Well !, as Jack Benny used to say. Things are not going very well in Iraq. How come? Our esteemed President and his trigger happy V. P. have repeatedly assurred us that things are getting better. It seems the insurgency is getting better at what it does certainly. My concern that sectarian rivalry would lead to civil war is coming closer to reality.
The missteps of the administration multiply day by day. Everyone agrees that surrveilance in all regards is essential for intelligence gathering. Why can't Bush do it legally? Why can't his crew handle the Ports management in an open manner? How can a presidency be so inept at governance? It is difficult to know what Condoleeza is doing in the realm of diplomacy. Sending Karen Hughes abroad had disastrous results. Is Rice doing any better? Diplomacy is not this administration's long suit. Their notion of how to deal internationally is to shake the mailed fist under everyone's nose. When cautioned about possible insurgency in Iraq Bush responded-"bring it on". Not very couth. Besides, it seems impossible for Bush to express even the simplest ideas in sentences of more than five words
The Katina debacle is not going away. Just released tapes show Bush being briefed on the possible consequences of flooding and levee failure. His assurance that all possible aid would be available has been tragically proven wrong -- and still is continuing. All levels of government have been shown to be inadequate to the task at hand. The debacle of the stranded trailers in a muddy field, worth $300,000,000, exemplifies the ineptitude of the administraition's functionaries.
Bush has been great at rhetoric and miserable at action. To help slow the growth of the deficit cuts have been made in Veteran's Health Care availability. Cuts have been made in Education, Pell Grants, No child Left Behind Program, Student Loan Guarantees. Medicare and Medicaid Programs are cut. The prescription drug bill has proven mind boggling for most seniors but a bonanza to the pharmacuetical giants. Those greedy gougers inserted provisions in the law preventing "shopping by the government for lower cost drugs".
A recent poll of nearly 1,000 GIs in Iraq indicate 75% want to go home, some right away, some within 6 months, some in
The missteps of the administration multiply day by day. Everyone agrees that surrveilance in all regards is essential for intelligence gathering. Why can't Bush do it legally? Why can't his crew handle the Ports management in an open manner? How can a presidency be so inept at governance? It is difficult to know what Condoleeza is doing in the realm of diplomacy. Sending Karen Hughes abroad had disastrous results. Is Rice doing any better? Diplomacy is not this administration's long suit. Their notion of how to deal internationally is to shake the mailed fist under everyone's nose. When cautioned about possible insurgency in Iraq Bush responded-"bring it on". Not very couth. Besides, it seems impossible for Bush to express even the simplest ideas in sentences of more than five words
The Katina debacle is not going away. Just released tapes show Bush being briefed on the possible consequences of flooding and levee failure. His assurance that all possible aid would be available has been tragically proven wrong -- and still is continuing. All levels of government have been shown to be inadequate to the task at hand. The debacle of the stranded trailers in a muddy field, worth $300,000,000, exemplifies the ineptitude of the administraition's functionaries.
Bush has been great at rhetoric and miserable at action. To help slow the growth of the deficit cuts have been made in Veteran's Health Care availability. Cuts have been made in Education, Pell Grants, No child Left Behind Program, Student Loan Guarantees. Medicare and Medicaid Programs are cut. The prescription drug bill has proven mind boggling for most seniors but a bonanza to the pharmacuetical giants. Those greedy gougers inserted provisions in the law preventing "shopping by the government for lower cost drugs".
A recent poll of nearly 1,000 GIs in Iraq indicate 75% want to go home, some right away, some within 6 months, some in
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