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Friday, July 30, 2004 When I said... i'd vote for A.B.B., anyone but bush, what i had in mind was someone ALIVE ~! Despite his grooming, botox and sweat, kerry still comes across like an undertaker (IMHO). But i'll vote for him to get Edwards -- we seem to have a choice between two stiffs and two lookers on either ticket, just in the wrong slots on the Dem's. Oh well. Anything is STILL better than bushie ~! Gone but not forgotten... i'll be offline for about a week -- 'puter going to the doctor -- but i'll check in at the library and update some next week, and maybe over at a friend's house on weekends. Otherwise, miss me but don't forget me~! I will be baaaaack. Friday Follies: if i gotta go, let me leave 'em laffin' -- those with weak bladders may want to make a pit stop before reading the list below Things to do at Wal-Mart posted by ladywolfsong, 07:37 | link | comments Thursday, July 29, 2004
HOPE IS ON THE WAY ~! i hope ~! John "pretty face" Edwards sure roused the crowd last nite -- well into a frenzy -- if i didn't know different, it'd have thought HE was running for the first slot on the tickie the way he was received. In the past two decades, we've had 12 years of Republicrats (Reagan 8, Bush 1 for 4, then 3.5 for the UNelected Bush 2) -- and 8 for Clinton. Of those two decades, the economy and environment (that would be our home, WHERE we live, and HOW), fared better under the Dems, imho. And, Edwards was right about the devisiveness of the present regime -- amerika for the rich and America for the rest of us -- if ever we needed uniting, we need it now. Bushie has proven he can't unite squat. In case you missed it before, here's his updated resume -- feel free to circulate to any and all of your fence-sitting friends. If i missed anything or mis-spoke, I'll gladly make corrections, but doubt there are any 'errors'. tha chic. Resume of George W. Bush * The White House, USA EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: LAW ENFORCEMENT: I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available. MILITARY: I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam. COLLEGE: I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader. PAST WORK EXPERIENCE: I ran for U.S. Congress and lost. I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas (note: if you can't find oil in Texas, you'd have trouble finding your shoes ~!). The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock. I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. With the help of my father and our right-wing friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS: I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union. During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America. I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money. I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history. With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT: I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record. I invaded (without provacation) and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week. I mis-spoke when I led the American people to believe there was a) any "link" between Osama bin Ladin and Sadaam Hussin and b) there were WMD in Iraq. I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury. I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history. I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period. I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period. I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs I've presided over one of the largest ongoing loss of jobs in the country's recent history. I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her. I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President. I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations. My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron. My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision. I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed. I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history. I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts. I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S history. I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government. I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history. I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission. I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law. I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention. I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election). I set the record for least number of press conferences of any President since the advent of television. I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August (2001), I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history. I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history. I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind. I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of US. citizens, and the world community. I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families -- in war time. In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq, then blamed the lies on our British friends. I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security. I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD. RECORDS AND REFERENCES: All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view. All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN 2004. PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY VOTER YOU KNOW. posted by ladywolfsong, 08:53 | link | comments Wednesday, July 28, 2004 In case you missed it, http://www.guerrillanews.com is an EXCELLENT site for the 'real' nooze of the day. Towit: Paradigm Shift
With the 1987 publication of her best-selling The Chalice and the Blade, Riane Eisler infused modern feminism with a powerful evocation of ancient knowledge and archetypal wisdom. Guiding her readers through an intricate mosaic of archeo-historical narratives, Riane introduced us to the partnership way, a behavioral paradigm that was the basis of prehistoric Goddess-worshiping societies.
Founded upon the humanistic values of compassion and cooperation, partnership models were once more common in the world; the most recent of which was that of Minoan Crete. But, as the more warlike, dominator cultures came into vogue, they supplanted the partnership cultures, creating the foundation for our modern world. Fathered by leaders like Ghengis Khan, Adolph Hitler and, more recently, the intel-driven, proto-militaristic vibe of the Bush dynasty, the dominator cultures forged societies that value competition and aggression and support systems in which the strong rule the weak. One needn't look any further than the local schoolyard to see how all-encompassing the paradigm of domination has become.
And now, as we sit perilously on the blade of a (r)evolutionary era for the human species, Riane has published The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships That Will Change Your Life, a book that furthers her research and offers tangible, practical solutions for transforming the way that we interact with our fellow humans. In this interview with Riane, Stephen Marshall finds that there is much for us all to learn, if we are serious about envisioning a new future, in an entirely new paradigm. Read the rest at: http://www.guerrillanews.com/globalization/doc567.html
and then there's: The Exception to the Rulers
On a 70 city tour, Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman has never been hotter. With her new book, “The Exception to the Rulers,” (co-authored with her brother David) selling off the racks, Goodman has solidified herself as the leading voice of the so-called alternative media. GNN talks with Goodman about the Fox Effect, NBC’s missileman, and the dangerous irrationality of power. posted by ladywolfsong, 07:55 | link | comments Tuesday, July 27, 2004 IMPRESSIVE ~! In a word, what i thought of Bill Clinton's speech last nite at the Dem's opening of the convention -- and he kept it under 45 minutes, did no name-calling, and still managed to address ISSUES that need airing, with style, grace and humor. Too bad we can't get HIM to debate bushie -- Clinton would turn "W" into a quivering blob of protoplasm (IMHO). And his missus wasn't too bad, either. Some of my Texan women friends can't stand Hillary -- and while i wouldn't want to have her over for coffee-talkie, she DOES have a brain and, as we say in these parts, cajones (or 'balls' if you don't speak spanglish). But the one with the REAL set of gold-plated cajones is that Mme. Heinz-Kerry -- now if you want a real 'presidential' debate, set bushie and stoneface aside and let their ladies go at each other ~! My money would be on Ms. H-K -- she'd eat Laura "where's-my-Valium" Bush for breakfast -- altho miss laura IS the smart one in the (white) house. Show them the Money... seems our 'war on terror' has been reduced to outright bribery in Baghdad: Troops useCashToWoo Iraqis-Welfare for Iraqis while Go Americans Homeless posted by ladywolfsong, 07:42 | link | comments Monday, July 26, 2004 Well, i tried to post this yesterday, but it wouldn't 'copy and paste', so here tiz, today, less the Hebrew letters, no. 33, for G-d. What does this have to do with my usual 'bush-bashing', jaundiced view of politics? Everything or nothing, depending on interpretation -- everything IN the material world seems to be 'political' -- from getting that promotion at work (if YOU have brown-nosed the boss sufficiently) to whether you're on the "A" list for invites to xmas pardies or not, and even if the other kids will play with you at the city pool or make fun of you, instead. INTERpersonal relationships ARE, by nature, "political" -- but there IS another aspect to us and that's INNERpersonal -- sometimes we benefit from withdrawing from the outer world, or the "political" one, and going within, thus my entry, today, from Yehuda Berg. And, from me, as a former wannabe life coach, a nifty little eercise i'm working with: make two lists -- on one side, list everything you LIKE about your present life. On the other side/colum, list everything you DON'T like or would wish was different.
Then, in silence, prayer or meditation, get real with just what you'd be willing to do or accept in order to CHANGE in order to modify that second list -- what would/could you give up? Would the trade-offs be worth it? Are the "costs" (usually in comfort level) be worth it? Then, set your intention accordingly -- to either totally ACCEPT the status quo, or make the necessary 'changes'. Tomorrow may not be so cerebral ~!
Weekly Consciousness Tune-Up * July 25th – July 31st, 2004 * Can You Handle the Truth?
I mentioned last week that we were entering the three most negative weeks of the year. Last Sunday we entered into the most challenging 9 days of these three weeks, and with the most negative day approaching this Tuesday, July 27th, starting Monday night, July 26th, things are getting more intense. After Tueday, everything will lighten up.
The question is, what can you do about it? Sitting around isn’t the answer – there’s always a benefit to difficult times – so what can you do? What’s your opportunity?
