THANKS TO THE GENERAL

I'm intrigued by the timing of the Attorney General's departure; perhaps Rumsfeld can explain.

I guess with friends like the President, timing is everything. Still we must be thankful for the Health Spa Alberto leaves behind, as an enduring symbol of the new Bush America. I wonder, with all the White House personnel changes, will we ever get to see behind the curtain, the real master court jester of "I can't recall."

So His "name was dragged through the mud for political reasons," after he allowed the frog maker Karl Rove, to fire US Attorneys for political reasons. Talk about the kettle calling the pot black. I mean who writes the material for these guys.

Now, you have yet another Right Wing Republican professing the very highest & best family values, while looking for a bathroom quickie. No wonder they're so pleased with the hide-a-way Cuban vacation spot with which they have re-defined us to the world. It must leave the leaving AG with a true feeling of accomplishment, which even he can recall.

Although the rooms are a bit cramped, and need a little airing out, and not everything meets the code of human decency, AG Gonzales says, it'll pass inspection, if "We the People" are just willing to look the other way, and watch some Ari Fleischer make believe reality shows.

Perhaps, the Bush/Cheney hunting department thought running a country into the ground would be the perfect way to try new things, meet new people, share new experiences; Perhaps even to prove that a country's spirit, reputation and character (not to mention its children) could indeed, in only eight years, be left behind.

It may not be Hedonism IV, but I hear membership in the Right Reds can get pretty kinky. I mean, the moment you set free a bunch of Rovian hypocrites, off camera and in the shadows, well things are bound to get a little like a bathroom break with Romney's Senator friend Larry Craig.

What can you expect really, when the corporate ("money changers") puppet masters convince the puppets at the top, to use the religious belief of so many sincere citizens, to effectively cover up their own sins. You can hardly expect the innocent caught up in the halo spin, to even grasp that the Right Reds, are once again, giving Jesus (& America) a bad name, with their Right Wing version of family values.

To truly value our country and our families, we really must stop kneeling down & giving praise to the "Man of Faith" who believes so strongly in such an Attorney General (& his Cuban place). Remember, just because the Right Red Rove Rhetoric uses your faith and Fleischer visuals to claim it's all truth, justice and the American Way, doesn't make it really Red, White & Blue, nor True!

You see, it's all smoke and mirrors to make you look away from things like airport bathrooms & Gonzales rationalized Guantanamo Bay. Look instead at sermonized Bush/Gonzales "I can't recall" Congressional Confessionals, and you'll recognize the Right Reds who have sold their souls to the Devil to stay in Washington and keep Guantanamo at bay.

I just hope God never feels that, "We the People did so too?"

A Reasonable Voice for a Rebirth of
Freedom, Honesty and the Rule of Law,

marcello
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OUR CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND

No matter how important our personal family needs, no matter how furiously we try to lose ourselves in our jobs, careers and personal focus, some things must surely stop us in our tracks.

No matter that in a week when a President both adroitly and absurdly compares two National Tragedies, both of which imposed on us through the lies of our government, some things demand we pause to think and review.

No matter how incredibly insensitive and self-serving a mine owner can be in his dismissal of family devastation, for profit, some times we need to reassert our national soul.

No matter how wrapped up we've become with dieting, workouts, pot bellies, & rear end thongs, we must apply our national brakes, and smell our roses before they all whither into dust.

No matter what your political affiliation, no matter if you still feel you can afford not to have one, we must take a moment to access how far we have come, before we're completely, undone.

No matter how much we take for granted a Constitution that most of us have never read, we owe ourselves a read of the administration's manifesto on how to deal with Protestors in America, and not leave it to the ACLU alone, to be our defense against the darkness that now controls 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

No matter what our individual pre-occupation with a roller coaster stock market, a housing crazed media, or the repetition of a Tom DeLay like maneuver in California, we must look to the Gold Star mother and her three sons, for it is this that defines our created monster, Iraq and the malice of a government that so callously makes such sacrifices of other's daughters & sons. THIS is the real tragedy of a frightening political gang & its foolish war, for no war should be fought for secrets untold -- no such unselfish sacrifice made by a mother and her sons, for a selfish government with such an insatiable lust for power and might.

No matter what your vote, no matter what your politics, we must take pause to appreciate what we were, and what we've become. Then cry out to the gods of deception, power and greed: We The People Are Done With You and You Must Go!

Unlike you, we value our young, we live for the future of our families and unlike your pretenses, we honor our moral values as a Nation of Human Decency.

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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL GONE SOUTH

It's the dog days of summer (whatever that means), and I feel like writing about Wyatt Earp, Golda Meir (America should be so lucky), John Wayne, and the son of David Katz, my old friend Marc.

