In an associated press article yesterday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called Bush a Total Failure. Not his policies, but the man himself.

"You know, God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States, a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject"

Just wondering. How could I find out about the purchasing process and who made the trailers used by FEMA post Katrina?

My brother and I are going rounds about Global Warming. He is a staunch conservative so obviously doesn't believe it is real. Below the fold is a couple exerpts from our conversation.

I was surfing around the internets and found this story at Truthout.org.

Was perusing the local paper and just had to share this.

My conservative brother sent me this stupid email about a father and daughter.

Following in the footsteps of the recommended diary be seesdifferent, another reason that we are hosed. Once again the White House has suppressed scientific information that details the effects of Global Warming. The CDC prepared a report about the health effects to Americans due to Global Warming.

That's right, unbelievable but true! Don't know what else to say. I looked and couldn't see any other diary mentioning this. I realize that this should be on an open thread but I thought that people would like to comment on this.

Here is the link
http://www.charter.net/...

I was reading the article that was linked to on a diary on the recommended list by Richard Cranium.  About 3/4 of the way through the article are a couple of paragraphs about the United States holding up delivery of chlorine that the Iraqis need due to a cholera outbreak.  Now, cholera is a real shitty disease and dehydration is a real life-threatening possibility.  

This is the title to an A.P. story in the news today.  Which means expect war soon before the IAEA can prove that Iran is no threat. Juan Cole has a diary on the Rec list that spoke about rolling out a media offensive in September.  The article states that a final report is due in November.

So here I am after coming home from a night at work only to log on and read an article about our Army will be too stretched if the build-up lasts.

goes around.

I was just reading an AP story about mines left over from the Iraq/Iran war that are being used as roadside bombs to kill our soldiers. The Army officer in charge stated that approximately 15% of the roadside bombs are made from these left over mines.  Iraqi farmers who cannot get any work due to the nonexistant economy over there are risking their lives to go into fields and dig up old land mines and then sell them on the black market.  I wonder if any of those mines have US markings on them. This is what happens when the US (read: neocons) intervenes when they shouldn't. Thanks again Mr. Rumsfeld and Mr. Cheney.

I receied an e-mail from my wingnut brother about Cindy Sheehan's son's grave:

I was just listening to the Cafferty File on Wolfie's Situation Room and the Question of the Day dealt with Bush's use of a Private army called Blackwater.  Two of the responders called for Impeachment and for the Congress to do something about this.
I think that as more and more comes out, the Democratic majority better start doing something substantial as opposed to just jumping up and down and screaming NO or they will have a short tenure as the majority. Passing legislation that forbids the use of any entity other than U.S. Armed Forces would be a big step.  I wonder if anyone in the Democratic majority has the balls to introduce legislation.
The American people are starting to use the "I" word, not just us Kossacks(did I spell that right?).

I read in an article last night that Sen. Lindsay Graham said

"more troops are needed because the U.S. military never had enough personnel in Iraq to get the job done".

"If we don't start over, and do what we should have done in the beginning — having enough people to win this war — we will pay a heavy price," he said.

"They never talked one minute in that letter what happens to Iraq when we leave," Graham added. "In all honesty we are not winning, and if you're not winning, you're losing. And now's the time to come up with a strategy to win."

I guess my first question to Sen. Graham would be if we never had enough troops in Iraq to start with, how is adding another 20,000 troops going to help, now that the country is in the middle of a civil war?
The second question that I would like to ask him is, is to define "winning"
What in the hell is "winning"; a pro-American democracy?, any kind of democracy?, stable to the point that they aren't trying to kill  us or each other?.  
Please answer these two questions Sen. Graham, and then we know what the rules are.

today I read a quote from our Dear Leader

One thing that you need to address in your first 100 hours is revoking all money for the "Star Wars Missle Defense Shield" and apply that money to increased pay and benefits for our brave military.
If you truly want to be strong on Defense you will do this and also put money towards rebuilding and retooling all of the broken machinery of the Active Duty and Reserve Units.
Cancelling the section that gives the President the right to federalize the Nat'l Guard would also be a step in the right direction.
Any other suggestions would be welcome.

I found this from the A.P.

"Protesters greeted Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on his way to a campaign event for a Pennsylvania senator, and he briefly took refuge in a subway station supply closet to avoid the anti-Republican demonstrators."

"Officers used stun guns to subdue two protesters, saying they disobeyed orders to disperse, said Bob Grove, a Port Authority spokesman."

"The protesters, made up of members of the United Steelworkers union and the anti-war group Uprise Counter Recruitment, chanted, "Jeb go home," and said Bush blew them a kiss."