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Now they talk about it...

Or at least Chris Matthews is. He's talking about how in 1998, a Neo-Con think tank called The Project for a New America which included members such as Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Bill Kristol and Richard Perle, put together a proposal and sent it off to then President Clinton, offering up a plan to invade Iraq, make it a democracy or monarchy and then start hitting other oil rich/muslim nations such as Iran, then Syria, then Jordan, etc etc etc. I remember my mom telling me about seeing this story on Nightline in 2002 or 2003. It's popped up here and there since the war began but no one has actually discussed it at length or made it the pronounced story that it really is. You think you might want to mention to the rest of the press that they ought to do something serious about this? perhaps?? maybe?? please?? Matthews makes a good point here, relating it to the fact that it was a bunch of "policy wonks" who put this war together, not thinking about the military-many of whom felt sketchy about this idea from the get go...and it's the soliers who are trapped and dying from their poorly planned delusion of grandeur.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6814437/

And speaking of Iraq, from the beginning of the invasion, Bush has talked about the great day when Iraqis vote for their own leader. He has not allowed for any delay of the vote despite growing violence and even publicly announced doubt raised by Ayad Allawi. This is "Freedom On The March!" Well, not so much so anymore as apparently now we are now "lowering the expectations" of this vote. It's kind of like the war on terror; first it was "We're gonna get Osama Bin Laden!!!" and then it was "Well, he's not really my priority.." Umm...what's that sound I hear? *ffflip...ffffflop...ffffflip...fffflop*

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6819452/

Apparently they "really encourage people not to focus on numbers, which in themselves don't have any meaning"...remember folks, they are Republicans and they are the ones who have this thing about vote counts and recounts and all *and aren't real concerned whether or not EVERYBODY gets out there to vote...*

Speaking of the vote and the Inauguration it brings: You gotta love how it took a bit to find the money to pay for the tsunami effort (and we still can't find it for soldiers' armor, for education, etc etc etc...) but WOW can this administration find it for the Big Party.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5058-2005Jan12.html?referrer=email

Jon Stewart and friends had the best line the other night on the Daily Show about how DC is being stuck with the STEEP security bill "as thanks for giving 90 percent of their votes to his opponent"

And speaking of peeved liberals in DC, Senator Kennedy made a speech yesterday about how he believes the Dems can FINALLY take things back and turn the retrograde cosmos of Congress around:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3936-2005Jan12.html?referrer=email

IN THE MEANTIME...

Please go to www.wonkette.com and just read everything. There is some great stuff in there on everything from Kid Rock suddenly NOT playing an Inauguration gala (hosted by Jenna and Barbara, but of course); It apparently has mainly to do with a bunch of "pro-family" groups who had actually taken time to read his lyrics and protested (some might say they protest too much, particularly the one guy who felt "disgusted and dirty" after reading them...but he did keep reading them...and reading them...and reading them...and then flogged himself afterwards...and them read them again...). I think it may have something to do with the fact that JoJo and Hillary Duff are performing..and then there's Jenna and Barbara...and the Rock probably made some comment about how "everybody can get a piece of The Rock" (and perhaps I just dated myself making reference to a 70's-80's Prudential ad, but, whatever); to Gary Bauer's "Hidden Agenda". And it's always fun to read bits from The Daily Briefing, particularly when Scott McClellan is left getting twitchy and speaking of people getting twitchy, Bill O'Reilly apparently will be part of the tsunami relief telethon set up by George Clooney...once again, that is www.wonkette.com

And cause CNN always has something for me:

You know SOMEBODY out there is going to read this and go "Martini Galaxy? What a great name for a bar!!" *if it hasn't already been done..and now that guy can frame this article behind the bar*

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/13/martini.galaxy.reut/index.html

So when you're not-or even when you are-enjoying a martini, KEEP E-MAILING! E-mail, call, write, fax your friends, family, the press and your congressfolk, let them know that you ARE paying attention!! and as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 7:44 AM