BUT, I'm intrigued by this forgotten Health Spa south of the border I want to sell you, if I can just get the straight scoop from its current owner.

Seems the rooms are a bit cramped, and need a little airing out. Not everything meets the code of human decency, but the owner's attorney says, it'll pass inspection, if you're willing to sell your soul.

I just want a place to try new things, meet new people, share new experiences. Perhaps even take along my dog, just for fun. He's a loyal companion, if you keep him on a short leash.

What appeals to me most about this oasis is, it's a gated community on the tip of a Caribbean island, yet it's completely open to religious diversity and cultural exchanges.

Unfortunately the current landlord has a limited view of partying into the night, but I understand there are private pools for most of the guests.

I'm not really looking for Hedonism IV, but some nights, I hear it can get pretty kinky down there. I mean, the moment you set free a bunch of guys & dolls far away from home, well things are bound to get a little Spring Breakish.

However, they tell me their boss doesn't really give a damn about the current tenants. So with a silent wink & a nod, and the right digital, you can get the very best promo shots, that are bound to reveal the Right perspective, if you know what I mean.

We all should really kneel down & give thanks to the "Man of Faith" who believes so strongly in such a place, because it's the perfect vacation spot after so much hot air in Washington about truth, justice and the American Way.

I mean, you'll never run into that sissy stuff, down on this piece of real estate I'm talking about. Why, anyone would sell his soul to the Devil to have such a place. Didn't we?

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marcello

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THE PARTIES OVER

When there were no more STATESMEN, and we chose to choose politicians instead, the Parties were over. Then, must a United People rise with the dawn of a new sun, to ensure that the country is once again, one.

I remember my grandmamma telling me that five of her sons were in WWII, all at the same time. Every night she prayed for each by name, and all returned home. It was a time without blogs, without cell phones, voicemail or even PCs, and thankfully, a time without self-serving talking heads, in a shouting frenzy, to paint a United People, with their own particular bias of Blue or Red.

It was a time of fewer college students telling Leno & Matthews they're for the war, but unavailable to attend. It was a time of FDR, Churchill, Truman, Macarthur, Patton, & of a young sailor named Kennedy. A time when many, many sons, brothers, husbands and nurses reminded us, of a man named Pat Tillman.

It was a time before Red & Blue States, for we were happy to be one nation then -- a nation with a history and Constitution to "preserve, protect and defend."

It was a time before we plugged in our laptops and tuned out with Ipods. A time when we had leaders worthy of our respect, and a time when leaders heeded our retrospect. It was a time before a President in fear of his own military establishment, lost the nation nearly 60,000 lives, much like now, when government sacrifices young lives, with their lies.

Nobody is listening, but everybody's talking. Republicans in dresses, chasing pages, refusing to pay for bridges; While the Democrats run scared of the masses. It's a time for no Parties, for the Parties are no longer sober; And the Reds just don't care, why the Blues want this war to be over.

In a time when political primaries are used for urinating competitions between States, I say the Parties are over. The Reds hate the Gays, but praise the troops with all but equipment funds. The Blues run in circles, still not believing how much they've won.

McCain fading away like an old soldier; The ghost Gingrich of Christmas past, lurking in the shadows; Better on TV screen Thompson, missing in action; Romney aimlessly paving Iowa streets with green, while sparing his sons from Iraqi screams; Edwards ranting in desperation; Rove is out. Hillary is in, and Obama, as yet no favorite son, thunders on, to the end.

Now is the time for a United People to make those who would lead us, follow our lead. The time has come for the Red & Blue to add a little White back in too. It's time to reclaim our heritage of Red, White & Blue and Black, & Yellow & Native Red and Brown, that has always been, what keeps our feet on the ground.

So let's, United People assure the Blues, that they have our support in uniting the Reds, to override the Right. Then our Nation can stand proud and tall, on an infrastructure that does not fall.

marcello

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WE THE PEOPLE

You have to laugh out loud, don't you?!? I mean Alberto Gonzales making wiretapping decisions. Well, give him credit, he already decided (with the Decider-in-Chief) that they should be "warrantless." That's a pretty big decision for two guys with limited vision, and obvious tiny knowledge of the Bill of Rights.

What ever happened to, "preserve, protect & defend the Constitution of the United States." Didn't the "Man of Faith" have his hand on the Bible when he swore that?

So how about this new Congress we have. I know, I know you think they are just like the old rubber stamp Republican one, don't you. What is the cure for spinelessness I wonder?

You ever think it's us, WE THE PEOPLE, that are the cure?

