I'LL SKIP THE DEBATE....THANKS

I won't be watching the debate tonite.

I'll let the insta-pundits tell me "who won" in the morning!

Maybe Matt and Katie can fit in "the results" between the fluff news,
and their freak of the week interviews!

Besides, I already know who won: DUBYA!

THUS SPAKE THE MAJOR MEDIA PUNDITACRACY! IN ADVANCE!

THIS DEBATE IS REALLY A SICK JOKE; AMERICANS HAVE ALREADY MADE UP
THEIR SO-CALLED "MINDS" THAT THEY WANT MORE WAR, AND MORE DECLINE IN
THE US ECONOMY! But Why?

There is a very strange and self-destructive phenomenon afoot in
America today. I'd call it: STUPID CHIC!

It's like being stupid is suddenly the NEXT BIG THING!

Worse yet, the "stupids" are IN YOUR FACE AND PROUD OF IT!

I've notices that the "poor areas" of the city are awash in BUSH-
CHENEY SIGNS! Why? Are these lawn signs and bumper stickers being
distributed "in church" or in the church parking lots?

I CALL THESE PEOPLE THE "NEW BUSH POOR!"

THEY ARE VOTING DUMB AND AGAINST THEIR BEST INTERESTS, AND PROUD OF
IT!

IT'S ALMOST AS IF, THE "NEW BUSH POOR" THINK THAT THE DECLINE AND
HATRED OF AMERICA IN THE WORLD IS INEVITABLE, OR A BADGE OF HONOR;

EVEN WELL "DESERVED" AND TO BE SOUGHT AFTER.

TO ME, THE NEW BUSH POOR DESERVE THEIR "LOW WAGES" AND LACK OF HEALTH
CARE.

THEY DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR KIDS SENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST. ONWARD
CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS! FIGHT THE PAGANS! BORN TO KILL!

What seems to be developing in the US is a proto-fascism; which I
define as a dangerous combination of FAILED MONEIED ELITES AND THE
IGNORANT POOR.

AND ISN'T THAT REALLY WHAT AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT NOW?

MONEY PLUS IGNORANCE IS ALWAYS A DANGEROUS, BUT ALAS, INEVITABLE
RESULT OF FAILED ELITE POLITICS CARRIED TO IT'S "ILLOGICAL"
CONCLUSION: NAMELY FASCISM!

The only hope for the AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL is to LEAVE AMERICA, ASAP!

GET OUT NOW! The US is really in the same position as Germany in the
1930's. A big structural economic collapse is now all but
inevitable. Gas prices and the Dollar are merely the "storm surge"
of what's to come.

And saddly , the powers that be will always opt for the "fascist
solution" as a last and desperate resort.

THE HOLIER THAN THOU RELIGIOUS RIGHT IS ON THE MARCH, AND NOTHING CAN
STOP THEM.

INDEED, IT TAKES GREAT COURAGE TO HAVE A KERRY BUMPER STICKER OR LAWN
SIGN THESE DAYS. YOU MIGHT BE ATTACKED BY SOME JESUS FREAK! HOLY!
HOLY! HOLY! BUT, YOU HOMO-LOVERS HAD IT COMING! WATCH THE HATE
AFTER THE ELECTION!

And, the chances of another 911 after the re-election are very, very
high.

Worse, Osama & Co will be assured of the globally "unpopular" Mr Bush for four more years;

With RADICAL ISLAM growing by leaps and bounds all that time. In an odd way the religious rights of Christians, Muslims and Jews are "in sync" for the coming GREAT RELIGIOUS WARS OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

Then saddly, after the "new terrorism," the situation will
deteriorate quickly.

So, for those AMERICAN INTELLUCTUALS who seek to live in
a "reasonable and rational society," THE TIME TO PLAN an "exit
strategy" is now.

I'LL SKIP THE DEBATE TONIGHT....THANKS.

I ALREADY KNOW WHO "WON."

IN A VERY REAL SENSE, TONIGHT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF MANY
THINGS......... HOW BAD IT WILL GET IS YET TO BE ANSWERED.

I DO KNOW THIS HOWEVER;

IT'S OVER FOR KERRY-EDWARDS AFTER THIS "DEBATE."

THE DECENT INTO HELL HAS BEGUN.

THE BIG FIVE-OH! etal

THE BIG FIVE-OH!

Finally it's not only Boomers who are hitting the BIG FIVE-OH!

Yes, this time its OIL!

The notion that the current spike is "just temporary" is a bit of wish-ful thinking.

THE NEW MIDDLE CLASSES OF ASIA AND INDIA ARE DRIVING NOW!

AND THE OLD MIDDLE CLASSES IN THE WEST HAVEN'T STOPPED DRIVING! AT LEAST NOT YET......

ITS SUPPLY AND DEMAND, PURE AND SIMPLE.

THE BIG FIVE-OH IS HERE TO STAY! AND NEXT....THE BIG SIX-OH?

I think so.....

OSAMA BIN CHATTERBOX!

The NYT reports that there are 500,000 hours of "terrorist chatter" still untranslated!

That's a lot of chat!

But, is it all terror related?

Or, has Ashcroft, et al, just assumed that ANY ARAB who talks in favor of Palentinian Statehood, or against Israel, IS, IPSO FACTO, A TERRORIST?

Let's face it there is a lot of ANTI-AMERICAN CHATTER out there these days! And it ain't all comin' from ARABS AND MUSLIMS!

Try Euroland! The French! The Germans! The Russians! The Democrats!

Perhaps, there is an argument for some OUTSOURCING here?

Maybe, we should hire some "nice Arabs," in those "nice Arab countries," to do "quicky translations" of this low level stuff, that's not coming directly from Osama bin ChatterBox's known organization?

ALL CHAT IS NOT CREATED EQUAL!

Some of it could be Arab boys in New York B.S.ing, or acting "macho" for their girl friends? Most of that 500,000 hours is likely just Bull Shit anyway; so why not "farm it out" to some nice NGO Arabs.

Because getting a "government security clearance" these days involves more anal probing that an ALIEN ABDUCTION! Or, a BOOMER'S DOCTOR VISIT!

And, to clear an Arab yet! Yikes! NO WONDER NONE OF THIS STUFF IS IN THE WASHINGTON WAR ON TERROR PIPELINE! Hint to Kerry: Is this a talking point?

KITTY KELLY ALERT:

Well, I guess Ashcroft "passed" my postings yesterday! They made it onto the board! Better late than never. No need to call Kitty Kelly for help against the BIG BAD BUSHIES!

KERRY: GET BUSH OFF MESSAGE!

The GREAT DEBATE looms.

But can Kerry knock Dubya off message and get him "rambling?" That
is the key.

Dubya will be on message, with a pocket full of slogans, and that's
it!

Dubya has a record that quite simply can not be defended. He simply
must stick to the "sound bite" approach of his media ad campaign so far.

ANY DIVERSION NOW COULD BE A DISASTER!

DUBYA COULD EASILY BLOW THE ELECTION WITH ONE SENTENCE!

Kerry's job is to give him the opportunity to do so.

Dubya will say: If Kerry were president Saddam would still be in
power! And he will say it over and over again.

So, it behooves the Kerry Kamp to have some KNOCKOUT PUNCH RESPONSE
to that claim.

And, it has to be GOOD! VERY GOOD! Not merely a punt. Or a
sidestep.

What should it be: Well, stay tuned.....I've got a few "goodies" to
unload later this week!

WE KNOW DUBYA'S SLOGANS. AND WE KNOW HE WILL REPEAT THEM OVER AND
OVER.

IS THERE SOME TRICK THAT KERRY CAN USE TO GET DUBYA OFF MESSAGE? TO
GET HIM RAMBLING?

N.B. IF YOUR ADVERSARY STARTS TO RAMBLE? DON'T INTERUPT HIM! LET
HIM GO....ON AND ON AND ON.

Dubya tends to ramble on,,,until he sort of peters out. Let him.

Kerry should also be very caustic about Dubya's reasoning and
judgment and some way should be devised to question his very
intelligence and competence for the job.

KERRY SHOULD SAY TO BUSH'S FACE: YOU ARE THE MOST INCOMPETENT MAN TO
EVER HOLD THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT.

THEN TURN TO THE AUDIENCE AND SAY;

IF YOU THINK THIS MAN IS COMPETENT? VOTE FOR HIM. IF YOU THINK HE
IS INCOMPETENT, THEN VOTE FOR ME.

Brash? Too simple? To be sure! But necessary this election cycle.

MR KERRY: SEPERATE BUSH FROM HIS SLOGANS AND YOU WILL WIN THE
PRESIDENCY.....

EMBRACE YOUR DOOM. VOTE FOR NADER.

If I were a voting man, and I'm not, I would probably be voting for Nader this year.


I gave up on voting a couple of election cycles ago. It's too insulting being a part of the Money+Ignorance= Dumbocracy Scheme.

And, after reading Nader's interview in the Weekend FT, I think that he has the American political situation just about right.

We have a one party system; The Republicrats!

AND ANYWAY, NADER PRETTY MUCH DOOMS THE DEMOCRATS TO DEFEAT THIS YEAR; AS IN THE LAST ELECTION CYCLE. SO WHY BOTHER?

The problem is that Nader splits the liberal and progressive vote at a time when the nation is evenly divided between the enlighten few, about, say, 40% of voters; max;

And saddly the vast stupid and ignorant masses; who will ALWAYS be at least 60% of the voting population. Or, a/k/a "Dubya's People."

Alas, the ignorant will always be with us! It's in the Bible I think.....
The beauty of the NADER FACTOR is that it will doom Americans to four more years of Republican looting of the economy, and a foreign policy that is a doomed and catastrophic failure.

But, what could Kerry do to turn this around, nothing really. The situation is too far gone to be salvaged.

SO IF WE ARE GOING TO GO DOWN. LET'S GO DOWN HARD.

THAT WAY IN 2008 "THE PEOPLE" WILL BE READY FOR A TRULY PROGRESSIVE AGENDA THAT WILL SET THE TONE FOR, PERHAPS, THE REST OF THIS CENTURY!

FOUR MORE YEARS OF SUFFERING, YES. BUT A CENTURY OF PROGRESS THEREAFTER! That's a fair trade I would say.....

Like the proverbial alcholic who needs to "hit bottom" the American People are living in a fantasyland. A world of "free trade" and "second comings" and other like drivel.
Not unlike their beloved Dunce President, Dubya......

So, let's just let it rip. Let's get it overwith.

Let's embace the "trivilization of the news."

Let's embrace "Mat and Katy" and Michael and Scott and Lacy and MaryJane, and all of the other "bizarros," that make up the current American "news cycle."

LET'S LET FOX NEWS, AND MAT AND KATY, AND THE OTHERS EXPLAIN TO AMERICANS WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

AND WHY THEY SUPPORT IT.

SO, LET IT RIP!! EMBRACE YOUR DOOM!!

WE NEED TO "HIT BOTTOM" BEFORE WE CAN RESTORE THE AMERICAN DREAM.

LET'S LET THE "AMERICAN NIGHTMARE" START THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION.

NADER IS RIGHT.......

LET THAT BE THE CONSOLATION PRIZE OF THE PROGRESSIVES THIS YEAR.

GREENSPAN, GAS AND THE GOOFBALL!

It seems that the soft patch on Main Street is becoming an oil slick!

Last week, on Thursday at about 9:30AM, the AMERICAN CONSUMER snapped
into the pre-natal position and quit spending! Honest! That's when
everyone noticed that gas prices jumped 20 cents. OVERNITE!

Why a retail collapse?

Well, the THREE G's is my theory.

GREENSPAN, GAS, AND THE GOOFBALL!

GREENSPAN has made it clear that rates are going up; no matter what.

And, for Greenspan the "what" is usually the health of his "Buds'"
option packages on Wall Street. Most of Mr G's Buds have now "cashed out" and bought bonds!

That's really what the ultra low rates were all about....little or
none of it actuallly trickled down to Main Street, or the wage
slaves

Poverty is soaring mightily. And many people are now
becoming "volutarily homeless." (More on this SHOCKING "Economic
Phenom" later... Stay tuned.)

And saddly, the sudden spike in GAS PRICES is having an "down for the
count" effect on many consumers. A lot of people are not driving.

