  You may not have anything to hide, but the Bush administration is certainly not mistake free and if you end up a “mistake” then you’ll find out just how difficult it becomes when you have to prove you have nothing to hide!

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This makes about as much sense as teats on a boar hog---“Supporters said that it will protect governments from lawsuits filed by disgruntled workers pretending to be legitimate whistleblowers.”  In other words we will silence the truth because there may be a liar in our midst!  Come on, people, this Supreme Court has been bought and paid for and they will do as they are told, just like the rest of the Repuglican appointed judges in today’s American inJustice system!

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Another marriage in Washington, D.C., raising questions in these United States???  Hmm, why isn’t mainstream corporate media all over this story?  Why are they not dissecting this notable relationship???

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