A Fifty Pound Bag of Whistling Lips Simply my opinion on politics, war, and life in these United States.
Monday, January 26, 2004
Mendacity In The White House
I knew it wouldn't take long for the State of The Union Lie 2004 to unfold. Without further ado:
We are seeking all the facts - already the Kay Report identified dozens of weapons of mass destruction-related program activities and significant amounts of equipment that Iraq concealed from the United Nations. Had we failed to act, the dictator's weapons of mass destruction programs would continue to this day. Bush in the SOTU address 01/20/2004.
"My summary view, based on what I've seen, is we're very unlikely to find large stockpiles of weapons," he said on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition." "I don't think they exist." The Bush administration's top weapons inspector David Kay two days after resigning his post.
Admittedly, Kay also says, "I actually think the intelligence community owes the president rather than the president owing the American people." Kay suggests that the intelligence community failed the administration.
If the Bush administartion can't trust their own intelligence then what does that say about how the administration conducts business with said agencies? I'm guessing that they treat these intelligence agencies with the same hubris and contempt with which they treat the American people.
Kay did say he was interested in writing a book. That should be interesting to read.
"A Girl, Age Two, Wrote Me A Letter. Uh, I mean, Thank you, El Salvador!"
Or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love The Bomb.
There is just so much here to loathe it's almost unfair of me. Awww, what the hell, here goes:
Some critics have said our duties in Iraq must be internationalized. This particular criticism is hard to explain to our partners in Britain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, the Netherlands, Norway, El Salvador, and the 17 other countries that have committed troops to Iraq. As we debate at home, we must never ignore the vital contributions of our international partners, or dismiss their sacrifices. From the beginning, America has sought international support for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we have gained much support.
Our partners, our partners! I think he means those we have paid off or possibly those we drug kicking and screaming.
We are seeking all the facts - already the Kay Report identified dozens of weapons of mass destruction-related program activities and significant amounts of equipment that Iraq concealed from the United Nations. Had we failed to act, the dictator's weapons of mass destruction programs would continue to this day.
Funny how "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa" becomes "the Kay Report identified dozens of weapons of mass destruction-related program activities." It's kind of like magic or deception. Gotta love Al Sharpton for his "Weapons of Mass Deception" quote.
And we should limit the burden of government on this economy by acting as good stewards of taxpayer dollars.
And you are going to start doing this when? Can you say record breaking 540 billion dollar deficit?
I signed this measure proudly, and any attempt to limit the choices of our seniors, or to take away their prescription drug coverage under Medicare, will meet my veto.
I think he just said "Bring 'em on" to seniors.
The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports is dangerous, and it sends the wrong message.
I'm very relieved that he is addressing this national emergency. Steroid use in professional sports definitely should be a high priority for the president at this juncture.
Activist judges, however, have begun redefining marriage by court order, without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives. On an issue of such great consequence, the people's voice must be heard. If judges insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people, the only alternative left to the people would be the constitutional process. Our nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.
I thought the GOP were for less goverment interference in our lives. I'm thinking a constitutional process is about as much government as government can be. I'm sure the founding fathers meant for government to define marriage. Hey Shrub, constitutional amendments are for things like The Bill Of Rights not for pushing the agenda of the Christian Right in order to get you a second term.
As for those "activist judges," How about the recess appointment of Charles Pickering? He is about as activist a conservative as ever was appointed to the federal bench.
Last month a girl in Lincoln, Rhode Island, sent me a letter. It began: "Dear George W Bush. If there is anything you know I, Ashley Pearson age 10, can do to help anyone, please send me a letter and tell me what I can do to save our country." She added this PS: "If you can send a letter to the troops, please put 'Ashley Pearson believes in you.' "
And yes Ashley, there is a Santa Claus. There is also a boogie man and his name is Dubya.
Well folks, it's seems like tonight we get to hear another State of the Union address. If it weren't so abhorrent to contemplate we could make a game out of guessing which sentences are lies. Let's hope this is the last State of the Union address we have to hear from Bush and the GOP.
Still, when arguing for the tax cuts, the Bush administration promised they would create about 300,000 jobs every month, beginning in July 2003 -- most economists doubt last year's numbers will be revised that dramatically.
And an Economy.com study last year found the tax cuts added less than two percentage points to GDP growth in the third quarter, suggesting most of the economy's growth was due to pent-up demand after the first months of the war in Iraq.
Your tax cuts worked, my ass.
How 'bout John Kerry and John Edwards in Iowa? Interesting.
Yee haw cowgirls and cowpokes, Shrub has a plan to combat those pesky weapons of mass destruction that he can't find. What could that be, you ask? Well I’ll tell you, lil missy, we are going to combat weapons of mass destruction with…more weapons of mass destruction!
Three months after the 9/11 attacks (although clearly in preparation much earlier), the Bush administration delivered its "Nuclear Posture Review" to Congress. The Pentagon-authored text is couched in recommendations, but its tone and direction are unmistakable. It buries alive all those quaint Cold War holdovers -- diplomacy, arms-control treaties, test bans -- in some figurative fallout shelter, never to be heard from again. In their stead, war planners bellow and yearn for a doctrine that strikes first and evades questions later. "The need is clear," the posture review states, "for a revitalized nuclear weapons complex that will be able ... if directed, to design, develop, manufacture, and certify new warheads in response to new national requirements."
Every president since Truman relegated the bomb to a category unto itself, to be locked away unless the nation's very survival were at stake. Not so George W. Bush. In the introduction to his administration's "National Security Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction," Bush wrote that the U.S. "will continue to make it clear that it reserves the right to respond with overwhelming force -- including potentially nuclear weapons -- to the use of WMD against the United States, our forces abroad, and friends and allies" (emphasis added).
What intrigues me is the part about the Bush administration having prepared it's "Nuclear Posture Review" prior to 9/11 and the fact that it changes the way we have approached the use of nuclear weapons for the past sixty years.
Eldest son George W. Bush made his first Middle East connection in the late 1970s with James Bath, a Texas businessmen who served as the North American representative for two rich Saudis (and Osama bin Laden relatives) — billionaire Salem bin Laden and banker and BCCI insider Khalid bin Mahfouz. Bath put $50,000 into Bush's 1979 Arbusto oil partnership, probably using Bin Laden-Bin Mahfouz funds.
Earlier this week Dubya was pandering to the Latino vote now; he's pandering to the Martian vote. That man has no shame.
In other developments, I have decided to throw my support firmly behind…anyone who can beat Bush. I sure hope that “anyone” is currently running in the Democratic primary.
The only good thing I can think of if (god forbid) Bush wins, is there is no way Cheney can get elected in 2008 (way to much baggage). Which means President Hilary Clinton will be in office. Boy I sure hope Dean or Clark has the right stuff because I don’t think I can wait that long and we sure as hell don’t need another Dukakis.
