Talk about shamless publicity...
it's not just me. It's the White House. As we learn more about how Armstrong Williams was paid by the Department of Education to push Bush's "No Child Left Behind" plan, the White House now is trying to get employees of Social Security to push his new plan for that program and essentially scare people into believing that his plan is the only way to go, yet there are employees, particularly the head of the union of Social Security workers, who have publicly declared that they find this "fear mongering" and do not want to be part of the administration's publicity stunt. You can see the whole story at:http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/politics/16benefit.html?oref=login
I usually don't have a Saturday edition but I saw this on NBC news tonight and checked for the article they referenced (above) in the Times and just found myself apalled.
And as long as I'm here, might as well mention:
In the "things George doesn't want to hear" category:
*Charles Graner was convicted after only five hours of deliberation of abuse of Abu Ghraib prisoners. he faces up to ten years in prison and will be given a dishonorable discharge.
*Ariel Sharon has cut off all contact with Mahmoud Abbas, therefore cutting off the MidEast Peace Process (which george may actually not be too worried about himself until someone in his office says "Um, George?..."
*As he prepares for his Inaugruation-with Laura defending the $40 mill party-there is this article in the NY Times entitled "Second term, seldom a charm..." http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/weekinreview/16rose.html
All right, that'll do for today, and hopefully y'all won't see me til Monday
If you are home tonight and you end up watching the Tsunami Aid Telethon tonight, or think it's a little too cheesy for you, remember this, a lot of the government money pledged may never get collected so give what you can...and we all know that if you'd prefer NOT to give to the Red Cross as many DO have their issues with that organization, there are many others to which you can give (and you can even check this blog for other links).
In the meantime, PEACE --Alex
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