A lot of consumers are giving up on gas, and just adjusting their
total spending DOWNWARD, accordingly.

And that means, MOST are not shopping as much. Alas, these two
activities, driving and shopping, seem "hand and glove" in many
markets.

I'll be watching those retail sales numbers closely, and you should
too. GAS IS A PAIN IN THE ASS, (NEAR THE WALLET), FOR NEARLY
EVERYONE. And it's starting to bite HARD on Main Street Shopping.

LOOK FOR A VERY "CATATONIC CHRISTMAS" THIS YEAR! More later.....

Last, but not least, is THE GOOFBALL!

As in George W. "He-who-keeps-us-safe" Bush! a/k/a THE GOOFBALL.

A Dubya re-election is starting to have an AURA OF INEVITABILITY!

That means four more years of TERROR ALERTS, FEAR-MONGERING, NEW WARS
IN IRAN AND SYRIA, HIGH DEFICITS, AND OPEN ENDED GREED AND ECONOMIC
LOOTING BY THE REPUBLICAN ELITES.

Why? Well, because "He-who-keeps-us-safe" wants it that way.

CLEARLY, THE RE-ELECTION OF BUSH WILL NOT BE GOOD FOR ORDINARY
WORKERS IN THE US, AND EVEN THE "RICH" WILL SUFFER BECAUSE OF
THE "NEW WARS," DEFICIT SPENDING, DECLINING DOLLAR,
RISING INTEREST RATES, AND "NEW" OIL PRICES AT $50 PLUS.

Worse yet, I think that many people realize that if Dubya is re-
elected THERE WILL BE ANOTHER 911 IN THE US. Gauranteed.

Dubya is the leader that everyone loves to hate, at least outside the
Bible Belt. Dubya's second term will be like a lightening rod for
new terrorism. And, of course, we are "over-due" to hear from Osama,
etal again.

DUBYA'S REELECTION WILL DRAW A RESPONSE FROM ISLAMIC TERRORISTS TO BE
SURE. Both Osama and Dubya are really dependant on "keeping the
terror ball rolling" at this point. Dubya's entire re-election
campaign has been a sick political version of FEAR FACTOR!

N.B.----

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER WILL PULL BACK DRASTICALLY ONCE DUBYA IS RE-
ELECTED, AND ANY PROSPECT FOR CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE IS DELAYED OR
DENIED FOR "FOUR MORE YEARS."

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING MORE "ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSING" THAN THE
FEELING PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE MORNING AFTER DUBYA IS RE-ELECTED?

I CAN'T! AND I'VE TRIED.....

A RETAIL SPENDING COLLAPSE LOOMS BECAUSE OF THE THREE G's!

GREENSPAN, GAS AND OUR BELOVED "GOOFBALL" PRESIDENT!

IS DUBYA'S SUPPORT BASED ON A TRICK QUESTION?

I'm starting to get that detached from reality feeling about this
election.

I'm hearing such obvious nonsense being passed off
as "fact" that it's almost unreal.

For example, on security.

Are Americans mistaking: DUBYA'S ABILITY TO CAUSE CHAOS IN THE WORLD
WITH "SECURITY!"

THIS IS THE HEIGHT OF FOLLY, IF SO......What gives?

And even as the world plunges into WAR AND CHAOS: Dubya is "preferred
to Kerry."

Why? Because he's "easy going and likeable!"

EASY GOING AND LIKEABLE? EVEN AS HE PLUNGES THE WORLD INTO CHAOS!!


SOMEBODY HELP ME HERE! I THINK I'M LOSIN' IT! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING!

SO WHAT? IS DUBYA THE "HAPPY DOOMSTER!"

WORSE, NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT SHARON HAS ISSUED DUBYA HIS "MARCHING
ORDERS" FOR A SECOND TERM.

WAR WITH IRAN! AND, WAR WITH SYRIA!

Well, let me say right now for the record. THAT won't be done with
the NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES!!

SAY HI TO MR. DRAFT DURING DUBYA'S SECOND TERM.

And, will we really be "safer" after a couple more wars?

NOW COMES KERRY;

I guess he's the cerebral, and therefore "unlikeable,"
candidate. Kerry is an internationalist, and God Help him,
even "continental," in his world view.

Kerry will seek SOLUTIONS NOT WAR! boo! hiss!

REMEMBER, WE ARE DEALING WITH INDIVIDUAL TERRORISTS HERE, NOT
GOVERNMENTS. THERE ARE NO ARMIES ARRAYED AGAINST US FORCES.
ANYWHERE!

SO, MORE BUSH/SHARON CHAOS? MORE LIKUDNIC NUTTINESS? MORE ZELLWORLD
HATE AND INSANITY?

OR, AN ATTEMPT AT GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS TO THE
TERRORISTS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS? Which?

But, in the world according to Dubya, why deal with an
inconvenient "government;" when you can just overthow it; and "take
over," as we did so easily in Iraq!

Anyway, if Mr Sharon and the Likud have anything to say about
it, and they do, the American People are in for a very, very rough
patch for FOUR MORE YEARS!

BUT, YOU KNOW SOMETHING.....? I DON'T BELEIVE IT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AMERICAN VOTERS WILL VOTE FOR MORE FEAR AND
CHAOS AND GREED AND POOR PLANNING. AND, DID I MENTION TAX CUTS FOR
THE RICH?

HOW AWFULLY SAD THAT WOULD BE!

IMAGINE THE "MINDSET" OF THE TYPICAL "DUBYA VOTER" ON ELECTION DAY!

HOW DEPRESSING!

HOW HORRIBLE IT MUST BE TO VOTE FOR MORE OF THE SAME; WHEN THE SAME
HAS BEEN WAR AND CHAOS AND FEAR AND HOPELESSNESS AND GREED!

HOW ABSOLUTELY AWFUL THAT MUST FEEL FOR THESE SAD AND CONFUSED DUBYA
VOTERS!

HERE'S MY SCENARIO: (Unrepentant optimist that I am)

MY HUNCH IS THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE SWING OF SENTIMENT IN
THE LAST THREE (3) DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION!

THAT'S THREE AS IN 3! OK?

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SUDDENLY GOING TO WAKE UP AND SAY: FOUR MORE
YEARS OF THIS!!

NO! NO! NO! WE CAN DO BETTER! ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN THIS!

Yes, "J.K.M." is THE WONDERFUL STRATEGY THAT DUBYA GOT FROM MR
SHARON AND HIS LIKUD PARTY.

"J.K.M." stands for: "JUST KILLING MUSLIMS!"

BUT, IT WON'T WORK IN THE WESTBANK!

AND IT WON'T WORK "GLOBALLY," AS MR BUSH AND HIS WASHINGTON BRANCH OF
LIKUD PROPOSE TO TRY NOW.

IT HASN'T WORKED! IT'S MADE THE WEST BANK AND ISRAEL INTO A
NIGHTMARE!

AND, LOOK AT IRAQ!

NOW YOU WANT MORE OF THIS IN IRAN AND SYRIA! Please! COME TO YOUR
SENSES!

THE WORLD IS NOT--NOT--THE MADHOUSE THAT SHARON AND DUBYA AND ZELL
AND THEIR LIKUDNIC CHUMS MAKE IT OUT TO BE.

THERE IS NO "TITANIC STRUGGLE" HERE.

ONLY A BUNCH OF VERY STUPID RELIGIOUS FANATICS ON ALL SIDES! ON ALL
SIDES! ----MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN AND JEW!

RATIONAL PEOPLE, IN POWER, CAN DEAL WITH THIS! THEY REALLY CAN.

BUT, IF YOU CONTINUE TO ELECT, OR SUPPORT "RELIGIOUS FANATICS," TO
FIGHT THEIR "RELIGIOUS WARS" YOU ARE COURTING A HUGE DISASTER.

DEEP DOWN, I THINK THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE REALIZE THAT "FOUR MORE
YEARS" IS NOT A REAL GOOD IDEA.

TRUE, THERE ARE "THE TROOPS" TO BE "SUPPORTED."

AND, THE WAR PATRIOTISM AND JINGOISM THAT DUBYA AND CHENEY AND
ASHCROFT, ET AL, HAVE DESPERATELY FANNED; TO COVER UP THE CHAOS THEY
HAVE CREATED......

BUT, I STILL HAVE A FAITH IN THE INNATE REASONABLENESS OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.

The people realize that Bush has phrased the question wrong: sort of like; Have you quit beating your wife?

Yes or No? Then YOU vote for ME!

PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THEIR "SUPPORT FOR BUSH" IS REALLY IN RESPONSE TO A "TRICK QUESTION" POSED BY THE WHITE HOUSE;

IT'S NOT BASED ON HOW THEY REALLY FEEL; AND WHAT THEY REALLY SEE HAPPENING EVERYDAY.

THEY WILL WAKE UP! BECAUSE THEY MUST AWAKE UP.

AND, IT WILL HAPPEN IN THE LAST THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.


POSTSCRIPT:

And, as always, please remember, YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! Sorry Dubya your "trick question" won't get you re-elected.

KERRY TALKING POINTS

Kerry had better have his answers ready for the coming debate. Here
are some suggested answers:

MR KERRY DID YOU MEET WITH THE NORTH VIETNAMESE WHILE AMERICANS WERE
DYING IN VIETNAM?

Answer: After I returned from my duty in VietNam, I started working
tirelessly to end the war as soon as possible. I testified to
Congress to end the war. I met with any party I thought was
important to the conflict, to find a way to stop the senseless
killing and endless destruction. At all times I was motivated only
by my patriotic duty to put America back on the right path, and save
as many American lives as I could and any way that was available to
me at that time.

MR KERRY DID YOU CALL HO CHI MIN THE VIETNAMESE "GEORGE WASHINGTON?"

Ho Chi Min was a freedom fighter in Vietnam during the days of French
Rule. He had an enormous following in both the north and the south.
He was the mastermind of the war against the French, and later
against the Americans in Vietnam. Many, or even most, Vietnamese
looked at HoChiMin as their "George Washington" figure. I was merely
repeating what I heard and saw in VietNam. I personally, never
believed that George Washington and Ho Chi Min had anything at all in
common, except for their huge popularity among their respective
peoples during their wars of liberation from colonial rule.

DO YOU SUPPORT THE WAR IN IRAQ?

I supported the authorization of the president to use any means
necessary to protect the American people. If war was necessary, I
supported it. But, I believe that wars are complicated matters. You
can not over-simplify them, or be motivated by blind ideology or
dogma. Too much is at steak in war, lives and treasure are always
lost during war. I feel that Mr Bush rushed to war in this case. We
still had a full plate in Afghnistan, and with Osama. Iraq was
stable, but not yet free. But ,Iraq was not the hot bed of radical
Islam that it is today; after Mr Bush destroyed the necessary
institutions and infrastructure of government in Iraq. That was
wrong. I would never have gone to war without completely planning
out the aftermath. That is my ONLY serious critique of Mr Bush's
action. He did not plan this war well, and now we are paying a
griveous price in lives and property. I supported the replacement of
Saddam's evil reigme. But, we should have prioritized our options
better, and made sure we had the post war planning competely thought
out; before we sent our troops into harms way in Baghdad with no
clear plan for what comes next. My criticism is with the Bush policy
team; not with our brave men and women in uniform. If I am elected
president our troops will get the support and leadership they should
have got from the Bush policy team, but didn't. I say to the
American troops around the world: Help and clear leadership is on
the way! We are proud of you and we support you totally. And, if
elected I will give you the planning and the tools you need to
complete your missions, so braving fought for the American people.

WHY DID YOU VOTE AGAINST FUNDING THE WAR?

I only voted against that part of the funding authorization that would have given 20 billion to untested Iraqi exiles to spend as they pleased. War is expensive. And, with the budget already in deficit because of the ill advised tax cuts, I thought that we should only authorize money for the troops, and that the reconstrution funds would best be considered seperately,, to make sure they were well spent, and not squandered or stolen during the aftermath of the war. I support funding the troops and the war, but not giving a blank check to foreigners on the treasury of the American taxpayer.

THE DEMOCRACY PARADOX

For all of the talk about elections in Iraq, no one is mentioning the
OUTCOME!