I know we'd love to blame it all on the crazy Right and the weak Left, and get back to our remotes, but the truth is WE THE PEOPLE, did it to ourselves, and if we don't stop doing it, it will become what, WE THE PEOPLE, are = The New Americans!

Without practicing good, hands on citizenship, WE THE PEOPLE, don't get the Government we deserve. It's more like we get the Government we think we deserve, settling for what those who vote, elect to office.

So we end up with a country divided against itself, with the rude & crude Right wiping their feet on the Constitution, while intimidating the Dreamers on the Left. So there is bound to be a showdown (or a series of little ones) between the foxes and the hens. It's up to WE THE PEOPLE, to make certain America wins!

Believe it or not, it's WE THE PEOPLE who make all this happen. You see, while there still may be sincere, honest & trustworthy people in Government. On come on, you've got one hand, you can count them. For the most part, WE THE PEOPLE have stopped electing Statesmen, opting instead for politicians. And what's the most important thing to a politician: Getting your vote the next time, & the next, & the next and so forth, & so on...

So now we have a Government of bullies who we allow to run wild over our Civil Liberties vs. the dreamers who fear that if they vote against the bully party of "No," WE THE PEOPLE will think the Dreamer party of "Yes," is too weak on Homeland Security & the War on Terror. See how we control them?

The only thing the Congress is afraid of, is the opinion of WE THE PEOPLE, and if the screaming Media is the only one telling them what WE THE PEOPLE, think & want, well they have to vote with the party of "No," so the party of "Yes," won't look chicken to WE THE PEOPLE.

WE THE PEOPLE must stop acting like we're in an old black & white John Wayne movie, charging up the hill through a hale of bullets, without a scratch, before we can expect a Congress to stop following the John Wayne wanna-bes in the White House.

WE THE PEOPLE must out shout the talking heads with their Roving talking points, so our Congress feels it's safe to be reasonable, logical and Constitutional when they vote.

Until WE THE PEOPLE tell the Congress, that standing up for us & America, means standing against the secrets, lies, & broken laws of the Bush League, we can't possibly benefit from, nor even resemble the heritage of a Checks and Balances, three branches of Government system, that Washington, Valley Forge, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, all our forefathers and all the rag-tagged townspeople, risking their lives, in their bare feet, left to our care.

WE THE PEOPLE are the Ambassadors of their Legacy!

Now Act Like It!

marcello

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MY APOLOGIES TO MARY TILLMAN

Hurrah for the Red, White & Blue! Experiencing once again the broad grin, the square jaw, the unwavering leadership of certainty, firmly grasping the situation, seizing the initiative, AND armed to the teeth with supportive subordinates whose noses had been thoroughly whitewashed with baby wipes -- shared no doubt, in keeping with the down sizing philosophy of their boss, the King of Military Farce was back on stage.

I don't know about you, but I got that old cozy, warm & fuzzy feeling, like right after someone does me in the, well you know. Listening to the reassurance of such a competent leader as Donald Rumsfeld ascend the throne of power once again, was an oozing flashback to the days of stand up at the Pentagon.

Now we know without a shadow of a doubt that "I know I would not engage in a cover-up," has it's roots in the plagiarism of: "I'm not a crook." There could be no finer reincarnation, unless one observed the aromatic functions of a bathroom. For some there is no shame, but Done, I say, and again I say, I am done!

I've never been much of a sports fan. However, I do know about all the ones who've had a movie made about their lives. You know, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Shoeless Joe in Field of Dreams, & that Invincible guy with the Giants girlfriend, -- all those famous ones.

Now there seems to be fewer sports movies, or is it fewer good sportsmen. There is one, however, who I know even without the movie, and his mother, his family and his fellow countrymen deserve a whole lot better, than the foul smelling fumble they've been passed.

If you've found my thoughts a wee bit gross, just remember I had to play the hand I was dealt: Donny Darke, The Enforcer & last but still least, the Decider & Chief, brought to you by, Enron the Super Con and Halliburton's The Joke's on us!

If you've found me funny, well you must have died laughing at the Warren Commission Report. But you may lose your smile when you smell the pile and realize what you've stepped in.

There are few true American Heroes these days of America's Dark Ages, few who optimize the dignity & integrity that was once ours, few whose beacon of patriotism blinds those who cower in the shadows of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Hope in our national recovery is reinvigorated because a man named Pat Tillman reminded us of what we are capable of and can be again -- not because "friendly fire" took him, nor because the four horsemen used him for a poster boy. No, it was because exercising his own free will, he chose to give up so much, to be of service to a government, who on its best day, couldn't possibly live up to his standard of Patriotism. Because of Pat Tillman, we can all say with pride again, I Am An American!!!

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