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catch up time!!

Good lord... it's audition season, I'm hunting for grants that are still good before all the 2005 dealines shut down and I'm actually trying to be responsible at my job. (Okay I admit that in some sleep deprived moments I've allowed my mind to wander and play a few games of Strike A Match at Boxerjam to wake up...OY!) But I figured it was just time to get back to this rather than just wake up with Strike a Match...and to remind myself that there are other things going on in the world other than Michael Jackson showing up at his trial in pajamas yesterday.

Today is the one year anniversary of The Madrid bombing; the bombing that caused the people of Spain to speak out, oust the Bush-supporting President, and vote for a new President who opted to pull their troops out of Iraq. Some may have seen that as the terrorists winning. What those people failed to see is that is was the people who never wanted to see their troops go into an unjust war winning. If we hadn't been in Iraq, had we not created a breeding ground for terrorism there, and actually focused on Afghanistan and Al Quaeda, perhaps the Madrid bombing would not have happened. We cannot be sure, but one can't help but wonder.

IN THE MEANTIME...for those of us in major cities who look at the occasional pot-holed street and the endless construction (can I say Big Dig anyone?) we understand that the infrastructure needs some work, but it appears the Government didn't quite know how much 'til this week, when it was announced that, according to a new study, we need to shell out 1.6 TRILLION (that's right, not just billion, but TRILLION) DOLLARS for infrastructure as apparently our roads and bridges are crumbling (not good for Homeland Security folks... and this make some people wanna skip the five-borough bike tour here this year cause well, we'd rather not get eaten by the BQE on the way; or have issues on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge..not good...long drop...cold water...)
Apparently, though, this may be the one topic to UNITE Congress...

And to continue in the "Things George Doesn't Want To Hear" category, According to an in depth intelligence study, apparently Iran does NOT quite have the weapons program George and friends have been rallying against. Hmmm..sound familiar? *George'll find a reason to go in...give him time...*

Hence today it was seen in the NY Times that he may give into offering Iran incentives with the Europeans if they stop enriching uranium.

And I'm sure George's people didn't want to hear about this guy. A "senior military advisor" has come out to say that "high-level American officials failed to establish clear procedures for interrogating prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, but said it was not his job to hold anyone responsible." *cough-rumsfeld-cough*

AND while George and friends have been picking up every potentially Arab-looking person they can find, they've been ignoring the popularity of hate groups right here in the US..hate groups who have, thanks to the governmental racial profiling, gained new ground while being ignored by Homeland Security...*"that Oklahoma bombing was a fluke!"*



CALL YOUR CONGRESSPEOPLE!!!!!! This bankruptcy bill is outrageous! Kennedy tried to raise the minimum wage: it got knocked down. Schumer is trying to keep violent protesters-ALL violent protesters-from hiding behind bankruptcy: that got knocked down. The Dems are trying to keep this bill from passing as it is merely a victory for credit card companies and big business as there are people who just get crippled by debt by medical bills or other Act-of-God tragedy who certainly will not benefit from this bill.

And speaking about bills that shouldn't go through, apparently, the Social Security Bill is on the rocks despite the 60 day-60 city medicine show tour Bush and friends are on, as there is "such formidable opposition in the Senate that its supporters may be unable to bring it to a vote, according to a Washington Post survey of senators." you might want to call, write, e-mail, fax you Senators juuust in case so they keep that up.

AND yet another thing to call your Congressfolk about is the Prevention First Act supported by Senator Harry Reid. Basically, for anyone who who opposes a woman's right to choose, this is a decent compromise as it will provide better accces for women to birth control, thereby keeping down the number unwanted pregnancies and potential abortions. BUT Bill First, of course, doesn't even want to support THIS. E-mail your Congressfolk about supporting this bill and at TRY to convince Bill Frist that this indeed is a good idea.

And speaking of supporting your Senators and Reps, the House Ethics Committee is apparently in "gridlock" over Tom DeLay, cause of course, it's split down party lines. The Dems won't organize the committee until the GOPers repeal rules they set up last year, making it more difficult to initiate an investigation into a Senator's (Tom DeLay), potentially flawed (Tom Delay) behaviour, say with issues dealing with fundraising (Tom DeLay) and travel (Tom DeLay), etc (Tom DeLay).

In the "What the hell are they THINKING?" catergory, one has to ask how Karen Hughes who has twice returned to Texas-TWICE-after dealing with the Bush administration is ready to return to the White House to help with the new agenda. *I just keep having this image of Karl Rove as William Stryker in X-Men 2, bending Karen Hughes over and dropping some mind control agent on the back of her neck*

So before that happens to you, KEEP E-MAILING!!! E-mail, call, write, fax your friends and family, the press and your Congressfolk and 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 @ 2:25 PM