Rage.
My rage is towering.
Now any attempts to determine "accountability" are deflected suavely with accusations of playing the "blame game." No, it's called accountability. Most of us grown-ups realize there are consequences for our actions. If those consequences involve 10,000 (or 20,000 or 40,000) dead people, someone had damn well better be held accountable. Without accountability, most of us would probably just behave like cavemen. Or worse, like fucking politicians.
Bush is like an autistic child that's been given an automatic weapon to keep him occupied. He's like Trelane from the classic Star Trek episode, a boy in a man's body with limitless power, but not a shred of morality.
Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job! - George W. Bush
My rage is so great it's giving me headaches. Making me nauseous. Making me shake.
Sure, even on my best days I'm always running with a steady undercurrent of anger. There's always something to be a little upset about. But this week, this administration, has catapulted me to new levels of fury.
It's totally wiped out. ... It's devastating, it's got to be doubly devastating on the ground. - George W. Bush
People who apparently aren't experiencing the same blood-boiling reactions that I am infuriate me all the more. Like fucking complacent bovine, content to stand in one place their whole lives, eating and shitting, until they're lead to the slaughterhouse. This includes Tery, although she is tolerant enough to listen to my almost 24-hour ranting. I realize this isn't fair, life has to go on, yadda yadda, but YOU try feeling this level of wrath and remain reasonable at the same time. I'm screaming "impeach" and people look at me like I'm out of my tree. They just want to hide further under the covers and pray 2008 gets here sooner. Yeah, THAT solution is working out real well. As long as you don't live on the Gulf Coast.
There's plenty of time to figure out what went right and what went wrong. - George W. Bush
The Right is accusing the Left of politicizing the tragedy. As if they don't greedily pounce on any little excuse to further their own agenda. No, they're little angels. Yes, I'm thrilled to death that Bush and his cronies have been exposed as the uncaring, self-centered, incompetent jackasses they are. Yes, it is horrible that we needed a body count in the tens of thousands to do it. But it's not like someone framed the federal government by delaying any meaningful rescue efforts for 6 days. They did that all on their own. I'm not politicizing this. I'm calling a spade a spade. If it had happened under a Democratic administration I would be equally as appalled.
This is where we see that the Republican motto of "I've got mine, why the hell should I care about you?" is simply not compatible with humanitarianism. How do the fucking "value voters" feel about this display of Bush's concern for "the Sanctity of Life"?
Out of the rubble of Trent Lott's house - he's lost his entire house - there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch. - George W. Bush
My rage never leaves me. My day job requires I work on the computer, where the internet is barraging me with report after sickening report of the efforts to distract the public from the crucial questions. My night job involves such brainless activity that my rage is free to stew and fester and broil in my head for hours. The only silver lining to it is that I sleep just fine at night, because this level of anger is exhausting. Last night I desperately needed a break from it. I knew I needed to bring in the big guns. So while driving to work, instead of listening to Randi Rhodes on Air America, I switched on "Buffy: The Musical" instead, the crystal meth of escapism. It did the trick nicely, but sadly I can't spend the next 3 years in my car.
My rage is Lake Pontchartrain, and my levees aren't holding up any better.
Senator Salazar:
Let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude for your letter requesting Michael Brown's resignation. After the disaster that was FEMA's response to Katrina, replacing Brown is the very least that should be done and a great first step.
However, I also believe that George Bush shouldn't get off so easily himself. His supporters either don't know or would prefer to ignore how Governor Blanco declared a state of emergency on 08/26 and submitted a 4-page letter to Bush requesting assistance, a letter which he ignored. Or how he cut federal funding in half that was needed to repair the levees. These actions in my mind leave a very large amount of responsibility for the ensuing tragedy on his shoulders.
Three times now Bush has deliberately chosen to ignore evidence and advice (9/11, invading Iraq, and now Katrina) at the cost of thousands of American lives -- how many thousands of lives remains to be seen after the clean-up of New Orleans. He's sending a clear message to us: he doesn't care about this country's people. He only cares about his friends in big business and the oil companies. He does whatever he wants regardless of any evidence advising against it, which is his prerogative as president, but how many more have to die as a result of his poor judgment? The Republicans wanted to impeach Clinton over a little extramarital activity. Should the Democrats let Bush get away with mass murder?
I implore you, Senator, please look into any way that impeachment proceedings can be initiated. America simply can't afford 3 more years of George Bush's "leadership."
Thank you
Yes, I had planned to write to my congressman as well, but he's a Republican and trust me, my blood pressure simply could not withstand a smiling response essentially saying, "Thank you for your letter but I don't care about my Democratic constituents."
Impeachment? Hell yes. No, Cheney's no better, but can he really be worse? Maybe he might listen to his staff and actually read documents and act logically, not pretend to listen to evidence and then do whatever the hell he was going to do in the first place. Look at me, the eternal optimist.
Yes, I'm a Liberal Democrat. Dirty words indeed in this political climate. But to the people who call us "traitors" and "unpatriotic" for daring to criticize our president, I say you couldn't be more wrong. I love my country. That's why I'm sick and tired of watching it being torn apart and destroyed by Bush and his lackeys.
