September 19, 2006
Politics Again, Sorry
I awoke this morning with my nightie in a knot, as NPR annnounced that the theme of President Bush's speech to the UN will be "using democracy as a weapon in the war against terror". Guess the Pres is taking time out from stumping for torture. How did democracy get to be a weapon, anyway? I know.........the term was rhetorically highjacked `by the (almost) biggest bully that ever ruled. (and he IS ruling, since there is much evidence that he was not elected).
On the bright side, Keith Olbermann has,once again, articulated the truth on national television. His ratings are up 73%, and he hasn't been relieved of his duties... yet.
I'm off to vote in the Massachusetts primaries, and am excited to have a choice between three honorable democrats-- (astonishing). The leader of the pack, Deval Patrick, is an avowed liberal, and a breath of fresh air.
Our current governor, Willard (Mitt, as we in the Commonwealth fondly refer to him) Romney, has been leaning so far to the right that he has tumbled into the 2008 neoconservative presidential pit. Although he has a made-for-TV face, he's a Mormon, and that's not quite Christian enough for some, in spite of the underwear. Mitty's handmaiden, Kerry Healy will run in the Republican slot. She has a very supportive hubby.
If Deval wins, with Willard out, if things get really terrible, maybe Massachusetts can secede from the union.
Photo note: Lots of lines, yellow, steel, some reflected, some merging and a few triangles. It's a break from all those flowers, at least
Posted by Dakota at September 19, 2006 06:20 AM