Political Round-Up
The Renkei Chart is going to take a few more days. I apologize. So, with that out of the way, it’s time to play political roundup, where I explain in one paragraph or less simple truths that entire websites full of spin and bullshit aren’t able to encompass.
Talking To Syria: If anyone out there still buys the “We don’t talk to our enemies!” bullshit, just stop. Of course we do. Everyone does. Talking to your enemies is a necessary step in, you know, not being locked into a state of permanent warfare. The United States deals with Saudi Arabia, which is no worse than Syria. Hell, we once allied ourself with Stalin, choosing the slightly lesser of two terrible evils. We can talk to Syria. And if George Bush is too busy playing cowboy to do it, then I’m glad Nancy Pelosi is willing and able. Besides, it’s not like she’s the only one who has been talking to Syria lately.
Troop Funding: First off, the only reason we need separate budgets for troop funding for Iraq and Afghanistan is that these expenditures are not included in the normal military budget. We shouldn’t even need them in the first place. These costs are specifically left out of the military budget because it’s already so vast, they don’t want it to sound any bigger than it already is. That, and the Department of Defense just can’t handle it’s bloody money. But that being said, Bush has been going off on a tear about how long it’s taken the evil Democratic Congress to pass the budget that he’s already promised to veto. Specifically, it’s taken them less time than it took the Republican Congress to pass either of their troop funding bills. In case anyone is counting. He also gave them gruff for going on vacation before the bill reached his veto-ready desk. He probably wanted to get that out of the way in a hurry, since he’s going on an extended vacation this weekend. Yes, really.
John McCain: You’re done, sport. Seriously. If you’re going to claim that Americans can waltz through downtown Baghdad, and that our Generals ride around outside the green zone in unarmored cars, it might not be a good idea to fly out to Iraq the next day and walk around in a bullet proof vest. With 100 soldiers as escorts. And three Blackhawk choppers. And two Apache gunships. See how that kind of blows your credibility all to shit? I remember a John McCain that preferred to lose on the side of honesty than win on the side of psychosis. Of course, that was six long years ago. I would have considered voting for that John McCain (ZOMG! Aden would vote for a Republican?). This John McCain, though. . . he’s a sellout and a whore. And he’s already lost his primary. He just doesn’t know it yet.
Global Warming: If you believe that Global Warming is a myth, or a conspiracy, or a lie, please either present your credentials as a respected climatologist who receives no funding from either the energy industry and the right wing political machine, or else shut the fuck up. That is all.
