Timing! I believe when studying what occurs in the world today timing is crucial. In the last week, the focus has turned almost exclusively to the economy and where the weapons of mass destruction are. These are not subjects that are good for cable news ratings or for the Bushies? ratings either. As if they had planned it themselves, cue Al Qaeda: boom, boom, boom. Timing! Now what is the discussion about? Saudi Arabia. Al Qaeda. Terrorism. War. Now those are subjects that are good for ratings, for both cable and administration. Don't worry; one day you will wake up and the tax cut will have passed. Who cares if Iraq didn't have WMD's? We've got these other guys' who, we said, we had already taken care of--to worry about now. Oh, I almost forgot: people were starting to ask questions about Hallibutrton as well. Now that's what I call timing! The major problem with this is that as long as the Democratic leaders will not challenge Bush on any of this, he can do whatever he wants. Why don't they do anything? The reason is because they are both competing for the same money. What is needed is a fundamental change in the Democratic Party. Not just new leaders, but new membership. Don't sit there and wonder why no one is fixing the problem. Get up and help fix it. Do the actions of your current government speak for you? That is something each individual has to answer for her/himself. Want to defend the current Democrats? Read this article from Greg Palast. If you are not familiar with him, he has written a great book, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. I highly recommend it just for the exposé on the 2000 election with information that was not reported in the good old USofA. Here's an article from the Information Clearing House, "The Manipulation of America", which goes to this same topic of timing. I will leave you with these two quotes from Thomas Jefferson:

A little rebellion now and then...is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

I do not see myself as a fanatic or conspiracy theorist. What I am is curious. Here is another Jefferson quote that seems to sum it up: The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. There is so much information out there. Do a Google search on the Carlyle Group. The best way for anyone to understand this, in my opinion, is to dig into it for yourself. Don't be satisfied with what Tom Brokaw tells you; don't stop with your local daily; ask why and seek for yourself. Anything you accomplish on your own will teach you so much more than reading my rants. I will continue writing, but my hope is that this will be a launch pad not an ending point.


This is a sick story. Local Police officer sneaks into local school, takes pictures of class projects, goes on Rush Limbaugh show, teacher suspended.

This guy sounds like a Democrat! Listen to Dennis Kucinich on NPR this morning. Listen to the extended version.

If this isn't democracy I don't know what is, New Policy in Iraq to Authorize G.I.'s to Shoot Looters.

The Texas Democrats have a web site. Also a letter written by them to Craddick.
- posted by Mom/Dad @ 7:41 AM