Forget a large clump of what I recently said....

Report: Foley warned in 2000

YEP... Evidence, or so it seems. This could have an impact. I wanted a change but honestly this is not how I believed we should get it. The Democrats should be showing us that are better suited to handle things than Republicans. Well, perhaps the Democrats ARE starting to appear better suited to handle things, but it isn't because of their great plan. Certain Republican politicians are just so vile that the democrats are starting to seem better. In reality, they could very well be worse.

I suppose if nothing else comes of this we will get rid of Hastert, a lousy worthless politician as far as I'm concerned.

I wanted to see a Democratic party, or an opposition capitalize in areas where the Republicans have failed miserably. Complacency on lousy foreign policy by the current administration, budgets run amok, and a failure to effectively address the future social security concerns.

What we have instead is a group of people who criticize foreign policy and only offer often divided, and simplistic solutions which are unrealistic, such as bringing troops immediately home or simply pointing out that it was a war of choice. The problem is time travel hasn't been invented so despite Iraq being a very poor choice, we HAVE to deal with it now. Next on spending, most on one hand cite spending as a problem, but then on every individual troubled program the quick fix is "spending more money". If you had a leaking faucet in your house, in most cases you would find out why it is leaking and fix it. The democratic solution to this, would be to buy a faucet made of gold, and then toss the old one, which you just so happen to be still making payments on. Social Security! I have not heard any discussion on this. You don't even hear the Bob Dole & Al Gore "lock box" suggestions of old.

Anyway, I'm divided because on one hand I want to see the current congress punished, but then on the other hand, I'm not looking forward to replacing them with people who may be even worse.

People are going to vote for change... just for the sake of change. I think Foley and now North Korea have provided a double whammy which could make the Democrats dream a reality. I can't blame them one bit. If I had the ability to vote in one of these close races to throw out an incumbent I probably would. But not because I though we'd be better off... it is more that I think people have no other choice.

Weighing in on those weighing in

Running counter to what one would believe.....

Marijuana may stave off Alzheimer's

In other news, I strongly dislike Nancy Pelosi and her fake sneer that she stole from Gary Condit.

Hastert sucks, don't get me wrong. Ever since Hastert replaced Gingrich as the Speaker of the House, that was the beginning of our country taking a severe turn in the wrong direction. Hastert isn't a leader... I really don't have the foggiest as to how he managed to get into power. Lately the guy looks like he's a step away from having a coronary. And no... that doesn't imply that I think the world would be better if he did. I just wish he'd leave politics... and then the world might be better.

I will say this, when I began to be increasingly irritated with Daschle, he lost re-election. When I began to really "hate" Tom Delay, he was run out of office. So I can only hope that both Hastert and Pelosi can't be too far behind. Really having Trent Lott gone was good too... However I happen to think Frist is one corrupt cookie, so I'm not sure which is better.

Getting back to the point I want to make, Hastert, from everything I've heard, is not responsible for the creep... aka, Foley's continued existence. In fact I find the mere idea that Pelosi is accusing him as such completely ridiculous. If he'd pushed him out, she'd probably say its a fine example of Republican leadership discriminating against homosexuals. Pelosi is awful. She makes George Mitchell, Tom Delay, and Tom Daschle seem like non-partisan moderates.

Hastert shouldn't step down because he didn't oust Foley. From everything I've read, there is no solid evidence to prove there was a cover up, other than what one aide said. Hastert should be pushed out because he has, along with George Bush, destroyed fiscal conservatism and the ideas of smaller government, and replaced it with credit card mentality budgeting and religious overtones.

Pelosi should herself leave because she is destructive as well. You have a Democratic party that can't even pull together an agenda against the completely incompetent GOP. What it comes down to, is Pelosi really admires her enemies, and with the exception of the religious right, she probably would be nothing more than another pork barrel spender when, and if she gets the top job in the house.

Mark my word, where the Republicans have racked up needless debt on pet projects, the Democrats will see it, and raise it. Then they'll blame it on the President who will likely be a Republican for the next ten years, unless something completely unforeseen occurs.

Of course W makes it worse by NEVER vetoing anything. MAN.... these people suck.

Read about the Pelosi/Hastert quarrel... the best is the venom displayed by Pelosi in a conversation with Hastert, where she threw reason to the wind and is simply trying to capitalize on here say and partisan politics. I honestly am not sure if people will buy it. It probably won't matter too much because Hastert is unrecognizable, and for those few unfortunate people who do recognize Pelosi, they probably wish that they did not.

Hastert says he won't step aside over Foley scandal

You can't possibly think Pelosi is good for the Democratic party. She's one of those people who just draws ire at her mere sight... and I don't believe I'm alone on this one. She makes Howard Dean look sane and reasonable.

The Pelosi brand is a bunch of crap for the uninspired. Her solution to virtually every problem (with the exception of foreign affairs... to which she is essentially clueless) is "spend more money". The real stupid part is how nearly every thing she's criticized, the Medicare plan to "no child left behind" are programs that received record increases under the Bush administration. She cites "cuts" but, in truth they aren't cuts, but simply put... more conservative increased spending. They can be called "cuts" because they are cuts to a plan of increases... that only partially went into effect. How Pelosi can say schools are worse off (when they have increased funding) and then turn around and say they need yet MORE funding is hysterical.

And the Medicare thing... they ought to do away with 90 % of the thing. A huge portion of it is nothing more than corporate give aways to insurance providers and pharmaceutical corporations. Then the rest is just an expansion of an already oversized bureaucracy.... with little to no improvement on health care costs. Pelosi, of course wants... drum roll, MORE MONEY. SO more of your tax dollars can go to fund corporate and bureaucratic welfare hierarchies and countless new jobs where people push paper all day and do nothing but piss people off, and do it well.

We need a revolt in this country.

I lost at fantasy baseball to Carl Berg.

And.. Hayes didn't come in last.

Well... Looks like I have my first full blown cold of the season. Right in time for a real busy week too.... at work and outside of work.

Ahhhh well... what are you going to do?

Politics continues to be crazy... Although I don't believe "Foley" will make too much of a difference. I got a kick out of clips of Rush Limbaugh defending him on television. Man....

I never thought Armstrong was grammatically incorrect, or really thought about his wording whatso-ever. But apparently some had a real beef with it. And more amusing it has been discovered that the seeming grammar error was nothing more than a technological glitch. Funny how a phrase has become part of the American lexicon, and it is due impart to bad technology.

Software finds missing 'a' in Armstrong's moon quote

Caught part of the new SNL this weekend. There were a couple decent sketches. One was an airport security training session, where classmates debated what was a liquid or a gel. Even better were the very legitimate questions that expose major holes in the semi reduction in security (i.e. What happens if people pool separate three oz containers together to make a larger volume once past security?).

Anyway.... Till Tuesday.