Lieberman's loss? Or the Dems?

So long Joe, we hardly knew ye. Proving once again that the Democrats have no interest in governing the United States and putting an end to the worst government ever, they ate their own in Connecticut. Because Lieberman opted to support the quagmire that is Iraq, and then refused to repent, the Democrats opted to execute him in order to hand his seat, arguably one of the safest for the Dems, to the Republicans on a silver platter.

It's tempting to say that the Dems put principle over power, but quite frankly, what good is principle if you have no power. The Republicans are adept and sacrificing everything, including their country, for the sake of power. Were they to use that power for good instead of evil, this would be something we could overlook, but since they insist on bankrupting the country, demonizing dissent, cancelling civil liberties and the Constitution and breaking the American Spirit, something should be done, and quickly.

So what do the Dems do? Kill one of the moderates over a single issue, just like a Republican would. Against the GOP, this is a great election strategy, but against themselves, it looks childish and petulant, and ensures the pillaging of America's wealth can continue unabated.

Fade

While this has been a summer that had far more rain and heat than I can recall, it's still had its share of glorious summer days where one can enjoy hours and hours of sun and bask in the star of nature. Yet, as surely as winter yields to the spring, summer has started its swan song into autumn. I was enjoying a summer evening on the patio, reading the paper and watching various birds and squirrels tend to their business in the yard. Suddenly, I realized it was getting too dark to read, and was rather disappointed at that fact, but didn't give it too much thought.

Tonight, however, I realized that the darkness is now here by 830pm (at least for the purposes of reading on the patio) and, with that realization, I have to concede that the best (and longest days) of the summer are over. While there are, of course, many more beautiful days left to enjoy, my inclination is to hold on just a little bit tighter to the fading summer that I spend all winter waiting for.

Laziness in spam

I suppose that with an e-mail address that doesn't have an obvious gender in the name, I should expect this kind of thing, but it really starts to grate when I get spam from a "woman" telling me she wants to sleep with me, and then I get the same e-mail from a "man".

Or those winning days where I get offers to both enhance my penis and my breasts.

Make up your mind!

While Israel has the right to defend itself...

...quite frankly, if they haven't nailed Hizbollah by now, they probably never will.

Kind of like the US and the Taliban, or in Iraq.

Success!

Out of the many flowers bulbs I planted in April, the first two have made it out! One of them is already having its petals eaten, and the other one should bloom sometime tomorrow or Tuesday.

If only the weeds were intentional....I'm going to try the hot water and vinegar treatment to see if that works.

Questions

Did Israel deliberately target a UN obersvation post in South Lebanon?

Did Hizbollah deliberately launch rockets from positions next to the UN observation post?

Which question will ge asked more often, I wonder....

Teeing off

As the violence continues to engulf the Middle East, one would like to think that educated, or at least semi-literate, Americans are realizing just how awful their President is. It's a cliche to say at this point, but Bush is, without a doubt, the worst US president ever.

Consider, if you will, the following:

By starting a war with Iraq under false pretences, the US is powerless to stop Iran's real pretences to become a nuclear power;

By invading an Arab country under false pretences, the US has lost its moral authority to offer any meaningful intervention in the current Israel-Lebanon-Hezbollah war.

By bleeding the Treasury dry through repeated tax cuts (during a time of war!!!), the US has lost the financial strength to protect itself from the world's economic conditions.

By bitterly dividing the country with a never-ending campaign of "us versus them" and scare-mongering, the US is unable to even form a coherent foreign policy to deal with the mess its created.

This may very well be viewed by history as the beginning of the end of the US empire. I tend to be more optimistic because the US is the world's leader in re-inventing itself to suit the times, but Bush's disastrous foreign and domestic policies have left the US so far behind the eight-ball, it's hard to see how it could do so this time.

Enough already....Osama bin Laden will never be caught because Bush isn't even trying anymore.