More STG!

This is actually a clip from "Follow Me Around," a Snowboard DVD—which uses the song "Don't Cry Out" by Shiny Toy Guns—


This song is one of my favorites, and the snowboarding is AMAZING—especially toward the end of the clip! Enjoy!

"Shiny Toy Guns" Were Great Last Night!

Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko V2 [Explicit]

Going to see "Shiny Toy Guns" Tonight!!!

Shiny Toy Guns - You Are The One

The Senate Passes the War Funding Bill

Spineless Senators.

Yep, about an hour ago, the Senate passed the war funding bill—which had passed in the House, earlier today. Or, as John Edwards stated, "The Senate caved to President Bush and sent him another blank check to continue the war in Iraq."

The White House stated that Bush will sign the bill.

Here's the vote breakdown: Senate 80-14; House 280-142
(I'll be searching for a list which names the members of Congress who voted "yes" for prolonging this senseless war.)

Here's the scoop: The $120 million bill "funds military operations [with $95 billion], mostly in Iraq, through September. It also includes the first increase in the federal minimum wage since 1997, bringing it up $2.10 an hour to $7.25. And it provides about $20 billion in domestic spending, ranging from money for veterans' health care and hurricane reconstruction to drought relief for farmers and money for state-run children's health insurance programs." The bill has no timelines to withdraw troops from Iraq. Source: www.CNN.com

As some of you may know, Edwards' plan for Iraq is as follows: "Congress should immediately use its funding power to cap troop levels in Iraq at 100,000, stop the ongoing surge and force an immediate drawdown of 40,000 to 50,000 troops, followed by a complete withdrawal in about a year."

So, here's what Edwards had to say tonight:

"Washington failed America today when Congress surrendered to the president's demand for another blank check that prolongs the war in Iraq."

"After tonight, one thing is now perfectly clear: No one else is going to end this war for us. Bush will not listen. Congress will not fight. There's no one left to lead the country now but we the people."

"Each of us has a duty and a responsibility to our troops and to each other to do all that we can to end this war. Under the Constitution of the United States of America, we the people are the sovereign and the ultimate deciders--and by all that I know is right we will succeed in bringing our troops home."

Bush to Become Dictator in Event of Catastrophe!

G.W. Bush has ordered a plan, whereby he would lead the entire federal government (not just the Executive Branch) in the event of a catastrophic emergency in the United States.

Ironically, this plan would give G.W. Bush responsibility “for ensuring constitutional government" for all three branches of government—effectively making President Bush, a dictator. Of course, such a directive is unconstitutional, and would put an end to our "constitutional government," but that hasn't stopped Bush & Co.

This plan is carefully detailed in two documents, “National Security Presidential Directive/NSPD 51” and “Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-20” at www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html

This past Monday (May 21st), I read a blog post about this in crooksandliars, which referred to an earlier blog post on the DailyKos.

Well, I've waited around a for a few days, expecting this story to "break" on CNN....but so far, nothing! This should be front-page news! How, can the mainstream media not report on this?

For more, check out:
progressive.org/mag_wx051807

Is Bush on Crack?

...or better yet, why didn't the media call Bush out on his contradictory words today?

Thursday morning, during a press conference, Bush dramatically stated that "if we were to fail" in Iraq, that Al Quaeda would follow us here. Bush said, "They are a threat to your children....if we were to fail, they'll come and get us." Yeah, yeah, same old rhetoric, but then--practically in the breath--Bush went on to say, that the U.S. troops would withdraw from Iraq, if the Iraqi government asked us to leave.

So---why didn't a reporter come out and ask Bush, directly, "If Al Quaeda is such an eminent threat to the U.S., than why would we want to leave our national safety in the hands of a Iraqi government?"

You really have to see this video clip of the press conference at www.americablog.com/2007/05/bush-if-we-leave-iraq-al-qaeda-is-going.html

It's incredulous!

It's A Sad Day...

Today, under rhetorical, political pressure to "support our troops," the House of Representatives passed a $120 billion war-spending bill, without a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The Senate is expected to vote on this bill in the very near future.

As of today, the war in Iraq has cost the lives of 3,431 American soldiers, and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians. The war has left 25,000 American soldiers wounded and has cost the U.S. $428,633,000,000 (and still counting)

In a country of about 22 million people, the war has caused four million refugees--half of them children.

Furthermore, the U.S. occupation in Iraq has not made the United States safer from terrorist attacks. Yesterday, it was reported in the news (CNN) that "Iraq is now funding al Qaeda."

Is anyone in Congress listening?

Hilarious!

I just saw this posted on americablog.com

Rove's Missing Emails, Monica Goodling, and Caging (Election Stealing)

You simply must read "And The No Longer 'Missing' Rove Emails Revealing the Cagey Scheme to Steal 2008" by Greg Palast (from the BBC) which is a special post to "The BRAD BLOG" today.

In a nutshell&mdash

Yesterday, during the opening of her testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Monica Goodling "testified that Gonzales' Chief of Staff, Kyle Sampson, perjured himself, lying to the committee in earlier testimony. The lie: Sampson denied Monica had told him about Tim Griffin's involvement in 'caging' voters in 2004." However, this was a subtle revelation, and so it appears to have gone "unnoticed" by the House Judiciary Committee.

Greg Palast's post goes on to explain that Tim Griffin's and Karl Rove's involvement in "caging" (a major voter fraud scheme) is "the real story behind the firing of the US attorneys...it's not about removing prosecutors disloyal to Bush, it's about replacing those who refused to aid [in] the theft of the vote in 2004, with those prepared to burgle it again in 2008." This is a very big thing, because it could put Karl Rove and Tim Griffin in jail!

