"If I Was a Terrorist"

h/t Crooks and Liars dot com

hmmm...is your member of Congress protecting you?

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue

Icing - Cake - Larsen

So on Tuesday I came home to what I thought must have been a prank call on my answering machine. A man who identified himself as Rep. Rick Larsen (WA 2nd CD) left a message asking for my support at the upcoming 2nd CD "Nominating Convention" on Saturday. The reason I suspected a prank call was that most folks that know me, including (I assumed) Congressman Larsen know that, even if I were going to said convention, I certainly would not be voting to nominate Rick Larsen. In fact I had just voted against his endorsement at my 38th LD meeting on the previous Tuesday.

Then, today, I received an email from Congressman Larsen, via Brooke Davis at his re-election campaign, asking me again to attend the convention and vote to nominate him for his upcoming walk through election. I could not help but send Brooke/Rick some of my concerns:

"Brooke,

We should all have Rick's job security. Odd isn't it that he fails to mention the single issue that holds this nation hostage to a failing economy and a generational debt that will be be a harsh burden for my children and my granddaughter. Rick's failure to take a strong leadership role (from his position on the Armed Forces Committee) to end our continuing occupation of Iraq; indeed his co-ownership of this travesty that he signed on to when he failed to support the only bill that has been offered to date to demand a draw down in American forces leaves me cold and resolute in my refusal to add my name in any way that might encourage support for him.

Rick's refusal to support actions that would lead to the impeachment of George W Bush and Dick Cheney by claiming that he finds no evidence of lawlessness simply begs the question, "Which constitution did he swear an oath to protect?" The fact that he is even concerned about FISA is in direct realtionship to Bush's admission that he ordered warrentless wiretapping of American citizens. The fact that top administration officials devised and ordered specific torture techniques to be used against uncharged, untried, prisoners apparently is a justifiable violation of the Geneva Conventions and other international treaties to which the United States is a signee to Rep. Larsen.

As I say, we should all have Rick's job security. He should be gald that he does not need my vote."

And then, only moments later, the icing on the cake -

From True Majority came this news:

"Dear Chad,


I wanted to share some breaking news. The House of Representatives just voted 149 to 141 to cut off funding for the war in Iraq.


This was followed by votes to put significant restrictions on President Bush's war policy, including a timeline for withdrawal, and creating a new GI Bill to help returning veterans."

Wow! but wait...........Larsen's vote? Why, with the 141 - of course!

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue

Olbermann to Bush: "Shut The Hell Up!"

Courtesy of MSNBC:

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue

Real Sacrifice....

Maybe while Bush is busy not golfing he might have someone read him some of the testimony from our troops who have made real sacrifices:

***MEDIA ADVISORY ***


IRAQ VETS TO TESTIFY ON CAPITOL HILL



-Veterans to provide first hand accounts of occupation of Iraq-

"Washington, DC – On Thursday, May 15th, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) will hold a forum to hear testimony from more than a dozen veterans of the war in Iraq who will share eyewitness accounts of the ongoing military occupation. Testifiers, who are members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, will discuss the ineffectiveness of the President’s “troop surge,” the dehumanization, abuse and killing of innocent Iraqi civilians, the strain that the continued occupation is having on military readiness and unmet need of Iraqi war veterans. The event, which is scheduled from 9:30am-12:30pm in 2261 Rayburn House Office Building, is open to members of the media, as well as the public."

WHAT: Iraq war veterans testify on Capitol Hill

WHO: Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Other Members of Congress TBD…

Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War

WHEN: 9:30am-12:30pm Thursday, May 15

WHERE: 2261 Rayburn House Office Building

This might be a good opportunity to ask your member of congress to be among the "Other Members of Congress TBD…"

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue

Bush League Sacrifice

From “Vet Voice”:

Bush Finally Speaks to the Ultimate Wartime Sacrifice

by: Brandon Friedman
Tue May 13, 2008 at 19:32:14 PM EDT

”With the ghosts of Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Eisenhower looking down, President Bush finally admitted today that he has been touched by the true cost of war:


For the first time, Bush revealed a personal way in which he has tried to acknowledge the sacrifice of soldiers and their families: He has given up golf. (emphasis TLS)

"I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf," he said. "I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."

In unity and spirit with Americans who will never see a child or a parent again on account of his policies, George W. Bush made the heart-wrenching decision to take a five-year hiatus from the game. He chose to make this sacrifice several months after the invasion of Iraq.”

Just in case you miss the point they conclude:

”If past Commanders-in-Chief were alive, they'd wretch at such a statement from this wartime "leader." Imagine Washington at Valley Forge. Imagine Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War. Imagine what Truman went through in August 1945. And then listen to this asshole:

"I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf," he said. "I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."”

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue