Posted by The Polar Bear
at 5:46 AM EST
Down and Out
Talking about the idiot...Bushs poll ratings have fallen to 39%. Hell he can't even get out of town without catching hell. He takes a road trip to and what do you know they're rioting in the streets. What's this world coming to, a dude can't even get a break overseas.
It's About Time!
In a rare showing of guts yesterday Harry Reid forced a closed session of the Senate to discuss the Republicans failure to come clean on Iraq. The move really ticked off Frist which in itself made the whole thing worth it. Oh well when he gets to prison little things like this won't bother him anymore. Time will tell if anything was gained from the move but at least they showed a little spunk. It's about time!
This whole deal on the 12 Senators that reached agreement on preventing a filibuster on the Senate floor is totally lame. The Dem's need to start acting like the opposing party and taking the Republicans head on. The war, the economy, energy prices, lies, abuse of power are all issues that need to be addressed. The two party system allows for debate and accountability and the Democrats have been letting our Country down since 911. Afraid to be labeled or persecuted for speaking their minds they are just as responsible for what's wrong today as the Republicans.
God bless you Rosa...you were one class act and will never be forgotten.
Listening to talk left radio on Friday they reminded listeners of the phrase born during Watergate. "Un-Indited Co-Conspirators" was the phrase used to describe Nixon and the others who were as guilty as those who had been indited for lying and covering up the break in at the Watergate. Chaney has now earned the dubious title and will go down in history as a liar. In the mean time the republican spin doctors are trying to convince us that the charges are trumped up and not important. I guess outing a CIA operative and putting her life and our national security at risk is not a big deal to them. Nothing compared to the Lewinsky scandal...that was much worse in their eyes.
Miller and His Big Mouth...
The CEO of Delphi has finally figured out his mouth is almost as big as his ego. After several weeks of finding venues to insult and salt the wounds of the workers of Delphi he has finally conceded maybe he should shut his big mouth.
After dissing the workers and making excuses for taking care of the boys at the top he has finally realized who puts the product out the door and how close he is to forcing their hand. The shareholders might want to wake up and rethink the supposed magic of this idiot. It doesn't take any talent to send your lawyers into to bankruptcy court. The talent is taking what you have, including those who helped build the company, and finding a way to turn things around so everyone benefits. If there is nothing in it for the workers why in the hell should they care if Delphi lives or dies. It's not hard to find a job that pays $9.50 and hour with crappy benefits.
Tommy DeLay
Pompous Asshole, Crook and Proud of It
The credibility of our Country is being drug through the mug while these jerks pretend their way through the war and everything else they have screwed up in this nation. None of our problems are being addressed, only managed with lies and deceit. When you can't defend your actions with truth they always attempt to dazzle us with bullshit. And for some idiots these lies and deceit work. But one thing I have noticed as of late is that the glue on the GW stickers is wearing out...you see fewer and fewer of them on the road these days.
Gee thanks for the glib explaination of what constitutes a "have" and "have not". The revolution is coming asshole. Miller also defended his $3 million signing bonus to join Delphi, "to replace all the other stream of income I was asked to give up." He said he expected to take a cut in his $1.5 million annual salary as part of the restructuring. I wonder if that will cause him to file for personal bankruptcy? That would be a bitch!
NY Times Article on Delphi
The Bankruptcy Game
The largest auto part supplier Delphi filed for bankruptcy on Saturday. A few days before the board of directors voted themselves million dollar severance packages under the guise of retaining their top executives during the reorganization. In effect they are doing what has become standard practice in all corporate bankruptcies, loot the company on the way out. The only thing I don't understand is why you want to make sure you keep the idiot's who made the decisions that bankrupted the company in the first place. In an interview today the CEO of Delphi defended the bonuses for executives. He said the executives at Delphi are underpaid while the workers are over paid.
Delphi is proposing wage cuts for hourly workers bringing their pay to $10.00 an hour, or around $20,000 a year. The 2004 poverty level established by the federal government for a family of four is $18,850. Considering the cut amounts to a 60% cut in pay the majority of workers will be forced into bankruptcy based upon their current financial liabilities that were established under their current wage rates.
Bush's Poll Number Decline
Polls reported today Bush's approval ratings have dropped to 39%. It's about time American's wake up to what's going on in America. The economy is in the ditch, gas prices are through the roof, the war drags on and Bush and the Republicans have no idea of how to do anything but take care of the top 2% of richest Americans.
Did anyone see CBS Sunday Morning today? They had a segment on the need to re institute the draft. Oh sure Bush don't't want to talk about it during the campaign but there is really no alternative. As much as I hate this or any other war I'm all for bringing back the draft.
First of all it gives draft aged kids a reason to get involved in the political process. Instead of laying back and not getting involved, they can either get involved or go to war. But we have to do it right. No more deferments, no more rich kids using their families influence to evade the draft. Everybody goes, no excuses. When we start involving the politicians and the rich kids in our wars then maybe we will think twice about getting involved in the first place. This nation has always provided ways for the rich and affluent to beat the draft and avoid war, i.e. George Bush, Dick Chaney, Don Rumsfeld, Carl Rove, Rush Limbaugh and all the other war lovers. They like sending other to kick ass. It's time we let them lead the charge.
Looking back at the civil and social unrest in the 60's it was the kids on the campus's who lead to opposition to the war in Viet Nam. And why not the young people...it was their asses on the line. So many of the kids in Iraq today would be protesting themselves if they could. They signed up for all of the benefits of education and training offered by the "all volunteer" military only to find themselves in a full blown war. A war that has killed over 800 young Americans. These "volunteer's" now find themselves forced into extended service because of the war. And they fact they have been forced to extend their service will in my opinion end the "volunteer" army. No one wants to be forced to serve longer than they agreed to when they enlisted.
Let's bring the draft back. Let's let the kids who have put their lives on the line and served the time they signed up for come home. And at the same time, let's engage the ones that will be taking their place in the decisions of war. Let's see how many of them think war is a necessary or viable option when it's their asses that will be on the line!
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