Now any attempts to determine "accountability" are deflected suavely with accusations of playing the "blame game." No, it's called accountability. Most of us grown-ups realize there are consequences for our actions. If those consequences involve 10,000 (or 20,000 or 40,000) dead people, someone had damn well better be held accountable. Without accountability, most of us would probably just behave like cavemen. Or worse, like fucking politicians.
Bush is like an autistic child that's been given an automatic weapon to keep him occupied. He's like Trelane from the classic Star Trek episode, a boy in a man's body with limitless power, but not a shred of morality.
Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job! - George W. Bush
My rage is so great it's giving me headaches. Making me nauseous. Making me shake.
Sure, even on my best days I'm always running with a steady undercurrent of anger. There's always something to be a little upset about. But this week, this administration, has catapulted me to new levels of fury.
It's totally wiped out. ... It's devastating, it's got to be doubly devastating on the ground. - George W. Bush
People who apparently aren't experiencing the same blood-boiling reactions that I am infuriate me all the more. Like fucking complacent bovine, content to stand in one place their whole lives, eating and shitting, until they're lead to the slaughterhouse. This includes Tery, although she is tolerant enough to listen to my almost 24-hour ranting. I realize this isn't fair, life has to go on, yadda yadda, but YOU try feeling this level of wrath and remain reasonable at the same time. I'm screaming "impeach" and people look at me like I'm out of my tree. They just want to hide further under the covers and pray 2008 gets here sooner. Yeah, THAT solution is working out real well. As long as you don't live on the Gulf Coast.
There's plenty of time to figure out what went right and what went wrong. - George W. Bush
The Right is accusing the Left of politicizing the tragedy. As if they don't greedily pounce on any little excuse to further their own agenda. No, they're little angels. Yes, I'm thrilled to death that Bush and his cronies have been exposed as the uncaring, self-centered, incompetent jackasses they are. Yes, it is horrible that we needed a body count in the tens of thousands to do it. But it's not like someone framed the federal government by delaying any meaningful rescue efforts for 6 days. They did that all on their own. I'm not politicizing this. I'm calling a spade a spade. If it had happened under a Democratic administration I would be equally as appalled.
This is where we see that the Republican motto of "I've got mine, why the hell should I care about you?" is simply not compatible with humanitarianism. How do the fucking "value voters" feel about this display of Bush's concern for "the Sanctity of Life"?
Out of the rubble of Trent Lott's house - he's lost his entire house - there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch. - George W. Bush
My rage never leaves me. My day job requires I work on the computer, where the internet is barraging me with report after sickening report of the efforts to distract the public from the crucial questions. My night job involves such brainless activity that my rage is free to stew and fester and broil in my head for hours. The only silver lining to it is that I sleep just fine at night, because this level of anger is exhausting. Last night I desperately needed a break from it. I knew I needed to bring in the big guns. So while driving to work, instead of listening to Randi Rhodes on Air America, I switched on "Buffy: The Musical" instead, the crystal meth of escapism. It did the trick nicely, but sadly I can't spend the next 3 years in my car.
My rage is Lake Pontchartrain, and my levees aren't holding up any better.
Senator Salazar:
Let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude for your letter requesting Michael Brown's resignation. After the disaster that was FEMA's response to Katrina, replacing Brown is the very least that should be done and a great first step.
However, I also believe that George Bush shouldn't get off so easily himself. His supporters either don't know or would prefer to ignore how Governor Blanco declared a state of emergency on 08/26 and submitted a 4-page letter to Bush requesting assistance, a letter which he ignored. Or how he cut federal funding in half that was needed to repair the levees. These actions in my mind leave a very large amount of responsibility for the ensuing tragedy on his shoulders.
Three times now Bush has deliberately chosen to ignore evidence and advice (9/11, invading Iraq, and now Katrina) at the cost of thousands of American lives -- how many thousands of lives remains to be seen after the clean-up of New Orleans. He's sending a clear message to us: he doesn't care about this country's people. He only cares about his friends in big business and the oil companies. He does whatever he wants regardless of any evidence advising against it, which is his prerogative as president, but how many more have to die as a result of his poor judgment? The Republicans wanted to impeach Clinton over a little extramarital activity. Should the Democrats let Bush get away with mass murder?
I implore you, Senator, please look into any way that impeachment proceedings can be initiated. America simply can't afford 3 more years of George Bush's "leadership."
Thank you
Yes, I had planned to write to my congressman as well, but he's a Republican and trust me, my blood pressure simply could not withstand a smiling response essentially saying, "Thank you for your letter but I don't care about my Democratic constituents."
Impeachment? Hell yes. No, Cheney's no better, but can he really be worse? Maybe he might listen to his staff and actually read documents and act logically, not pretend to listen to evidence and then do whatever the hell he was going to do in the first place. Look at me, the eternal optimist.
Yes, I'm a Liberal Democrat. Dirty words indeed in this political climate. But to the people who call us "traitors" and "unpatriotic" for daring to criticize our president, I say you couldn't be more wrong. I love my country. That's why I'm sick and tired of watching it being torn apart and destroyed by Bush and his lackeys.