AFTER ALL, IF "THE PEOPLE RULE," WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT
THEY SAY! IRAQ ISN'T FLORIDA, YOU KNOW!

If the ballot is rigged in favor of the AMERICAN BACKED EXILE PARTIES
AND OTHER AMERICAN "OUTSIDERS" VERY LIKELY THE ELECTION WILL NOT BE
SEEN AS LEGITIMATE.

If the turnout is too low because of violence, LIKEWISE LEGITIMANCY
WILL SUFFER. Will there be a Kurd Ticket. And, a Shia Ticket with
the "blessing" of Sistani. How is this supposed to work?

CLEARLY, ABOUT 98% OF IRAQIS PUBLICALLY OPPOSE THE OCCUPATION.

AND WITH THE CURRENT "AMERICAN PUPPET" CALLING IN BOMB STRIKES ON
FALLUJHA, AND THE ORDERING THE TRASHING OF THE OLD CITY IN KAJAF;

IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE AMERICAN CIA PUPPET, DR. ALAWI, WON'T
WIN!! THEN WHAT......?

IN FACT, ALAWI DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY SUPPORT IN IRAQ, OUTSIDE OF
THE EXILE PARTIES IN THE "GREEN ZONE," AND WITH A FEW OTHERS BROUGHT
IN BY THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION---"ON PAYROLL!"

I guess my question is: JUST HOW DO ALAWI, AND THE EXILE OUTSIDERS
WIN?

AND, IF THEY DON'T WIN, THEN WHAT? Back to the "war" on "the evil
ones?"

CLEARLY, ANY SUDDENLY "PRO-ISRAEL" IRAQ WILL SEEM A "LITTLE ODD," DON'T YA THINK?

AND, A PRO-AMERICAN IRAQ WILL ALSO SEEM A BIT STRANGE AFTER ALL OF
THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.

So Does the Bush SPIN MACHINE have a way to put lipstick on this
pig? Or is "the fix" already in on the "January Election?"

BECAUSE FEW PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE THAT A MAJORITY OF IRAQIS HAVE
SUDDENLY "SEEN THE LIGHT" AND WILL NOW SUPPORT SHARON'S ANNEXATION OF
THE WEST BANK. And wasn't that really the "American Goal" all
along? That and the oil!

Or was it really Dubya's profound concern about the suffering of the
Iraqi People? LOL!

ANY "NEW GOVERNMENT" IN IRAQ WILL HAVE TO TAKE A POSITION ON THE
PALESTINIAN ISSUE SOONER OR LATER. HOW FAKE IS THAT GOING TO LOOK?

I GUESS THE ULTIMATE QUESTION IS NOT DEMOCRACY FOR IRAQ;

BUT RATHER WILL DUBYA & THE PENTAGON LIKUDNICS "GET WHAT THEY PAID
FOR," WHICH IS A PRO-AMERICAN, PRO-ISRAEL IRAQ THAT ACTUALLY
LOOKS "REAL" TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON.

AND WILL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FIND "ACCEPTABLE" AN ANTI-AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT IN IRAQ---AFTER ALL THAT HAS HAPPEN NOW?

WILL THE AMERICA'S PENTAGON LIKUD FIND "ACCEPTABLE" AN ANTI-SHARON
GOVERNMENT IN IRAQ--AFTER ALL THAT THEY HAVE MANUVERED FOR FOR SO
LONG?

SHARON IS ALREADY INTIMATING THAT HE WANTS IRAN TO BE THE NEXT TARGET
DURING DUBYA'S SECOND TERM! (Does Sharon "run" American middle east
policy? LOL.)

IN SHORT, THE NOTION THAT "DEMOCRACY" WILL ALWAYS BRING A PRO-
AMERICAN RESULT IS A BIT OVER THE TOP.

BUT....I SUPPOSE, THE ARGUMENT GOES, WE CAN ALWAYS "RIG THE
ELECTIONS" LIKE THEY DO IN FLORIDA! Now that's something we have
plenty of experience at!

Ahhh....Democracy in action! -----AMERICAN STYLE!

MUCHIE WON'T KISS DUBYA'S RING!

Musharraf's IRON CURTAIN SPEECH at the UN yesterday was pretty much
"BLACKED OUT" in the US, by the Israeli Lobby, WHO BOYCOTTED THE
SPEECH.

Musharraf was adamant in his call for a settlement of the Palestinian
statehood issues, and stopping the West Bank aspirations of Sharon and his right-wing Likud.

Musharraf is often shown in the US, as Dubya's Stooge, who will kiss
the ring on Middle East policy, just to stay in power. Well maybe, but I don't think so.

Yet, Dubya has placed "Muchie" Musharraf in a Hobson's Choice.

Clearly, as a Muslim nation, Pakistan can not support Sharon's
backdoor annexation of the West Bank, and the resulting expulsion of
the Palestinians, which is really the "secret policy" of Israel and
the US.

So too, the American Public has to be kept in the dark about
all of this as well.

But sadly, Pakistan IS in possession of THE BOMB. AS IN WMD!

And, any Fall of Pakistan to the radicals would create:

THE REAL CRISIS THAT DUBYA IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO PIN ON IRAQ!

NAMELY, THE BOMB IN THE HANDS OF MUSLIM RADICALS!

ALAS, DUBYA WILL FINALLY FIND HIS WMD! BUT IN PAKISTAN! NOT IRAQ!

And, the need for a "quicky" invasion of that vast and hostile land has too be on the drawing board somewhere!

But saddly, not in Dubya's Oz-like LaLa Land Worldview!

I have said all along that Pakistan, not Iraq is the real problem.

And, Musharraf's attempt yesterday to distance himself from Dubya &
Chums, although "blacked out" in the US, was an attempt to set
Musharraf right with the Islamic World.

I WOULD EXPECT MUSHARRAF TO PROVIDE ONLY LOW LEVEL SUPPORT FOR DUBYA
GOING FORWARD; IN AFGANHISTAN AND IN IRAQ.

BUT RIGHT NOW, DUBYA CAN'T LIVE WITH MUSHARRAF, and HE CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT HIM.

MAYBE FOR NOW, PAKISTANI "WINDOW DRESSING,"FOR WESTERN CONSUMPTION ONLY," WILL PASS AS AN "ALLY" ON THE WAR ON THE TERRORISTS.

BUT WINDOW DRESSING IS NOT REAL PROTECTION....

AS WE MIGHT RUDELY FIND OUT, DURING DUBYA'S SECOND DISASTEROUS TERM IN OFFICE.






http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2004/09/23/musharraf_se
eks_to_bridge_gap_between_west_islamic_world/

ROVE DUPES DAN!

The "Idiot Right" is in a FoxTV lather over the "forged letters"
saying the truth about Dubya's slacking in the National Gaurd.

There is even nonsense talk that the letters were "forged" by the
Kerry Kamp.

But there is an even more delicious explanation!

THE LETTERS WERE FORGED BY THE BUSH PEOPLE AND THEN FED TO THE KERRY
KAMP THROUGH BACKDOOR OPERATIONS!

Consider:

Most of the "missing" documents from Bush's Pentagon Service Files are probably in a safe place, in or near the White House. Right?

We can "safely" assume this anyway. Right?

And, the Kerry Kamp was, and is, desperate to counter the SwiftBoat
Slanders. ASAP. Right?

So, why not "made" a facsimle of THE REAL LETTERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
SAFE! (After all this stuff was only "moderately" damaging and was
pretty much common knowledge anyway.)

AND THEN "FEED" IT TO A "HUNGRY AND DESPERATE" KERRY OPERATIVE
THOUGH, OH SAY, SOME DISGRUNTLED TEXAS CRACKPOT!

IT'S BEAUTIFUL!! IT'S ROVEIAN!! IT'S TOO GOOD TO PASS UP!! THE OLD
TRIPLE CROSS!! IT'S THE CIA'S OLD "OSWALD GAMBIT" TONED DOWN A BIT!!

Curiously, under this scenario, the letters "might" have "come from"
a "Kerry Operative;" but have been supplied by a "Bush Operative!"

SWEET!

And;

The secretary, who typed the letters, said they were "right" but those were not the real letters! Odd, very odd indeed.

But who has the "real letters?" BUSH! AND ONLY BUSH! And, the making of an "obvious" forgery---exposed by bloggers no less--was too easy, AND TOO SWEET FOR KARL ROVE & CO. TO PASS UP!

KUDOS TO MR ROVE! YOU DUPED DAN GOOD! AND NEUTRALIZED THE BUSH SERVICE ISSUES IN THE PROCESS!

AND WHO KNOWS, THE TRUTH WILL ONLY COME OUT AFTER THE ELECTION.

--IF EVER!

TO KERRY: QUIT BEATING YOUR WIFE!

Kerry reminds me of some City Guy playing Texas Hold 'Em with the
Dallas string tie set!

The Texans ask him: Hey, John. Have you quit beating your wife?

And Kerry ACTUALLY trys to answer the question! In detail!

Yes! Wait, No! Yes! No! Well ok, maybe! No! No! Yes? No....?

FLIP-FLOP! FLIP-FLOP! FLIP-FLOP!

IRAQ WAS GEORGE W. BUSH'S FART IN THE FACE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY! BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WANTED AFTER
911! It's a catastrophe to be sure.

But, it makes no sense to try to respond to a PUBLIC FART with words
and rational argument.

KERRY SHOULD JUST SAY: IF YOU LIKE THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING IN IRAQ
AND AROUND THE WORLD VOTE FOR BUSH! IF YOU DON'T. AND IF YOU THINK
THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEEK NEW ALTERNATIVES AND A NEW POLICY TEAM,
THEN VOTE FOR ME!

IT'S A MUG'S GAME FOR KERRY TO ANSWER WHETHER HE IS PRO-SADDAM OR PRO-
FRENCH! AND THE GOOD OLE BOYS ARE LAUGHING IT UP!

TRUE. PEOPLE ARE DYING EVERDAY, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE STILL ONLY
MUSLIMS! SO WHO CARES IN THE US? So far,......

If Dubya is re-elected, however, there will be a grimness and gloom
over the entire world that will resemble 1939! Everyone will be
tense and afraid of what comes next. The markets will crash! The
dollar will plunge!

DUBYA'S ENTIRE CAMPAIGN IS BASED ON FEAR. BUT TO HAVE FEAR YOU MUST
ALSO HAVE AN ABSENCE OF HOPE.

AS STUPID AND CONFUSED AS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS, I DON'T SEE THEM
VOTING FOR MORE FEAR. MORE HOPELESSNESS!

I DON'T SEE AMERICANS, REALLY, WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN, VOTING FOR
FOUR MORE YEARS OF:

DUBYA THE DUNCE, GLOOM-BOY CHENEY, SCARY ASHCROFT AND WEST BANK
WOLFIE.

BUT, MAYBE WE "KERRY SUPPORTERS" ARE JUST THE INCURABLE "OPTIMISTS"
AFTER ALL.

THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER

Wall Street showed due respect to Greenspan yesterday with the
obligatory FED RALLY.

OK Well, that was yesterday's news; NOW COMES REALITY.

THE DECLINES IN CONSUMER SPENDING ARE NOT TEMPORARY;

Rather they're the result of THE END OF BUBBLENOMICS!

No longer can consumers pay off credit card debt with HOUSE INFLATION
AND A QUICKY RE-FI!

And, still have enough left over to buy a new car to boot! Those
days are over, or are ending fast.

For one, the HOUSING BUBBLE is about to collapse in and of itself,
because HOUSE PRICES ARE UNSUSTAINABLY HIGH, no matter what the rate
environment is.

And, what the rate environment is is not good! And it will get worse.

Clearly, the Fed wants to get out of bizarro interest rate LALA LAND,
ASAP!

Hence, the "measured rate" increases NO MATTER WHAT.

And, "the what" is higher oil prices, a systemic weak dollar, and
even a WARNING BY THE IMF that structural debt and deficits in
the US poses a risk to the world economic system.

CLEARLY, THE "RECESSION EXPRESS" HAS LEFT THE STATION!

AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN ALL DOWN HILL RUN FROM HERE.

The FT recently had a section on Central Europe, which is growing
almost as fast as China and India.

But, from where is the growth coming: domestic consumption?
Dream On!

