Springsteen.

Listen to what he says before breaking into “Livin’ In The Future”

In this election year I have been wondering how to cast my vote. Not totally on board with Obama I am searching for a reason to support a candidate. I found this little ad that makes me rethink everything I have said so far. Take a look and see if it can help convince you to vote Republican as well.

tip o’ the space helmet to Mahakala.

Shell shock, now known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is claiming casualties all over our country. Soldiers come home not always able to make the distinction of being here or back under attack. Victims of the war even while back in peaceful surroundings.

I knew a Viet Nam veteran who was an officer in that conflict. Crazy George, as he was known by everyone, was a jumble of paranoid nerves that was always set to explode. His trips to the V A hospital to get his meds sometimes led to extended stays in the psych ward for a few months. I have seen him hide from “Charlie” when an Asian person walked by. He was always looking around sure someone was out to get him. Years after the conflict in Viet Nam was over he still lived in the jungle…in his mind.

In trying to help him they experimented with drugs and therapy to no avail. He couldn’t come home, always staying behind to be with his “brovets” (as Buzz calls them) that didn’t survive. He fought back against all those he felt were threats and was eventually shot to death by the Baton Rouge City Police while laying on his back, unarmed, in his own bedroom. (RIP my old friend)

Alicia at Last Left Turn Before Hooterville wrote about the hell that is coming back from war. Quite a disturbing post considering my old friend was just one victim of this horrible way of life returning vets face. So many new faces of this horrible condition are showing up in our hometowns as kids…yes kids…(I mean no disrespect at all as most of the soldiers fighting in Iraq weren’t even born by the time I finished college)…return home with fresh horror every day.

So they put them on new experimental drugs. Chantix is the popular one now. It, like so many other “anti-depressant” drugs is linked to violence and suicide. ABC’s Good Morning America did a story about this this morning. I haven’t figgered a way to embed the vids from there so I will post this link to ‘Disposable Heroes’: Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs. The story from this morning along with the vid clip I want you to see.

I guess there are many more casualties than the 4100 official KIA’s the DOD lets us know about.

Again I ask that everyone do whatever it takes to let the powers that be know we don’t want our fellow Americans over there anymore.

(UPDATE) Obama is outraged. As well he should be. We all should be.

Seems like all of the biggies (AP, Reuters, ABC, NBC….) have chucked the very newsworthy story about Rep. Dennis Kucinich and his articles for impeaching George.

Grateful Dissident wasn’t so quiet. He posted a link to the Raw Story.

He, like so many others, is supporting this impeachment.

In an interview with Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News Obama promised investigation of crimes in todays White House. Citing last Fridays release of Bush saying that he knew of torture plans and approved them the reporter asked how he would work with this information if elected.

“What I would want to do is to have my Justice Department and my Attorney General immediately review the information that’s already there and to find out are there inquiries that need to be pursued. I can’t prejudge that because we don’t have access to all the material right now. I think that you are right, if crimes have been committed, they should be investigated.”

All weekend we heard how Barack had alienated the people of Pennsylvania. McClinton and McSame rattled on about non issues while Obama tried to touch on things that matter. We, the general newswatchers, didn’t see coverage about the crimes the administration had admitted to through their Idiot In Chief. Share this info with everyone. It is important.

Tip of the space helmet to Tamara.

The travesty of this war in Iraq hit the senate floor as well as the news and blog world yesterday. I stumbled with my words and gave my opinion a bit in yesterdays posts. I was just one of many bloggers who had views about this whole thing. Many are more well spoken or have a higher sense of indignity than I. Todays post here includes video of highlights of the crazy shit that was said during testimony from Petraeus and Crocker. It also includes links to other bloggers who said things in words that I could never come close to. Their posts went from the crude truths to eloquence. I think each of the links I am posting have valuable messages and highly recommend you take the time to check each out.

First this video was found along with others, on ViceZilla’s Views.

Crocker’s al Qaida fight preference.

Fixer at Alternate Brain discusses a blow against the empire.

Seen any light at the end of the tunnel General?

Ted expressed his views about the Crock of betrayal at the dance.

So…When are the troops coming home?

Jurassicpork from Pottersville tells a tale of two wars.

A Republican says “The American people have had it up to here.”

Of Course, with their big boy budget and many writers, Crooks and Liars has a lot of coverage thats worth reading.

Is America safer?

Distributorcap talks about passing the buck.

Now while I am posting this youtube seems to be overwhelmed and I cant get any more of the video’s to load. I guess it must be time for me to take a nap and the internets know this and are dictating my sleep cycle. Check this stuff out, come to your own conclusion and let us know what you think.

Like the protester in that video yelled, “BRING THEM HOME”

It’s been 5 years today since Colin Powell was played into telling the administrations lies to the United Nations.

Crooks and Liars calls it the “Day Of Shame”

Kieth Olbermann has his say on Big Brother watching our communications.

