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bush vetoes spending bill as promised

president defies will of people. that is, if you believe that we are a representative democracy, and that the last election voiced the will of the people on key issues that are country is facing, like, say...the war.

and let us never forget that victory was declared years ago by this same president. now, president says that we will be defeatists, that we will let the terrorists win if we set a time table for withdrawal. so, we're defeatists if we withdraw troops from an area where war is over? oh, does that mean the war never was over? or are we saying that the "sectarian violence" is civil war now?

btw, as much as i have been wholeheartedly against this war, i also don't agree with the proposed timetable. not that i'm against timetables, but i don't see how this particular one actually accomplishes any sort of stability in the area. i also disagree with a president that says he will veto and bill that has a timetable.

wha? what's going on?

got to looooove over reactions from idiots. hmmm, somebody puts up lite brights in a several large cities. then, someone thinks they're a bomb, despite the fact that they are freakin lite brights. and then, they artist responsible gets arrested. oh yeah, how about this quote, "The company said that they have been in place for two to three weeks in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Austin, San Francisco and Philadelphia." two weeks! way to notice those dangerous bombs. and now the mass. attorney general is involved. sheesh. the devices had parts consistant with an improvised electronic device (ied). except for that explosive part. so, it had l.e.d. lights, some wires, a circuit board. if i left a computer under a bridge, would they think that was a bomb too? oh, it also pisses me off that they keep referring to this as a hoax. it wasn't a hoax. there were no bomb threat call ins, it wasn't supposed to be thought of as a bomb. it is guerrilla marketing. not pretend bombs.

cause, you know, aqua teen hunger force is the real problem in society. kinda like bush focusing on excessive corporate payoffs instead of, you know, that war. and surprise, the "businessman" that couldn't run a baseball team sides with business. (okay, i think businesses should decide how they payout people, not the government too. but still. hey, how about that whole, war's over, we won deal?)


(getting annoyed. need to breathe. think happy thoughts. motorcycle. smile.)

"it was a thumpin"

damn straight it was. i know that 6 out of 10 say it was the war, and that's definately a big part, but to me it also seems like a reversal of the alleged mandate given in the republican revolution of like, 94. everyone seems fed up of their alleged moral imperatives, inability to actually follow through, and getting caught doing everything they rail against.

i'm glad that society can change, that there is no guarantee that the status quo will be maintained. of course, the cynic in me believes that the dems are just as much the status quo, but still.

hey, we've got the fist ever female speaker of the house. that's a good change. and, it looks like we'll actually have checks and balances again. that is, if the courts aren't just in someone's pocket, too.

in fresno, we elected not only the first ever hmong city councilman (the first in ca. even), but he's also the first asian american on the fresno city council. that's crazy to me. it was also nice that the two candidates ran a "gentlemenly" campaign. no crap talk, just issues for the neighborhood affected. and, i also really appreciated getting a letter from mr. xiong explaining why he wasn't declaring his political affiliation. the issues of the district, the city, aren't about democrat or republican. they are about looking out for the needs of all those in your district. maybe the more partisan council members will take note.