Its coming from the same place that India's growth is coming from:
US AND EUROPEAN OUTSOURCING OF JOBS!!

BUT, IS FIRING PEOPLE OVER HERE; AND HIRING THEM OVER THERE REALLY
GROWTH? I don't see it that way. You are reducing purchasing power
in an amount equal to expenses. And, productivity is just another
word for GLUT! Productivity without purchasing power is GLUT!

so;

THE GLOBAL ELITES ARE MERELY RE ARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE
TITANIC.

ALL OF THE OUTSOURCING, BUBBLENOMICS, PAPER MONEY HANKY-PANKY, AND
OUT RIGHT THEFT AND LOOTING FROM CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS IS
FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST!

GREENSPAN'S BUBBLNOMICS ROLLER COASTER IS REACHING THE TOP OF THE
INCLINE, AND IT'S A LONG LONG WAY DOWN FROM HERE.

SO, LIKE A NAUGHTY SCHOOL BOY, ALL WE CAN SAY IS:

THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER!

DEBATE ADVISE FOR KERRY (FREE!)

In the 2000 debate, Gore was informed, compassionate and clever.
Dubya pronounced his words correctly.

DUBYA WON!

Hopefully the Democrats have learned something in the last four years.

PEOPLE WANT RED MEAT, NOT COMPASSION! NOT SMARTY PANTS, NOT GOODY
TWO SHOES, NOT NICENESS!

PEOPLE WANT TO BE TOLD THE RAW TRUTH. JUST SHOW THEM THE CONSEQUENCES, DON'T TELL THEM HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE GOING TO BE.

HE WHO SEEKS POWER, MUST APPEAR NOT TO WANT IT. (Chinese Proverb)

That said;

To be fair, Mr. Gore was running on an 8 year Clinton-Gore record
that was highlighted by THE IMPEACHMENT and "the dress."

But that era, in retrospect, now seems like some GOLDEN AGE OF POLICY!

NOW COMES, DUBYA WITH A RECORD THAT IS AS HORRIFIC AS IT IS
INCOMPETENT.

THE UNWINNABLE WAR! THE FIRST EVER TERRORISM ON OUR SHORES! ON
DUBYA'S WATCH! THE LOST JOBS! THE CORPORATE CORRUPTION! EVEN GOING
INTO THE OFFICE OF CHENEY! THE LOOTING OF SOCIAL SECURITY TO GIVE TAX
CUTS TO THE RICHEST AMERICANS! THE SURPLUS WASTED ON WAR AND ILL-
ADVISED TAX CUTS, EVEN AS MASSIVE BOOMER RETIREMENTS AND HEALTH CARE
LOOM.

And, Dubya's response?

A health care plan that is ALREADY available at your local Chamber of
Commerce.

And, this notion of giving small business the "same" health care
options as big business?

WELL, BIG BUSINESS IS GOING BROKE WITH THAT PLAN!! ONLY DIFFERENCE
IS BIG BUSINESS CAN OFF-SHORE JOBS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON MAIN
STREET CAN'T!

Dubya's Ownership Society is another fraud that needs exposing!

You can "own your retirement plan," it's called your savings account
and 201k! (I'd rather "own" Dubya & Kenny Boy's retirement plan!)

You can own, ie pay for, your own health care, it's called your
checking account!

MEANWHILE WALL STREET AND THE RICH CONTINUE TO LOOT THE ECONOMY, AT
LEAST TILL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO LOOT.


ETC. ETC. ETC.

The problem with Dubya's re-election is that it is very heavy on
SOUND BITE POLICIES THAT CAN'T REALLY BE DEBATED.

Bogus Health Care twaddle is only one example.

The "defense of marriage" is another:

THE KERRY RESPONSE SHOULD BE THAT THE BEST DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE IS
REAL JOBS THAT PAY A LIVING WAGE! NOT DUBYA'S ILL-CONCIEVED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT!

KERRY SHOULD BE "IN YOUR FACE," AND AS CAUSTIC AS POSSIBLE, WITH
DUBYA DURING THESE DEBATES.

THIS CAN BE DONE IN A WAY THAT IS PROFESSIONAL AND PRESIDENTIAL.
DON'T BE NICE! NICE AND $3 GETS YOU A BEER IN MOST BARS I KNOW ABOUT!

KERRY SHOULD REPEATEDLY CALL BUSH "INCOMPETENT," BECAUSE THE MORE
ACCURATE STUPID MIGHT BE SEEN AS INAPPROPRIATE; BUT LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCE AND PLANNING SHOULD BE STATED WHEREEVER
POSSIBLE.

IN SHORT, KERRY SHOULD BE "HOWARD DEAN," WITHOUT THE YAWP......

IF "KERRY'S RECORD" IS BROUGHT UP.... KERRY SHOULD POINT OUT THAT
DUBYA HAD NO RECORD AND EXPERIENCE TO RUN ON.....

AND DUBYA'S "ON THE JOB TRAINING" IN THE PRESIDENCY HAS BROUGHT THE
NATION TO THE VERY BRINK OF CATASHTROPHE.

DUBYA CAN NOT THINK ON HIS FEET. DUBYA CAN ONLY RESORT TO SLOGANS,
AND THE PROGRAMED MESSAGE HE IS TOLD TO REPEAT; OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

ARE YOU SAFER NOW THAN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS AGO? FEAR IS NOT SAFETY.
ORANGE ALERTS AND PERMA-WAR ARE NOT PEACE.

KERRY SHOULD EXPLOIT THIS MIGHTILY.

If Dubya can be thrown off-balance, he will ONLY resort to PRE-
PROGARMED "slogans." At that point, Kerry should have
some "zingers" of his own to toss out. Something off the wall and
unanticipated would work best. This will confuse Dubya even more,
then toss out more zingers. And more.....and more....and more

NOT SINCE CLARANCE DARROW MADE A TOTAL IDIOT OUT OF WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN, DURING THE INFAMOUS "MONKEY TRIAL," HAS A DEBATER HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT KERRY WILL HAVE DURING THESE DEBATES!

THIS IS A "CROSS OF GOLD" OPPORTUITY IF THERE EVER WAS ONE!

HOPE NOT FEAR! PEACE NOT WAR! LIVING WAGES, NOT TAX CUTS FOR THE
IDLE RICH! BALANCED BUDGETS NOT DEFICITS! SOCIAL SECURITY
NOT "YOU'RE ON YOUR OWNERSHIP RETIREMENTS! COMPETENCE NOT
STUPIDITY! RESPECT, NOT INTERNATIONAL LOATHING! HEALTH CARE, NOT
BIG PHARMA PAY-OFFS! REAL OPTIMISM FOR ALL AMERICANS, NOT JUST THE
WELL PLACED OR LUCKY FEW! INCLUSION NOT "WEDGE ISSUES" THAT DIVIDE
US!

LASTLY, KERRY SHOULD ASK: DO YOU REALLY WANT FOUR MORE YEARS LIKE
THE LAST FOUR? IF SO, I URGE YOU TO VOTE FOR GEORGE W. BUSH! HE'S
YOUR MAN.

KERRY SHOULD ACTUALLY ASK THOSE VOTERS, WHO "ENJOYED" THE LAST FOUR
YEARS, TO VOTE FOR BUSH! THIS IS A KILLER CONCEPT, OFF THE WALL,
TOTALLY NO FEAR!

THAT'S HOW YOU GET, AND KEEP RESPECT, SHOW NO FEAR THAT YOU ARE
WRONG! THIS IS TRUE CONFIDENCE, TRUE LEADERSHIP. NOT KERRY'S
SHAMELESS PLEADING: "OH, VOTE FOR ME!" "PLEASE, VOTE FOR ME!"

THEN ASK: BUT, IF YOU THINK THAT WE CAN DO BETTER, THAT THE LAST FOUR
YEARS HAVE BEEN LIKE OUR NATION'S DISMAL WANDERING IN A WILDERNESS?

THEN VOTE FOR A DIFFERENT POLICY TEAM, A CHANGE OF
DIRECTION,.....IT'S YOUR CHOICE, NOT MINE, NOT DUBYA'S, NOT THE
SPECIAL INTERESTS, NOT FOX NEWS.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE, AND YOUR'S ALONE......MORE OF THE SAME?

OR A NEW HOPE AND A NEW DIRECTION FOR AMERICANS AND THE ENTIRE WORLD
COMMUNITY OF NATIONS.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE..........MAKE IT WISELY. BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE ALL
KNOW AND VALUE AND WHOLE DEAR MAY BE RIDING ON YOUR DECISION IN THE
COMING WEEKS.

WAR OR PEACE

The American Voter has a clear choice in November:

WAR OR PEACE.

Clearly, Kerry stands for health care reform, domestic job creation,
fiscal responsiblity, and the funding and preservation of Social
Security and Medicare.

Dubya has a record of reckless war-mongering, odd starve the beast
fiscal policy, deficits, and pro-outsourcing jobs policies. And,
Dubya bemoans "corporate corruption," yet takes their dirty money,
and then asks for more!

Dubya has been totally dishonest with the American People IN EVERY
POSSIBLE WAY!

Not the least of which is the issue of the need for a MILITARY BUILD-
UP TO PROVIDE CANON FODDER FOR DUBYA/CHENEY/RUMMY/WOLFIE'S ONCE AND
FUTURE WARS!

How EXACTLY can Dubya avoid more National Guard callups, AND MAINTAIN
TROOP LEVELS IN IRAQ, AFHGANISTAN AND "??".

.....HOW?

Will those troops already there, BE PERMANTENTLY KEPT ON? These guys
are weekend soldiers, who never expected to be made permanent
occupiers in a strange and hostile land.

DUBYA WILL SIMPLY HAVE TO INSTITUTE A DRAFT IN HIS SECOND TERM TO
FULFILL HIS, AND THE WASHINGTON LIKUDS, AGENDA IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

And, with Sharon's abandonment of the road map this week, the
dismalness of the situation becomes only more obvious.

BECAUSE, WHEN SHARON AND THE LIKUD DECIDE ON A POLICY;

THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS PICK OF THE BILL! You didn't know that, did
you? LOL.

(Well, We Welcome "slow learners" here at Gloom and Doom. Bookmark
this page now, and come back daily, for the real stuff that the major
media are afraid, or are "not allowed," to tell you!)

ANYWAY; I SAY: "LET 'ER RIP."

GIVE THE AMERICAN FOOLS AND IDIOTS ALL THE WAR AND DEPRESSION THEY
CAN HANDLE, AND THEN SOME!

........WE GLOOMSTERS WILL SURVIVE, YET AGAIN, TO SAY: "I TOLD YOU
SO."

EVEN IF DUBYA'S DUPES, AND ALAS, THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, DON'T QUITE
MAKE IT!

MAKE NO MISTAKE, GENTLE READER, THIS NOVMEBER THE ISSUE IS CLEAR:

MORE LIES, WAR AND DEATH!

OR A REVERSION TO THE NORM OF AMERICAN PEACE AND PROSPERITY.

It's just that simple.

And, quite honestly, haven't you and yours had enough of Dubya &
Chums, and their "LIES AND INCOMPETENCE?"

Have the last four years been "that great" for anyone, but the GREEDY
FEW!

Could ANY change of leadership NOT be for the better now?

How much worse could it get, considering what we have looming before us today!

FOUR MORE YEARS OF THIS DAMN DUBYA'S INCREDIBLE INCOMPETENCE!

BE HONEST NOW!



Postscript: And No, voting Nader is not the right answer. It's the
WORST answer possible. Do you know why? Stay tuned...........I'll
tell you why.

MORE WAR CRIMES AGAINST IRAQ!

At what point will Dubya & Co admit that they have lost THEIR WAR to
occupy Iraq?

Clearly, the bombing of "safe houses" is killing more women and
children than "terrorists."

Clearly, the US, and it's hand-picked puppets, have lost control
of "The Cities." Most of which are "no-go" zones.


But, in a desert country what is outside of the cities? Iraq is like
the American Southwest; your either in the city or you're wandering
in the desolate wilderness.

BASICALLY, THE US MILITARY CONTROLS NOTHING IN IRAQ, EXCEPT THE
IMMEDIATE PERIMETER OF IT'S FORTIFIED AREAS; AND OFTEN EVEN THAT IS
QUESTIONABLE!