Ol’ “Bring ‘Em On” Bush really doesn’t want the to really bring anything. Yesterdays report from the Commission of the National Guard and Reserves found “an appalling gap that places the nation and its citizens at greater risk”to chemical, biological and nuclear attack.

I guess George Bush really doesn’t mean the shit he spews.
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This after reports that more soldiers are committing suicide than ever before. Maybe thats because they are stuck occupying Iraq and can’t be here where they can defend their own country. Drinking Liberally

Neil Young with substance. “Lets Impeach The President” video.

I had to post something that meant something today.

The State Of The Union Address sounded like the last 6. Kinda like a KC and the Sunshine Band greatest hits album. The same old shit with new names. You know, like K-Tel’s offerings in the ’70’s and ’80’s TeeVee ads. Nothing thinking people want to hear. Just sappy drivel that may sell to the mentally challenged.

While babbling the reruns he tried to sell America that the State of the Union is strong. Issues addressed were tired old things like reforming Social Security, No Child Left behind and vouchers for schools. He called them “Pell Grants For Kids” but they are still just vouchers that will divert even more money from already underfunded public schools and giving the elite an upper hand.

Surprisingly he called for more support of clean energy and reducing dependancy on oil. I think this was just pandering to the green thinking populace and he really doesn’t care. Reducing the need for oil may hurt his income so I think it was just B.S..

Reforming “entitlement spending”, or social security, seemed to me to be about reducing benefits for those who have payed into this fund for life. Doesn’t sound at all like entitlement. Just getting back what you payed in.

Doubling federal border agents on the Mexican border and more fences were his solve all for immigration. He said we should take measures to make America unappealing. I wonder if that means lowering wages here so people wouldn’t want to come here to work.

When he started calling for more defense in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan Speaker Nancy Pelosi started to read disinterestedly. Watching Cheney and nancy sitting behind Bush was more enlightening than any of the crap spewing from his mouth. She showed disdain by her reading and I thought Dick was going to have heart failure from all the standing and sitting he endured. If he would have died it would have saved him the shame of impeachment. Now to get on with that. I hope.

While sending 3200 Marines to Afghanistan he called the elections there a success. I noticed that congresspersons on both sides of the aisle applauding. It’s not their kids over there fighting so I guess they can praise this louder. The surge in Iraq is working, he said, so we are bringing 20,000 soldiers home in the next few months. He seemed proud of this like he actually was bringing our kids home. Even with 20 thousand coming back there will still be too many US troops staying.

After he renamed the Iraq conflict “Protective Overwatch Mission”, basically admitting a long occupation is planned, his threats to Iran weren’t a surprise. If we keep soldiers there it will be easier to attack Iran short range. The attacks threatened because America will defend our vital interests in the Persian Gulf.

We need to “defend America’ by monitoring the peoples communication, he said. We will be in “great danger” if congress doesn’t reapprove the spying on America crap that expires February first. Heckuva way to protect us.

He claimed a 95% increase in veteran benefits funding in the last four years. To “meet the needs of a new war” says they are planning a new conflict. Probably with Iran.

All in all it was just rehash of the crap we have heard since the Bushman took office. Old babble mixed with not so new rhetoric. alQaida on the run, Katrina hero’s from ‘05, 2005’s Iraq elections (2503 US soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the “freedom” came in those elections) and the rehashing of “stopping terrorist plots” in 2002/03.

Just a talking head spewing his “greatest hits”.

Hits that didn’t sell the first time.

Like KC and the Sunshine Band there was no substance.

Tonight, President Bush will issue what will thankfully be his final State of the Union address; but, little of what he says can be trusted.

For the past seven years, we have watched as America has moved steadily backwards. We have become a nation that is less free and less fair. We have become a nation that no longer values the right to privacy and has tragically retreated from our cherished foundations.

Nothing George W. Bush says tonight will change the sad reality of the America he has given us:

- Our economy teeters on the edge of recession while property taxes spike and homeowners are losing their homes at record levels;

- Our educational system is broken and our teachers are abandoned;

- Our roads and bridges languish in disrepair, while our borders and ports remain under-inspected and insecure;

- Our most basic ideals about law and justice have been tossed out, as our President uses fear to pursue his reckless agenda; and

- We remain mired in Iraq – a war built on lies and manipulated intelligence.

Nowhere in American history - not even Watergate - have we been confronted with an Administration so ambivalent about the truth and established law. A recent nonpartisan study found that the Bush Administration lied over 900 times in the prelude to the Iraq war, misleading us on nearly every critical issue.

It is time that we reclaim this country and undue the damage wrought by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Democrats in Congress must stand up and lead – no matter the cost.

Dennis Kucinich is revoicing the call for impeachment today in the house. Maybe this time impeachment will be “Back On The Table”. Mike Gravel praised Kucinich in this report from Huffington Post.

Dennis Kucinich will again call for impeachment tomorrow. The State Of The Union is a lie. Msnbc Video.