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RUNAWAY PRESIDENT!

Just picturing waking up to see the morning shows talking about George running off cause he couldn't take the stress of his job. First, he would have been missing after his afternoon run (he would have snuck off behind a tree to "drain the lizard" and somehow gotten away from the Secret Service), and then there would have been a phone call saying "I've been kidnapped by...uh...by...some Muslim guy...uh..." and then, after a manhunt using police, Secret Service, CIA, FBI, NSA and all branches of the military, he'd be found coked up in Vegas saying "I just couldn't take it any more...they hate me! I didn't realize how much they really really hate me!" Federal prosecutors, JAG and state DA's would then suddenly be discussing if George should be asked to repay the government, military and states for the millions of dollars spent trying to find him (including reparations to any small countries and states destroyed in the process).
So what's making George's approval ratings plummet more than Social Security? Gas prices. On Sunday, I was part of Bike NY. It is a bike tour of the five boroughs and altogether is about 43 miles. It was started 28 years ago during the energy crisis and promoted by Ed Koch as a way to get New Yorkers to think about alternatives to driving in the city. My friend Fred also wrote a great e-mail last week discussing how during that last energy crisis, President Carter went to the American people saying that we need to hunker down and conserve energy, not try to become even more dependent on oil and other fossil fuels. And even yesterday Bill Clinton spoke out and said that George's energy plan, which he was trying to promote at his press conference, was "dumb..." Well, thank God somebody's saying it...It's yet another moment when you want to go you DOOFUS! *dope slap* don't your realize none of your stuff is WORKING?

And speaking of realizations, I loved this article from yesterday, about apparently the administration is actually wondering if perhaps they "misread" this whole mandate thing...gee, ya THINK?

And as our borders are open, airports not up to snuff, and intelligence in general in need of an upgrade, let's add the fact that a new report has come out saying the US is hardly ready for a nuclear attack. After, shall we say, not getting through to Iran and North Korea, you might want to look into this George...The protesters had an idea about this on Sunday (I hope at least that some of y'all were able to get out there for that one).

And as George and his people have pissed off numerous folks, I'm sure he...okay someone in the White House who pays attention might have been a little annoyed to hear that, due to so many soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan (where things are not improving), the military doesn't have enough resources to focus on other conflicts (that are worsening)...

yep, I'd wanna run to Vegas, too...

IN THE MEANTIME...

George is trying to retain control over something...like making sure the Darfur Accountability Act has no mention of Darfur in it...um...wait a second...

AND the Supreme Court has agreed to take on a case (based on a request from the White House), deciding whether or not federal money can be witheld from colleges who support gay rights by restricting military recruiting. Now if this isn't one of the most roundabout ways to punish tolerance I don't know what is. And it made me think of how the administration, the military and the Catholic church need to remember one thing: if it weren't for gay people, y'all don't even want to think about how low your recruitment rates would be...you might want to send a note to your justices about this (and heck as I actually looked up this page, you might as well use it to send notes about other things you have to say to our esteemed justices) And um, I think George also forgot about the Republican lobbyist/fundraiser who just married his parnter in MA...think of your FUNDS, man!

And you know you're in trouble when someone's offering to give you a tribute...and you're not dead or at least retired yet. Yes, Conservatives want are presenting a "tribute" to *drum roll please* Tom DeLay (break out the champagne!! I can just see him though at the tribute, muttering like that guy in the Holy Grail "But I'm not dead yet!")

And speaking of backhanded appreciation, the Frist family gave $25 million dollars to Princeton to build the Frist Campus Center and now it is being used as a symbol of protest. Students and teachers alike took time from last Tuesday through the weekend to filibuster the building...

And staying in that vein...all right, I gotta give it up to Laura Bush and her writers for her performance at the Correspondants' Dinner *anyone hear Diana Ross' "I'm comin' out!") Laura's breaking out, man (watch out Condi! meow!)

And continuing on the lighter side, the FEC has decided NOT to crack down on political blogs (YEA!) but there are folks who are wondering, hey what about political blogs that take campaign money?...

So while i go discuss this with my friend Chris who's studying internet law at Harvard (cause he's supahsmaht), KEEP E-MAILING!! E-mail, call, fax, write your friends and family, the press, your Congressfolk and let them know that you are paying attention!!! Such as to how while we curse out the Republicans, the Dems don't appear to have an energy, social security, judicial, and ambassadorial plan themselves...at least nothing they're being too loud about so give 'em a call or send 'em a little note, perhaps give them some suggestions! And as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!

Peace -Alex

posted by funkweee @ 7:54 AM