KNOW THIS; IRAQ IS BECOMING A ROUT. IT'S GOING TO BE THE LAST DAYS
OF VIETNAM ALL OVER AGAIN.

YES, THE AMERICAN MILITARY CAN CONTINUE BOMBING CIVILIANS
AND "INSURGENTS."

YES, DUBYA CAN COMPLETELY LEVEL THE CITIES, AND MAKE IRAQ INTO
ANOTHER AFGHANISTAN.

YES, DUBYA CAN MAKE IRAQ "TERRORIST CENTRAL" FOR THE WAR ON ISLAM.

AND YES MORE WAR CRIMES CAN BE COMMITTED AGAINST THE IRAQI PEOPLE.

Instead of democracy, Dubya has brought chaos to Iraq, and eventually
to the middle east in general.

WILL ALL THIS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION GO UNNOTICED AND UNPUNISHED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY; WHICH TRULY LOATHES DUBYA AND CO AND
THEIR FOOLISHNESS?

I suspect not.

KNOW THIS;

Just as the election of Lincoln made the Civil War inevitable.

So too, the election of Dubya in November will make World War III
inevitable.

The American Public is completely in the dark about what's happening
to them, and to the world outside. The media continues its
relentless trivialization of the news.

WHO GOT KICKED OFF THE ISLAND LAST NIGHT!

MICHAEL! LACY! SCOTT! Are the American Public willing dupes of
the Washington Elites? Well, I suspect they are: because in the US,
it's "all about me" 24.7.365. All fluff, All the time.

SUCH INCREDIBLE STUPIDITY. IGNORANCE INCARNATE.

THE RE-ELECTION OF DUBYA & CO IS NOW NEARLY INEVITABLE. AND THERE
WILL BE HELL TO PAY.

BRING IT ON.........

THE DARKEST DAY OF 2004, THIS ANNUS HORRIBLIS, THIS YEAR OF WAR CLOUDS AND NUMBERLESS HURRICANES, WILL BE THE DAY AFTER THE VOTES ARE COUNTED IN NOVMEBER.

Reason will become extinct in America on that day.

And you know it as well as I do.....right?



Postscript: Of course, we'll always leave the light on for you here
at GLOOM AND DOOM. So stay tuned. And better yet, join or bookmark this
page today.

DUBYA IN CHAINS? MAYBE SOMEDAY!

Kofi says the war in Iraq was ILLEGAL.

So, does that mean that those responsible for it are WAR CRIMINALS?

Well, that seems to be where this thing is heading, longer term.

CLEARLY, THE IRAQ WAR IS A HUMANITARIAN DISASTER OF THE FIRST ORDER.
AN ENTIRE NATION IS BEING TRASHED FOR NO GOOD REASON! AND EVERYONE
KNOWS IT.

Dubya & Co have created an humanitarian catastrophe for all the world
to see. Tens of Thousands have been killed, an entire nation has
been devastated.

And the middle east has not been "democratized," RATHER it has been
de-stablized BIG TIME.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? WHO IS TO BLAME? WHO WILL PAY?

These are questions that the next president will have to answer.


Assuming that Kerry wins in November, he may be faced with the task
of deciding whether or not to send "high ranking officials" to The
Hague for War Crimes Trials.

Outrageous you say? Well, perhaps now;

But, as time goes by, I expect there will be an international outcry
for justice; and some punishment demanded for Dubya's aggressive "optional" war; And his breach of international peace.

This will happen, sooner or later. You can count on it.

I mean we are still arguing about VietNam, and that was a "fuzzy"
situation all along. Iraq is not fuzzy! Iraq is Illegal!

And remember, that while in office, the president seems like a giant,
a colossus astride the world stage.

Out of office?

....Well, they get rather small rather fast. And, Dubya is
a very very small man already.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT TURNING OVER THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO AN
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE WILL BE THE "SINE QUO NON" FOR
REESTABLISHING A NEW STABLE WORLD ORDER--IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

Look what happen to Clinton for his now rather "smallish" domestic
mistakes.

BUT DUBYA & CO ARE WAY, WAY OVER THEIR HEADS IN IRAQ RIGHT.

AND NO! MORE BOMBING AND MORE GENOCIDE IS NOT THE ANSWER. NO MATTER
WHAT THE WASHINGTON LIKUDNICS SAY.

WHAT SHARON HAS DONE TO THE WEST BANK IS SMALL POTATOES IN THE
GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS. A FEW SUBDIVISIONS REALLY; A FEW SQUARE
MILES OF LAND HERE AND THERE.

BUT, WHAT DUBYA HAS DONE TO THE ENTIRE IRAQI PEOPLE AND NATION IS BIG!

VERY BIG....!

DUBYA HAS STUPIDLY APPLIED SHARON'S WEST BANK POLICY TO AN ENTIRE
NATION AND AN ENTIRE PEOPLE.

AND THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN TOTAL AND COMPLETE CATASTROPHE!

Dubya gave the Americans Hard Economic Times during his pitiful
little administration.

Perhaps, the global community will return the favor now, and give
Dubya a little "hard time"-----in the not to distant future.

Or;

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE BILL FOR DUBYA'S "OPTIONAL WAR," HIS
CATASTROPHIC BREACH OF WORLD PEACE, WILL REMAIN FOREVER UNPAID?

I don't think so.



Postscript: Also remember, saying: "Yeah, but they're only Arabs!"
Doesn't sound as good in court as it does in an Israel cafe, or a New
York Bar.

HEDGE FUND HELL

The BOND CRASH didn't materialize and a lot of hedge funds are in
Hell now.

This spring the Fed changed directions on rates and everyone thought
that there was only one place for bonds to go: DOWN!

They didn't. Why?

Probably because the REAL ECONOMY is soft, even while the PAPER
ECONOMY profited mightily from Greenspans ultra-low rates.

THE RISE IN PAPER ASSETS SUPPORTED THE DOLLAR; EVEN AS JOBS AND
INCOMES SLIPPED DANGEROUSLY LOW.

ALSO THE BELIEF THAT THE FED WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SUPPORT
IT'S BELOVED "PAPER ASSETS." INCLUDING BONDS.

Still, on a macro level the US economy is a slow motion train wreck.

DEFICITS OF EVERY KIND ARE SOARING. COMMODITIES ARE THE NEW BIG
THING. YET THE DOLLAR HAS HELD UP BETTER THAN ANYONE EXPECTED; WITH A
LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS.

HERE'S THE PROBLEM:

The Hedge Funds WERE NOT WRONG, .....JUST EARLY! It happens all the
time.

The problem is that overly-intelligent people tend to over-think the
markets.

They don't realize that there are PLENTY OF FUDGE FACTORS that can be
used to DELAY, BUT NOT PREVENT THE INEVITABLE DECLINES. Turning a Battle Ship, Molasses in January, like that, you know.

SO, AFTER THE MASSIVE "JUNK RALLIES" OF LAST YEAR; THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR OF MERELY TREADING WATER; and IN TRUTH, THE US ECONOMY IS SICKER NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.

NEXT YEAR, A REAL MACRO-HELL COULD BREAK LOOSE; ESPECIALLY
IF DUBYA IS RE-ELECTED.

DUBYA'S RE-ELECTION WILL COMPETELY TRASH THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND USHER
IN A "NEW ERA" WHEREIN "AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM" IS ABANDON, AND WE
REVERT TO "TEXTBOOK" MACRO ECONOMICS;

JUST LIKE THE HEDGE FUNDS PLANNED...........AND IT WON'T BE PRETTY.

IF DUBYA WINS IN NOVEMBER; GOLD COULD BE AT 450 BY FEBRUARY, AND
NEARING 600 BEFORE THE END OF 2005..... And, oil in 2005? Try $60
for openers. This whistling passed the graveyard is going to end
soon.

THAT'S TEXTBOOK MACRO ECONOMICS, HEDGE FUND STYLE.


It's coming.......in 2005. BECAUSE LATE IS NOT NEVER

SOME MIXED NUTS

TUBE SOCKS:

I was at a flea market over the weekend looking for antiquities and
rarities, Chinese knock-offs of rarities, found objects, junk,
and maybe some tube socks. One of the dealers told me that things
have really been slow lately. People are reluctant to part with that
5 and 10 dollar bill these days he said.

PERHAPS THE "WALMART SALES INDICTATOR" IS A LAGGING INDICTATOR OF
RETAILING IN THE US?

PERHAPS WALMART IS "ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW" WHEN RETAIL IS GOING
INTO THE TOILET? MAYBE, WE SHOULD HAVE A CONFERENCE BOARD SURVEY OF
FLEA MARKET DEALERS AND THRIFT SHOPS! I might surprise you.

And, don't laugh,....I think there's some merit in looking at the
bottom, instead of the top. The top is "sticky;" the bottom is
fluid. I'LL BE BACK at the flea market this week! But this time for
the TUBE SOCKS!


PUMP TALES:

I was at the gas pump the other day and there were two large late
model Lincoln sedans on either side of me. Apparently, both cars
were owned by the same older couple. He was gassing one, his wife
the other. At the register they paid $10 total! That's $5 in each
Lincoln Land Barge! Wassupwitdat? Maybe they were trying to get
enough gas to make it to Walmart!

LANDLORDS LAMENT:

Sign seen in front of a large apartment complex: RENTS ARE FALLING!
Oh really.....? Anyone buying TO LET had better be damn sure they
know what they are getting into.

AT THE USED BOOK STORE:

Now here's one for you from the bookstore:

THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO RAISING SELF ESTEEM!

Honest....the book really exists. My recommendation would be NOT to
buy it for a friend. After all, wouldn't you think that the first
step to raising self esteem would be NOT to think of yourself as a
COMPLETE IDIOT!

(But, I'm waiting for the COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT!)

FRUITS AND NUTS: 'TIS THE SEASON.

Or at least 'tis the beginning of the FALL ART GALLERY season.
Plenty of "openings" to attend. Plenty of cheese balls and white
wine to pontificate over. PATRONIZE YOUR LOCAL ART GALLERIES AND
INDEPENTANT BOOKSTORES!

It's a lot more fun than even going to the mall! Honest!

Have I ever lied to you? Really now.....

BUTCHERING IRAQ

Fortunately, Ivan, the Terrible, and the Assault Weapons Ban will
dominate the news for a few days.

But, the War in Iraq is quickly degenerating into simply: BUTCHERING
IRAQIS!

THE US, AND IT'S SAD PUPPETS, ARE CLEARLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE
SITUATION ON THE GROUND, IF THEY EVER HAD IT.

My sense is that Iraq will become a BOMBED OUT SHELL, just like
Sharon's West Bank, and Putin's Chechnya.

The killing of Muslims Will become wholesale and indiscriminate soon;
as revenge really.

But, of course, none of this will be highlighted in the American
Media.

But fear not, Arab TV will cover it in all it's bloody detail!

DUBYA'S BANKRUPT IRAQ POLICY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO:

IF WE CANN'T CONTROL IT, WE CAN AT LEAST DESTROY IT.

And, note too that the situation in Afghanistan is getting worse
daily as well.

The whole problem seems to be that Dubya & Co never really had ANY
concern for the Muslim People in these countries;

But merely wanted to control their political structures and
processes.

To install AMERICAN PUPPET GOVERNMENTS, if you will.

And, of course, the Muslims "noticed this little problem" straight
away, and are now reacting to it. Violently....

The money that was earmarked by Congress, for "re-building" Iraq, has
never been spent.


It's still sitting in Washington, and it will never leave.

Who really believes that AMERICANS WANT TO SPEND TAX MONEY TO RE-
BUILD A MUSLIM NATION? How naieve it that?

IS SHARON CONCERNED ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF MUSLIMS ON "HIS" THE WEST
BANK?

IS PUTIN FEELING THE PAIN OF THE MUSLIMS IN CHECHNYA?

IS DUBYA PLANNING TO "REBUILD" IRAQ. TO BRING IRAQI "DEMOCRACY?"

OH, PLEASE.......

Would any self respecting Iraqi VOTE FOR A PRO-AMERICAN CANDIDATE
NOW?

After the destruction of Najaf..., and the butchering in Fallujah!