I hope that we hear about this story in the mainstream media! (Don't hold your breath!)

Side Note: For those less-informed, Monica Goodling was Attorney General Alberto Gonzales', and the Department of Justice's, liaison to the White House--until she recently resigned, and took the 5th, when Gonzales came under investigation. She is also a Bush-crony, who attended law school at Regent University--you know, one of those "Christian" schools, with a miserable academic reputation.

Today, I wrote the following letter to my Congressmen...

I sent it via e-mail through www.rallycongress.com/letter2congress/

May 24, 2007

Dear Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R GA),
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R GA),
Rep. Hank Johnson (D GA-4),

I am just an "everyday person" --a wife, and a mother of three young children, living in Atlanta, Georgia.

To me, "supporting the troops" means telling our soldiers that their lives are valuable, and as such, that we want to bring them home, and end the war.

To me, "supporting our troops" means electing leaders that will see the big picture: That Congress needs to cut funding for the war, and needs to start setting concrete timelines in Iraq; that a solution for Iraq must be focused on diplomatic means, not only on military efforts.

To me, it is NOT supportive of the troops to give them poor and dishonest leadership, to allow them to continue to fight in a war that had nothing to do with the tragic events of 9/11, and to leave them in the middle of another country's civil war.

To me, it is NOT supportive of our troops to send more of them into Iraq--inadequately trained--to be part of a "secret surge."

Lastly, it HAS NOT been supportive of our troops to give them repeated, and longer, deployments; to give them inadequate equipment and vehicles; to give them sub-standard medical care, and mental healthcare, and to restrict their access to the Internet, and communication with their families and friends back home (restricting them to censored mail).

Writing this letter to you is one of the things that I am doing to support our troops.

As it appears that our president does not have an effective plan to end the war in Iraq, it is then left up to our Senators and Representatives, to stand up for our troops--to do the "right thing." Please support our troops by ending the war.

My Name
My Home Address

Edwards Rocks on "Today!"

You gotta see this clip—John Edwards rocks on The Today Show, today:

www.crooksandliars.com/2007/05/23/john-edwards-on-today-show/

How Serious Are You About Ending the War?

I called my Representative, Hank Johnson, earlier today, and left a message for him, asking that he vote "no" on the Iraq supplemental tomorrow. His secretary/phone person told me that he was voting "no" tomorrow! You may do the same:

pol.moveon.org/call/signup.html?cp_id=514&mode=house.senate

Edwards slams notion of "War on Terror"

cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/edwards-slams-notion-of-war-on-terror.html

Sometimes, you just need a lullaby...

These are such crazy times with an endless war, a cowardly Congress, and ceaseless Bush & Co. shenanigans...

So, take a few minutes, get a cup of tea (or glass of wine, or beer), and just sit back and listen to Joshua Radin's "Everything'll Be Alright (Will's Lullaby)." Deep breath. Exhale....



Note: This is just an audio clip, as YouTube did not have a decent video of Josh singing this song.

Who Would Jesus Bomb?

A "Christian" student (and three other student accomplices-at-large) at Liberty University, in Virginia, were found with homemade bombs intended to "counter" protesters at Jerry Falwell's funeral.

Read more of this absurdly ironic story: "Bomb Plot Thwarted at Falwell's Funeral" at abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3201543&page=1

Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran

The Blotter on ABCNews.com reports that

"The CIA has received secret presidential approval to mount a covert 'black' operation to destabilize the Iranian government.

President Bush has signed a 'nonlethal presidential finding' that puts into motion a CIA plan that reportedly includes a coordinated campaign of propaganda, disinformation and manipulation of Iran's currency and international financial transactions."

Read more at The Blotter on ABCNews.com

Taking a little break from politics...

Lately, I've been re-listening to Cary Brothers "All the Rage EP" (available on iTunes... 5 great songs for only $3.99).

My favorite Cary Brothers song, "Ride," is on the soundtrack album of the film, "The Last Kiss"—which is actually a very good movie. Enjoy!

Support Our Troops—End the War: A Message for Memorial Day 2007!

Find out what you can do in honor of Memorial Day 2007:
www.supportthetroopsendthewar.com

Impeach Gonzales!!!

ImpeachGonzales.org is a campaign calling on the House Judiciary Committee to start the impeachment process.



Crooks and Liars says, "A strong movement for impeachment can only help get Gonzales out of office. The no confidence votes this week are a step in the right direction but if he doesn't resign before or after the votes (and he seems to be holding on), impeachment will be the only option."

Sign a petition to the House Judiciary Committee!

Make Your Voice Heard in Washington...

Call President Bush at (202) 456-1111 or email him at comments@whitehouse.gov.

Call your Representative and U.S. Senator and ask them to use their funding power to support our troops and end the war.

Above is from www.supportthetroopsendthewar.com

To e-mail Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi go to: www.house.gov/pelosi/contact/contact.html

John Edwards on Iraq War Funding and Authorization of the War in Iraq

"This is deja vu all over again. We saw it in Vietnam and we saw it earlier this year. We don't need any more non-binding resolutions or big statements; we need to end the war. I've been in Washington, so I understand the urge to make a statement - but in this situation, statements can be an excuse for inaction. Congress has a clear choice - they can talk about ending the war, or they can just end it. The only way for Congress to end the war is to cut off the money for it, and they should concentrate on doing just that. Anything else is just noise.

"As I said in February, the president exceeded his authority a long time ago. He's never been given the authority to use U.S. troops to police a civil war, so there's nothing to take away now. What's more, we know this just doesn't work. In 1971, Congress repealed the resolution authorizing the Vietnam War - and the war continued for four long years until Congress stopped funding it."

Source: johnedwards.com/news/headlines/20070504-funding-and-authorization/