I write this at 11:36 AM on January 20th, 2009.  In 24 minutes, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.  I am hopeful that he will make a difference. What a wonderful gift to the world, hope, hope that things will change, will be better.

whisperwords: Sarah Palin

This post sums up some of the points to ponder re: Sarah Palin and her being chosen as VP by John McCain.

Just because someone is a woman, does not mean that I, as a woman, should vote for her. I vote based on ideas, not on skin color or gender. And if that makes all the difference to you as to what set of genitals someone has or what color someone is, then, really, I have no sympathy for your plight.

Pandagon :: Can we keep the sunroof on the glass ceiling open? :: January :: 2008

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So Hillary Clinton is being called a cunt by some in the Republican party.  How charming.  Because she has no problem with speaking her mind or *gasp* actually TRYING to do something good for the country, she is called a nasty word?

Perhaps in their world, a woman is only good for babies and being pretty.  What a shocker that a smart woman is actually ambitious and speaks her mind, not whatever a man told her to say.

I would say grow up and quit being scared, but that won’t happen.

Six Years Later, Bin Laden is still out there.

Six Years Later, $450 Billion wasted in Iraq, when our children make do with out dated schools, we drive on unsound bridges and more and more people lose their homes every day. More money was used to find one person, than was used to help an entire geographical area devastated by Katrina.

What has six years brought to us as a nation? Debt, a wasteful war, failing infrastructure, and the mastermind still holed up in a cave somewhere.

Brilliant move, Washington.

Between the idiotic behavior of those in Washington, the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, and the idiots at LJ/6A, lots of fodder for musings.

First of all: Washington.  The Attorney General is contradicted on sworn statements to Congress.  The Vice-President invokes executive privilege then turns around and says that his office is not part of the executive branch.  Bwah?

Second of all, the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis.  Our infrastructure in America ie bridges, roads, airports, pipes, utilities and ports are falling apart.  Our national parks are in genteel poverty.  We’re spending money flexing muscles and getting people killed while at home things are falling apart around our ears.

And finally, LJ/6A’s behavior.  WTF?  Not even warning for infractions. Summarily deleting accounts including permanent accounts. 

I have two posts at The Abbey Annex, my LJ journal with more links.

• Updates about the Recent Mess
• LJ Makes Fandom Bend Over and Cough

This is it.

I’ve been saying this, not as eloquently or not here lately, but yes.  Contempt is serious business and quite frankly I am tired of them spending my tax dollars on stupid penis-waggling fights.

Contempt of Congress and maybe impeachment of both Bush and Cheney.  Pull out of Iraq.  Shut up about Iran.  Concentrate on finding Osama and try him in an international court under the Geneva conventions, you know those pesky little rules that Gitmo and Abu Ghraib ignored.

The Rude Pundit

I like the inference that the Republicans in power are a bunch of spoiled babies, throwing tantrums, and Harry Reid is the Disciplinarian.

America, If We’re Not Careful, Democracy Might Break Out and 

Live Vodka-Shot Blogging the President’s War Funding Hissy Fit: are both really good, if old posts (I think the LJ syndication went wonky and popped up some older material) I found on my LJ flist today.

From my Netvibes page:

Making Light has several really good articles: Dealing With Guns (I linked this yesterday)  plus I Don’t Feel Two Years Healthier, and the Moderation Certificate. (here, and an gender-neutral version)

Original Signal: Transmitting Politics, is a great place to see what some major blogs on both sides are saying about issues of the day.  The rest of the Original Signal offerings are a time saver as well!  I can scan headlines and click on interesting things all in one place.

Link to Halliburton will move HQ to Dubai – Yahoo! News

Saw this Sunday evening but due to technical difficulties couldn’t comment till now.  Keyboard went kaput yesterday, so forgiv any typos as I get used to reconfigured keys.

Anyways, I’m sure 120 degree summer temperatures will feel positively arctic to the Halliburton execs when their time comes. 

My point being, they should’nt have the contract anymore, as they won’t be an American company once they move their HQ.

I’m sure there has been many, many comments made around the blogospere, so I’ll just say my piece: There are some rather incestous dealings going on in Washington amongst Bush 43’s cronies.

The Must-Do List – New York Times

I will admit I am a sucker for to-do lists, but I think that this is a very important list to do, for things will only get messier and more expensive as time goes on and nothing is fixed.

I’ve said before, something has to change or there will be a revolution.

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