HOW STUPID DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BUY THE WHITE HOUSE STORY ON IRAQ?

EVEN A CARD CARRYING REPUBLICAN COULD SEE THROUGH IT!

ALAS, IT WAS ALL A LIE RIGHT FROM THE START.......

NOW IT'S JUST ABOUT BUTCHERING AS MANY IRAQIS AS POSSIBLE, FROM NOW
UNTIL KERRY TAKES OVER IN JANUARY!

Really sad.....but some caution is called for here.

My hunch is that once Dubya is "out of office" there
will be an international hue and cry for some "accountability" from
him, and the others, who started this "optional war."

Perhaps, "reparations" to the Iraqi people?

And, yes, I fear perhaps "War Crimes Trials!"

I've got an odd feeling that "Warrants will be issued" before the
last chapter of Dubya's Sad Optional War is written.

911 AND DUBYA'S BIG MISTAKE.

Dubya says he doesn't read much. And as such, we can assume that he
doesn't have a "way with words." This is nowhere more apparent
that in his unfortunate response to 911.

DUBYA HAS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE DEFINITIONS OF, "ACT OF WAR"
AND "CRIME."

KNOW THIS: 911 WAS A CRIME, NOT AN ACT OF WAR, BY ANY DICTIONARY
DEFINITION; AND IN LAW; AND IN TRUTH AS WELL.

AND THAT, GENTLE READER, IS WHY THINGS SEEM TO BE "ALWAYS GOING
HAYWIRE" UNDER DUBYA'S SUPPOSED "LEADERSHIP."

THAT "LANGUAGE PROBLEM" IS WHY WE ARE "THIS MESS" TODAY.

Now, that said, 911 was A HORRIFIC CRIME!

BUT, JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE "BIG CAT," YOU CAN NEVER RIGHTLY CALLED IT A "DOG!" Because a small dog is never a cat, and visaversa.

NOT WITHOUT, WELL,....PROBLEMS DEVELOPING......SOMEWHERE DOWN THE
LINE.....understand?

Consider the Oklahoma City Bombing; there the bombers were caught,
and society COULD PUNISH THE "EVIL DOERS."

And, guess what? We didn't closed down the "state militas," or
the "off-the-grid" crowd, or home schoolers, or have a dragnet for "Waco-Nuts!"

HOW SIMILAR, YET HOW DIFFERENT, THESE TWO CRIMES WERE HANDLED!

And by the way, the gun-nuts, militia boys, and off-the-griders have
only Timothy McVeigh to thank! McVeigh's "mistake," and his
resulting capture saved their bacon! Otherwise, we'd still be looking for a "scapegoat" to punish for Oklahoma City!

THE LESSON: FIGHT CRIMES WITH POLICE AND INTELLIGENCE.

FIGHT WAR'S WITH ARMIES AND BOMBS.

DUBYA DIDN'T; NOW WE ARE PAYING FOR HIS MISTAKE

USING THE "WRONG TOOL" FOR THE JOB CAN PUT YOU IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM REAL FAST! AS ANY CARPENTER OR CONSTRUCTION WORKER WILL ATTEST!

In case you're wondering, "acts of war" are really "terrorism" by
established governments, usually against other established governments; never by "individuals" or even large groups of
individuals.

The Mafia is big, but it can never, by definition, commit an "act of war." OK?

THE REMOVAL OF THE TALIBAN WAS JUSTIFIED. AND EASY! SORT OF LIKE
ATTACKING HAITI! Indeed, controling a football crowd on any Saturday
is likely harder than "over throwing" some of these third world
governments!

BUT, THE ATTACK ON IRAQ WAS A DISASTER! A CATASTROPHE!

WHY?

Well, firstly, because OSAMA WANTED DUBYA TO ATTACK IRAQ!

OSAMA HATED SADDAM, WHO WAS REALLY A CREATION OF THE CIA IN THE 1970'S. SADDAM WAS NO MUSLIM!

OSAMA IS REALLY AFTER CONTROL OF THE EMPIRE OF ISLAM; AND SADDAM, AS A CREATURE OF THE US AND A SECULAR SOCIALIST, STOOD IN THIS WAY!!

OSAMA CELEBRATED TOO: "WHEN THE STATUTE FELL!"

SO NET-NET;

DUBYA WAS RIGHT TO REQUIRE COOPERATION FROM ALL REASONABLE
GOVERNMENTS TO "CATCH TERRORISTS AND STOP TERRORISM"

DUBYA WAS VERY WRONG TO USE 911 TO START A WAR IN IRAQ, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE OSAMA TERRORISTS WANTED.

BUT WASN'T SADDAM "EVIL?" YES!

BUT, HALF THE GOVERNMENTAL ELITES IN THE WORLD ARE "EVIL," IN SOME SENSE OR ANOTHER. ESPECIALLY TO "THEIR OPPOSITION." Even Dubya is "evil" to some Democrats!

IT WAS THE DUTY OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE TO REMOVE SADDAM! NOT DUBYA!

DUBYA SHOULD HAVE FOUND PEOPLE INSIDE IRAQ TO DO THE FIGHTING; OR JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.

BECAUSE THIS IRAQ WAR AND THE OCCUPATION ARE SIMPLY UNWINNABLE!

And, the longer Dubya stays in Iraq; the greater will be Osama's
appeal the THE MASSES OF ISLAM.

And Osama's joy at having Dubya as his sworn enemy for all the world, and all Islam to see, will only increase going forward. (That by the way is the best reason to vote for Kerry!)

WHERE WOULD WE BE IN THE WORLD TODAY, AND WITH THE ECONOMY AT
HOME.....IF ONLY,....THAT FIRST US TANK HAD NOT CROSSED THE BORDER
INTO "OSAMA'S DEADLY TRAP" ----THAT WE CALL THE IRAQ WAR!

Where would we be?

Probably someplace better that we have ANY reason to hope for now.

THAT'S THE REAL STORY OF 911 AND OF DUBYA'S BIG MISTAKE!

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CLINTON AND THE ELECTION:

Who knew that Bill Clinton had one foot in the grave!

And the other on a Big Mac and large order of frys! Gosh. There but
for the grace of Ronald McDonald go I!

While Clinton may not be able to campaign for Kerry this year, as the
quintesstial BOOMER, Clinton may remind the vast boomer population of
the need to FIX HEALTH CARE NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!

CLEARLY, KERRY IS THE ONE TO FIX HEALTH CARE, BUT EVEN HE HAS THE
MASSIVE HEALTH CARE LOBBY TO CONTENT WITH.

QUITE FRANKLY, HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS ARE KILLING THE AMERICAN
ECONOMY AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT.

Yet this notion of tax credits, which merely SUBSIDIZE THE EXISTING
DISASTER, are not the answer.

As Krugman said a few weeks ago A SINGLE PAYER PLAN IS THE WAY TO GO.

AND HEY, IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THOSE "NICE" CANADIANS, IT'S GOOD
ENOUGH FOR ME, AND PROBABLY YOU TOO!

BESIDES THE ENTIRE CIVILIZED WORLD HAS SINGLE PAYER PLANS, SO THIS
AIN'T LIKE WE HAVE TO "RE-INVENT THE INTERNET" HERE! THIS IS A "HARD
CHOICE" ONLY FOR THOSE IN KONGRESS WHO HAVE BEEN BRIBED BY THE BIG
PHARMA LOBBY! IN KONGRESS KASH IS KING!

SINGLE PAYER IS THE WAY TO GO! HOW MANY WILL DIE BEFORE BIG PHARMA
GETS OFF OUR BACKS, AND OUT OF OUR POCKETS!

IVAN THE TERRIBLE: THE WRATH OF GOD ON FLORIDA?

Who said SIN has no worldly consequences? Not me. As an
agnostic I don't tuned into the God Channel very often, (it's not in
my cable plan); but I ask ALL YOU SO-CALLED BORN AGAINS:

IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FLORIDA NOT A SIGN FROM GOD THAT YOU SHOULD
VOTE DEMOCRATIC?

GOD SPEAKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS. SOMETIMES. THIS TIME HE'S SHOUTING
IN YOUR EAR! REPENT! REPENT!

PUTIN'S PUT DOWN:

Putin had a few suggestions for Dubya and Co. INVITE OSAMA TO THE
WHITE HOUSE! AND NEGOTIATE!

GOD HELP US! THE IDEA OF NEGOTIATING HAS TO BE NIPPED IN THE BUD
QUICK!

Funny thing about PUTIN, DUBYA AND SHARON is they have a lot in
common. Consider

PUTIN AND DUBYA AND SHARON HAVE CITIZENS BEING KILLED EVERYDAY BY
RADICAL ISLAMISTS.

PUTIN AND DUBYA AND SHARON ARE OCCUPYING MUSLIM SOIL AND REFUSE TO
LEAVE.

WHAT'S GOOD FOR PUTIN SHOULD BE GOOD FOR DUBYA AND SHARON DON'T YA
THINK?

LOOK AT CHECHNYA, AND THE WEST BANK AND INCREASINGLY IRAQ. THEY ARE
ALL BOMBED OUT SHELLS!

PERHAPS WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO DESTROY
CHECHNYA, THE WEST BANK, AND IRAQ---JUST TO "SAVE THEM?"

Ya suppose?

ADVISE TO KERRY:

OK. IT'S GETTING BETTER.

Now;

POLITICAL MAXIM #2:

TRY TO USE MORE HUMOR AT DUBYA'S EXPENSE.

HAS KERRY EVER TOLD A JOKE DURING THE CAMPAIGN SO FAR? I must've
missed it.

If Leno and Letterman can "do" Dubya Jokes EVERY NIGHT, SO CAN
KERRY!

IF YOU CAN MAKE DUBYA INTO A LAUGHING STOCK, (NOT HARD REALLY), YOU
WILL WIN.

And, since Dubya IS always a sort of "sick" joke. Really how hard
can this be?

Call Letterman's and Leno's writers, surely they can help with this.
It has to be done tactfullly and ONLY at the right time and place.

BUT HUMOR IS THE MOST POWERFUL POLITICAL WEAPON EVER DEVISED!

KNOW THIS, ONE JOKE IS WORTH A THOUSAND "POLICY STATEMENTS!" And one
joke can destroy a thousand policy statements in a nanosecond.

Come on,.....you can't think of even one Dubya or Cheney joke?

Then. Maybe you DON'T deserve to be president......because the rest
of us have no problem with DUBYA AND CHENEY JOKES.

Bush + Dick = ? Well, don't use that one.....at least not in public!

THE COMING 401K DEBACLE:

It's no secret that this notion that we are all going to retire on
our stock market winnings is rapidly falling out of favor. THIS
MAKES SOCIAL SECURITY MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER!

Of course the 401k has always seemed to me to be an scheme where you
save for the future; so you'll have the money, when you no longer
have the future.

What exactly are you supposed to do with your million dollars when
you're eighty years old? Take the bus to Canada to buy your pills?
I mean "clubbing" is clearly out of the question. Ya think?

THE ELDERLY RICH....HOW SAD REALLY. HOW AWFULLY SAD.

My plan: Die Broke. And, maybe also drunk....and in bed with someones wife. Now there's a plan I can relate to!

FLOP vs. FLIP FLOP

How can a loser ever win?

Well, Dubya is making a good try at it!

DUBYA HAS BEEN A TOTAL FLOP AS PRESIDENT. I won't bore you with the
details again, but they are in the public record.

What I really find amazing is this claim that DUBYA IS
A "GOOD LEADER?" What in the world are they getting at!

THIS MAN'S THOUGHT PROCESSES AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS ARE TOTALLY
SCREWED UP. HE'S A COMPLETE LAME-BRAIN! AND NO. IT'S NOT "AN ACT."

ANYONE CAN SEE IT. That is anyone who can actually talk in complete
sentences! Dubya's "delivery techniques" are like a school boy
barking out a "recitation." You can almost see the the short
sentences in 36 point type that are his "talking points." And he
delivers them in a flat monotone that fails to inspire most
reasonable intelligent people, I would assume.

Of course the general public in the US are kept ALWAYS;

"IGNORANT BY DESIGN," BY THE MAJOR MEDIA, WHICH FEEDS THEM A CONSTANT
DIET OF FLUFF AND LIES FOR SOME "STRANGE REASON," YET UNEXPLAINED.

One pundit called this the: "trivialization of the news."

MICHAEL! LACY! CELEBRITY TWADDLE! EAT BUGS! TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS I
GUESS EVEN DUBYA COULD BE SEEN AS A "LEADER!!"

SO FOR NOW IT'S "THE FLOP" vs. "THE FLIP-FLOP."

Hint to Kerry Kamp:

Use "flop" to describe Dubya's Term in Office, NOT CATASTROPHIC
FAILURE, that's too shocking to people.

And, the cute alliteration of FLOP vs. FLIP FLOP is right up the
publics alley. And, it allows you to capture Dubya's "symbol" and
make it your own! Work on this flip-flop symbolism now!

Consider actually campaigning with a pair of flip flops, one named
George and one named Bush! It sounds lame I know, but they
will "get it," on the bars stools, and down on the farm.

Honestly, physical symbols are VERY POWERFUL IN POLITICS. People
have used brooms, and old pickup trucks, and in the 19th Century, LOG
CABINS AS SYMBOLS! DO IT NOW. Before it really is too late.


POLITICAL MAXIM #1: CAPTURE ALL OF YOUR OPPONENTS SYMBOLS! BE THEY
FLAGS, LOG CABINS, MOTTOS, OR EVEN FLIP FLOPS!

more maxims later.............

FLOP vs. FLIP FLOP!

How can a loser ever win?

Well, Dubya is making a good try at it!

DUBYA HAS BEEN A TOTAL FLOP AS PRESIDENT. I won't bore you with the
details again, but they are in the public record.

What I really find amazing is this claim that DUBYA IS
A "GOOD LEADER?" What in the world are they getting at!

THIS MAN'S THOUGHT PROCESSES AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS ARE TOTALLY
SCREWED UP. HE'S A COMPLETE LAME-BRAIN! AND NO. IT'S NOT "AN ACT."

ANYONE CAN SEE IT. That is anyone who can actually talk in complete
sentences! Dubya's "delivery techniques" are like a school boy
barking out a "recitation." You can almost see the the short
sentences in 36 point type that are his "talking points." And he
delivers them in a flat monotone that fails to inspire most
reasonable intelligent people, I would assume.

Of course the general public in the US are kept ALWAYS;

"IGNORANT BY DESIGN," BY THE MAJOR MEDIA, WHICH FEEDS THEM A CONSTANT
DIET OF FLUFF AND LIES FOR SOME "STRANGE REASON," YET UNEXPLAINED.

One pundit called this the: "trivialization of the news."

MICHAEL! LACY! CELEBRITY TWADDLE! EAT BUGS! TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS I
GUESS EVEN DUBYA COULD BE SEEN AS A "LEADER!!"

SO FOR NOW IT'S "THE FLOP" vs. "THE FLIP-FLOP."

Hint to Kerry Kamp:

Use "flop" to describe Dubya's Term in Office, NOT CATASTROPHIC
FAILURE, that's too shocking to people.

And, the cute alliteration of FLOP vs. FLIP FLOP is right up the
publics alley. And, it allows you to capture Dubya's "symbol" and
make it your own! Work on this flip-flop symbolism now!

Consider actually campaigning with a pair of flip flops, one named
George and one named Bush! It sounds lame I know, but they
will "get it," on the bars stools, and down on the farm.

Honestly, physical symbols are VERY POWERFUL IN POLITICS. People
have used brooms, and old pickup trucks, and in the 19th Century, LOG
CABINS AS SYMBOLS! DO IT NOW. Before it really is too late.


POLITICAL MAXIM #1: CAPTURE ALL OF YOUR OPPONENTS SYMBOLS! BE THEY
FLAGS, LOG CABINS, MOTTOS, OR EVEN FLIP FLOPS!

more maxims later.............

DUBYA'S YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN(ership) SOCIETY!

I can hardly wait for Dubya to start touting THE OWNERSHIP SOCIETY!

Wouldn't you know that THE RICH would come up WITH THAT as THE NEW
BIG THING!

JUST THINK;

YOU CAN "OWN" YOUR OWN PENSION!! THAT'S CALLED YOUR "SAVINGS
ACCOUNT!" Or WORSE 40lk. Now a 201k.


YOU CAN "OWN" YOUR OWN HEALTH CARE!! THAT'S CALLED YOUR "CHECKING
ACCOUNT!"

GOSH, YOU CAN EVEN "OWN" YOUR OWN JOB!! THAT'S CALLED "PANHANDLING
ON THE STREET CORNER!"


BASICALLY, THE "OWNERSHIP SOCIETY" IS ONE WHERE THE GOVERNMENT AND
THE "RICH" CONTRIBUTE ALMOST NOTHING TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE!

THE RICH CAN JUST KEEP ALL THEIR MONEY; AND TAXES WILL BE PUSHED DOWN
TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASSES THROUGH DUBYA'S "TAX REFORM!!"

TAX REFORM IS ANOTHER DUBYA II "THING" THAT ESSENTIALLY MEANS MAKING
THE TAX CODE EVEN MORE REGRESSIVE THAN IT ALREADY IS!

TODAY THE MIDDLE CLASS PAYS MOST OF THE TAXES; UNDER BUSH TAX REFORM
THEY'LL PAY EVEN MORE, WHILE THE RICH GET ALL OF THE "BREAKS!"

One aspect of Dubya's OWNERSHIP SOCIETY that needs some "nuance" is
the so-called, HOME OWNERHSIP BOOM.

Under Greenspan's ULTRA-LOW RATES "BUBBLENOMICS" anyone who could
afford a rent, could afford a house payment. And, a lot of renters
bought homes. THAT'S WHY RENTALS STINK IN MOST PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

But, there is another thing that is "juicing" the HOME OWNERSHIP
NUMBERS. LOW WAGES! AND LACK OF JOBS!


With ULTRA LOW WAGES AND JOB INSECURITY many young AND OLDER people
are "moving back home," or "doubling up," or "tripling up!"

LANDLORDS: Have you checked your water bills lately? Most three
bedroom apartments today are occupied by two or more families! It
may not be that "leaky toilet!" Or, your tenant's wife's sister and
her kids who are still "looking for a place!" AFTER SIX MONTHS!

So, at least part of Dubya's new "Ownership Society" is from
people "living with" people who own their homes, like parents,
friends, relatives, Grandma Millie, etc.

ALAS, THESE NEW "HOUSE GUESTS" ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF THE RENTAL
MARKETS, AND ARE WATCHING FOX NEWS AND REALITY TV AT MOM'S, OR UNCLE BOB'S, OR JOE'S FRIEND'S PLACE!

WELCOME BACK TO "WALTON'S MOUNTAIN!" FOUR GENERATIONS ALL UNDER ONE
ROOF!

AIN'T THE NEW REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY GRAND!

WILL RINOS EMBRACE ZELLWORLD DOOM?

The Republican Convention, in retrospect, was all about GLOOM AND
DOOM AND FEAR AND WAR AND HATE.

Yet now, Dubya is leading Kerry by double digits! Go figure.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T WATCH CONVENTIONS. THEY WAIT FOR THE SOUND BITES
AFTERWARD.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T READ NEWSPAPERS, OR ANYTHING ELSE REALLY.

THEY RELY ON TALK RADIO, CHURCH, WORK, FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES FOR
THEIR INFORMATION.

BUT THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA IN THE US ARE TOTALLY RIGHT WING, TOTALLY
CONSERVATIVE NOW.

Why the big change?

Well, maybe its the rich that own the major media; maybe its the
Israeli lobby; or maybe the elites realize that the US economy is in
its "end game" stages now; and nothing can save it, anyway. Who
knows?

BUT, WILL THE "RINOS," (that's Republicans-In-Name-Only), VOTE FOR
BUSHWORLD IN THE GRIM PRIVACY AND LONELINESS OF THE VOTING BOOTH?

Consider;

BY ALMOST ANY MEASURE DUBYA HAS BEEN A COMPLETE DISASTER! I WON'T
REPEAT THE DETAILS AGAIN.

MOST PEOPLE FEEL THE NATION IS GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, YET
THEY STILL SUPPOSEDLY SUPPORT BUSH!

Is this just the ERA OF DIMINISHED EXPECTIONS ON STEROIDS?

Here's what I think is really happening:

THE KERRY VOTE IS STRONG AND FIRM. KERRY'S PEOPLE REALLY REALLY HATE
BUSH.

KERRY'S PEOPLE HAVE CROSSED THE HIGH PEAKS OF HYPERBOLE, AND BUSH LIES.

KERRY PEOPLE KNOW THEIR MIND, AND THEY CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOU, IN
GREAT DETAIL.

BUT THE THE BUSHIES? AND THE RINOS?

They are a little wishy washy. They don't trouble their minds
with "thoughts" very much.

They react to their immediate environment, and admit that they don't
follow politics too much; but ALSO that they don't like Jesse Jackson
and Al Sharpton.

They just want to "vote white," and then FUGETABOTIT!

MOST BUSHIES ARE IN NO DANGER WHATSOEVER OF BEING
CALLED: "INTELLECTUALS."

Hmm....well then, maybe...."brainless meat sacks?" (Nah...too angry)

Anyway;

A LOT OF RINOS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE:

DO I REALLY, REALLY WANT FOUR MORE YEARS OF THIS "SLOW MOTION TRAIN
WRECK."

OR, DO I DARE TO VOTE: "NON-WHITE" AND HOPE FOR THE BEST? A VOTE
FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

Conclusion:

THE KERRY VOTE IS STRONG AND CERTAIN. THEY SEE THE COMING BUSHWORLD
DISASTER.

THE BUSH VOTE, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS TO A VERY LARGE EXTENT "RINOS."

AND MANY OF THESE RINOS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF SOME RATIONAL THINKING,
ALBEIT ON A VERY LOW LEVEL;

SOME OF THESE RINOS REALLY DON'T WANT TO EMBRACE "BUSHWORLD"
OR "ZELLWORLD," OR THE RELIGIOUS-RIGHT'S WORLD WAR III. YET, THEY
WANT TO "VOTE WHITE."

SOME OF THESE RINOS ACTUALLY DEEP DOWN BELIEVE: "THE WORLD CAN BE
RATIONAL, IF WE CHOOSE IT TO BE."

MAYBE, HATE AND FEAR AND GREED ARE NOT INEVITABLE AS THE RELIGIOUS
RIGHT PROCLAIMS.

SOME OF THESE RINOS ARE NOT TOTAL "BRAINLESS MEAT SACKS."

THEREFORE, THE RINO VOTE FOR BUSH IS VERY, VERY "SOFT," IN MY
OPINION. WE SHALL SEE.....

THE RINOS WILL PROBABLY NOT MAKE UP THEIR MINDS UNTIL THEY
ARE "ACTUALLY" INSIDE THE SCARY LONELINESS OF THE VOTING BOOTH;

AWAY FROM THEIR "JESUS FREAK" CHUMS AT CHURCH, WHO THEY SECRETLY
DESPISE;

AND AWAY FROM THEIR BRAINLESS "BUDS" AT THE SPORTS BARS, AND ON TALK
RADIO.

SO, THERE IS HOPE! THERE IS STILL A SMALL SLIVER OF HOPE!

PERHAPS. JUST MAYBE. THE RINOS WILL NOT EMBRACE THE DOOM AND GLOOM
OF BUSHWORLD AND ZELLWORLD!


POSTSCRIPT:

But even if Kerry wins, the climb out of this "Bush-Hole"
of the last four years will be long and very difficult. So much
damage has already been done.

Well.....,

Every journey has to begin with a single step...........

ADVICE TO KERRY; START FLIP-FLOPPING!

If I could give John Kerry one word of advise, only one word
whispered in his ear, it would be this: PLASTICS!

No wait, not that. It would be this, Honestly: SLOGANS!

KERRY SHOULD SET UP A DEPARTMENT OF SLOGANS AND ZINGERS! ASAP!

KERRY SHOULD RUN HIS CAMPAIGN LIKE A LENO MONOLOGUE!!

ALL SLOGANS ALL THE TIME! AND THEN THROW IN A "ZINGER" ONCE IN A
WHILE.

Now, this is very easy to do. E-mail me if you really DON'T know how
to do it.

People hate a candidate who answers a question:

"For thirty years in the Senate I've worked on this problem......"

OH, PLEASE! STOP. YOU'RE GOING TO BE "INVENTING THE INTERNET" SOON!

IT'S ALL SLOGANS FROM NOW TIL NOVEMBER! ALL SOUND BITES! ALL STUFF
THAT "FITS" INTO A 10 SECOND NEWS STORY ON LOCAL TELEVSION! OK?

Example;

"The difference between myself and Mr Bush is I'm the candidate WHO
ACTUALLY HAS A DOMESTIC AGENDA."

"Four more years of Dubya wouldn't be a "walk on the beach," so throw
away those flip-flops, Mr Bush!"

Kerry should start campainging WITH A PAIR OF FLIP-FLOPS, and say, if
jobs keep going overseas the American Workers won't even be able to
afford a pair of cheap Chinese-made flip-flops!

See the point? DON'T RUN FROM YOUR OPPONENTS "SYMBOLS!" EMBRACE AND
CO-OPED THEM! Isn't that obvious to Kerry's team yet?

THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF ZINGERS AND SLOGANS THAT CAN BE MADE
UP! USE EM! ALL SLOGANS! ALL ZINGERS! ALL THE TIME!

SET UP A "ZINGER TEAM" AND A "SLOGAN TEAM" LOSE THE "RICH MANS
SPORTS," LIKE WIND SURFING! IT'S A TURN OFF.....

GO TO BAR-B-QUES A LOT. TRY SHORT SLEAVE SHIRTS; THEY'RE BIG DOWN IN
DIXIE.

NEVER WEAR "FUNNY HATS!" NEVER! AND NEVER POSE WITH ODD LOOKING
PEOPLE, WHO ARE WEARING FUNNY HATS! (See Republicans in yesterdays'
NYT.) It's always a set up.

Never talk in sentences that are over 10 words long. Place an
electric "shocker" in your pocket and have an "official word counter"
shock you when you do. Never use complex sentence structures.
People will hate you for it.

AND LASTLY, SAVE YOUR BEST ZINGERS FOR THE DEBATES! AND DO NOT GO
INTO THE DEBATES WITHOUT A POCKET FUL OF ZINGERS FOR EVERY POSSIBLE
CIRCUMSTANCE. AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO REALLY INSULT DUBYA AS LONG AS
IT'S TRUE, AND DONE WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE. AVOID ANGER AT ALL
COSTS.

ALWAYS REMEMBER, HUMOR KILLS IN POLITICS! IF YOU CAN GET PEOPLE
LAUGHING AT YOUR OPPONENT, YOU'VE WON!!

DON'T WORRY THE GUYS ON THE BAR STOOLS WILL "GET IT." EVEN IF THE
PUNDITS ARE INITIALLY "SHOCKED."

NEVER BE AFRAID TO TAKE SOME CHANCES WITH THE TRUTH!

ALL RECENT DEMOCRATIC LOSERS HAVE BEEN GUILTY MOSTLY OF "OVER
THINKING" THEIR CAMPAIGNS!

THIS AIN'T ROCKET SCIENCE! If it were Dubya wouldn't have made it
out of the BUSH LEAGUES!

GOOD LUCK, AND MAY THE BEST MAN WIN!


Postscript: And, start "Flip-Flopping." Now before it's too late.

More on this later............

GOD PUNISHING FLORIDA!

Hurricanes are an ACT OF GOD. Right?

So, why is God "Acting Up" in Florida this year?

Well, as an certified Agnostic, God and I don't see each other very
often, you know, these days it's mainly family weddings, funerals
that kind of stuff.......

BUT, I BET THE "ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF AMERICA" (a/k/a THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY) AND "POPE GEORGE I" COULD EXPLAIN GOD'S WRATH TOWARD FLORIDA
THIS YEAR!

IS IT REALLY "A SIGN" FROM GOD? WELL, WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE!

IT'S SO OBVIOUSLY A WARNING FROM GOD ABOUT DUBYA'S VAIN WISH FOR: "FOUR MORE YEARS"

INDEED, I THINK THAT GOD, IN HIS INFINITE WISDOM, IS ASKING
REPUBLICANS TO VOTE FOR KERRY IN NOVEMBER!!

HOW ELSE CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE RECENT STRANGE EVENTS IN FLORIDA?

GOD ACTS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.....SOMETIMES VERY MYSTERIOUS, YOU'D HAVE
TO AGREE.

UNLIKE "POPE" DUBYA; GOD DOESN'T TELL US "HIS PLAN."

GOD LETS YOU FIGURE IT OUT!

AND LOOK WHAT GOD DID TO ZELL MILLER A FEW NIGHTS AGO, ZELL WAS
SPEAKING IN TONGUES! TOTALLY POSSESSED BY SOME STRANGE DEMON
APPARENTLY! COMPLETELY DEMENTED! YOU SAW IT!

.......CONCULSION? THIS YEAR GOD SEEMS TO BE SAYING:

SAVE THE HUMAN RACE!! SAVE MY CREATION!! REJECT THE DARK SIDE!!

VOTE DEMOCRATIC!!



Hey, stranger things are happening every day now. Don't ya think?



Postscript: Not bad for an Agnostic? Ya think? But what is God
actually trying to tell us.............more later. Stay tuned!

ZELL MILLER IS A NUT!

Zig-Zag Zell for Secretary of Defense?

IT COULD HAPPEN!

As predicted HERE; yesterday was, OLD SICK AND TWISTED DAY at the RNC.

Between Zell and Cheney, the AMERICAN PUBLIC got a pretty good idea
of WHAT COMES NEXT! FOUR MORE YEARS!

MORE WAR! MORE HATE! MORE FEAR! MORE LIES! MORE PAIN! MORE
STUPIDITY!

All I can say is thank God Zell left the stage of his own accord
yesterday, for a while there I was afraid that they would have to
call the guys in the "white coats" with a net, and a tranquilizer
dart!

Phew........! FOUR MORE YEARS!

Any way, my hunch is that the AMERICAN PEOPLE have seen enough at
this convention to want to TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR A WHILE.

ANYTHING WILL DO! ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN THIS! FOUR MORE YEARS!

That said, like Ms. Dowd at the NYT, I kinda hope that Dubya
wins...., (or at least my "evil twin" does),

Because, for some strange reason, I feel that the the American Public
needs Kerry; BUT IT DESERVES BUSH! FOUR MORE YEARS!

AS YOU KNOW, I AM NO FAN OF STUPIDITY. AND DUBYA HAS GIVEN US
NOTHING BUT IS HIS TEXAS BRAND OF STUPIDITY FROM DAY ONE.

HE SAT AND LISTENED TO "MY PET GOAT" FOR SEVEN MINUTES AFTER THE WTC
WAS HIT!!!

AND, WHEN DID THE PENTAGON GET IT? AT THE END OF THE GOAT STORY
MAYBE. THAT'S YOUR "DECISIVE LEADERSHIP!" FOR YOU. FOUR MORE YEARS!

FOUR MORE YEARS? GOD HELP US ALL!

THEN WHAT DID HE DO? OUR "BRAVE LEADER" HIGH TAILED IT FOR NEBRASKA
TO HIDE!!!

HE HUNKERED IN A NEBRASKE BUNKER FOR MOST OF THAT DAY ON 911; OR, AT
LEAST, UNTIL CHENEY TOLD HIM IT WAS SAFE TO COME HOME NOW!!!

PITIFUL! PITIFUL REALLY. FOUR MORE YEARS!

MY HUNCH IS THAT THE PEOPLE WILL WISE UP TO THIS REPUBLICAN NONSENSE
BEFORE ELECTION DAY; MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.

IF THE PEOPLE DO WISE UP, MS DOWD WILL NEED A NEW "MOJO" COME JANUARY!

And, actually so will I!

But, don't worry, when you've been doing GLOOM AND DOOM as long as I
have? It's doable!

We'll come up with something.

And, did I mention that ZELL MILLER IS A NUT!

Oh, yeah, I guess I did..........


Postscript: The best quote of the day was in the NYT today when a pundit described the REPUBLICAN DELEGATES as: SERIOUSLY DAMAGED PEOPLE!! Amen to that.....we see it everyday now.

COMPASSION DAY AT THE GARDEN

Shouldn't the Republican Party be a church, INSTEAD OF a political
party?

Consider:

When did things like "family values" and "private compassion" become
governmental functions? I must've missed something!

VALUES AND COMPASSION ARE THE TASK OF FAMILIES, PARENTS AND THE
CHURCH. NOT THE GOVERNMENT!

THE CHURCH AND THE FAMILY SHOULD TEACH PEOPLE TO "BE GOOD."

NOT THE PRESIDENT OR THE KONGRESS......Where did we go "off track"
here?

THE REAL FUNCTION OF MODERN GOVERNMENT IS TO FACILIATE COMMERCE,
PROVIDE FOR DEFENSE, AND CARE FOR THE NEEDY WHO CAN NOT CARE FOR
THEMSELVES, AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.

WHEN DID RELIGION AND VALUES GO INTO THE CIVILS BOOKS? Or become a
political science course at The University? I missed it.....somehow.

Politicans are never the best moral leaders.....we know this for
sure.

So, what's up with the Republicans trying to become:

THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF AMERICA?

What about Muslims and Jews and Buddhists; and us poor misguided
agnostics!

Where do we fit in? Or don't we.......

THE BEAUTY OF THE REPUBLICAN "COMPASSION" AND "VALUES" IS THAT IT'S
ALL DONE ON THE CHEAP!

CONSITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ARE FREE. THEY DON'T COST ANYTHING.

WHICH MEANS THAT THE RICH CAN KEEP THEIR TAX CUTS IF DUBYA AND
CHENY "PULL IT OFF" IN NOVEMBER!



Postscript: Yesterday was Compassion Day at the Covention.

The Bush Twins, (apparently not puppets) were perky, and flippant.
They did a SNL routine, that only lacked for having Jimmy Fallon
interviewing "Drunk Girl."

Arnie told us how successful HE is. I'm so happy for HIM.

And, Laura addressed America's Stepford Wives.

MEANWHILE, OUT IN THE REAL WORLD, BOMBS WERE GOING OFF SEEMINGLY ALL
OVER THE PLACE;

WHY?

BECAUSE DUBYA & CO. CHOOSE THEIR "OPTION" TO COMPETELY DE-STABILIZE
THE WORLD..........!

BUT, AT LEAST, THEY DID IT WITH REPUBLICAN COMPASSION

I SEE DEAD PEOPLE!

I see dead people! And you can too, in today's New York Times.

Today's NYT has A rare front page photo of gory dead bodies in Israel, as a result of the recent bus bombings.

Also there are horrible execution pictures from Iraq. And, a bombing victim graphically displayed, from Russia.

Wassup?

Usually, we are "spared" the grusome photographic details of the WAR DEAD. Indeed, Dubya & Co won't even allow photos of American War Dead Coffins returning to the US...... Why?

IS THE NYT SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE WAR-HUNGRY MILITARY-LOVING REPUBLICANS?

Perhaps......and just perhaps, the Times should KEEP ON SHOWING the grim carnage of our Republican Wars!

Of course eventually, it would have to also show dead Palestinians, and dead Arabs, and dead Iraqis to be "fair and balanced," but the resulting HORROR TO THE PUBLIC will be the same.

Why should only the soldiers see the results of bombs and missles and large guns? Why not keep showing the public their "tax dollars at work?" Why should only soldiers come back half crazy and demented from the horrific "experience of war.?"

SO, MORE GORE OF WAR, PLEASE!

And especially during the Republican Convention. After all, when these self-rightous hicks go home; they'll never pickup a copy of the Times again!

And, really, one photograph of the war dead and dying, is worth a thousand columns by MAUREEN DOWD, ETAL, DENOUNCING "BUSH WORLD!"

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND OP-EDS!

GREAT IDEA BY THE TIMES;

SHOW PEOPLE THE CONSEQUENCES OF REPUBLICAN "PREEMPTIVE WAR".

DON'T JUST TELL THEM...............AMERICANS NEED TO SEE MORE "GORE OF WAR" BEFORE THE ELECTION!