This week’s energy is very powerful, and there are a few things to note.
My teacher and father Kabbalist Rav Berg explains that these 7 days you need to remember what you learned when you first started Kabbalah: there is a force existing in the universe called Satan, a negative force that exists and surrounds you no matter how spiritual you might be.
It’s there, it’s in you, and you have to be aware of it. Its greatest ploy is to make you forget it exists.
No matter how good your intentions, or how spiritual you are, Satan is there. And Satan plays an important role. Remember, it’s why you’re here – so that you can use your free will and make choices in your life.
This force is at its peak power these nine days, so it’s necessary to have clarity as to what you need to transform in you in order to protect yourself.
Here is an exercise that you can do – write down on a piece of paper, the sentences:
1. This is what I appreciate about you.
2. This is what you might want to change. Leave spaces for answers. Then give it to a friend and ask them to fill it out! Pick a good friend, one who has no agenda other than love for you.
The amazing thing you will realize is that both the good and the bad traits relate to the same issue. For example, if someone writes that you are a good leader, a great teacher, and know how to show others direction, what could be the negative aspect of that? It most likely will be ego, and a need for control.
The core essence of your being is one thing. Good and bad are two sides of the same coin.
The energy of this whole month is about converting negativity into positivity. It’s about converting bad to good. For example, a person born under the sign of Cancer is beautifully sensitive; it’s an aspect of Light in them. But the Satan turns it into something bad, such as hypersensitivity.
There has to be this Satan force, though. And you should never underestimate its power.
The moment you understand that your essence is good and it is the Satan force that weakens it , you can take the good back from the bad.
How do you do that this week? There are three ways:
1) Take all that’s bad about you and bring it back to an embryonic state when it was only good! Let’s say you’re jealous. What would jealousy be at an embryonic state? It would appear simply as a big desire – wanting to have it all. And that’s good! But Satan changes it into not wanting to have to work for it – just wanting it now and not wanting anyone else to have it. This week, take all your negativity and bring it back to an embryonic state to see the positive in it.
2) Don’t react to anything negative, no matter what goes wrong! Don’t deal with it! Be an ostrich and stick your head in the sand – let the Light take over! The Zohar promises that if you don’t react, the Light will take care of everything. If the bank calls and says you’re missing $10,000 dollars – don’t do anything. Surrender, trust the Light, and everything will be fine.
3) Become a witness to your own actions. The Zohar says this is a profoundly simple tool to convert negative to positive. Have an “out-of-body” experience; take yourself out of any situation you’re in and look at your behavior. Imagine a friend behaving like you and ask yourself if you would put up with them. Most of the time, if you see your own behavior, you’ll find other things you want to change.
It’s painful to see your garbage. But this physical process is necessary for your spiritual one. People get more confused as they get more spiritual. It’s because the more you do, the more that comes up. After 20 years of working on yourself, you can get tired – it’s hard. It’s hard because when you first start working on yourself, you deal only with big stuff. The further down the spiritual path you go the deeper you get into the details.
When you start your first Kabbalah class and you want to correct yourself, the only answer you get is to restrict. Very broad, very easy. Then in Kabbalah II, you hear you have to restrict your ego. Then in your third class, as you learn more, you hear that you have to restrict your ego in a specific way. The more you learn the more specific the work gets. You are continually refocusing.
The whole idea is to realize that the more you study and do, the more direction your restriction has. Yet the more you have details, the more you know you are progressing!
Do this week’s exercises with excitement. Know that each uncomfortable truth you face creates a bigger opening for the things you are searching for to enter your life.
All the Best, Yehuda Berg 72 Name Meditation:
Light shines. I recognize the negative forces still active within me.
My reactive impulses are no longer a mystery.
With the power of this Name, they become history!
Zohar Portion The Zohar portion is in English, Pinchas A, Volume 20 pg. 136 verse 30 "Into Your hand I commit my spirit" Purpose of this passage:
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www.kabbalah.com www.72.com © 2004 Kabbalah Centre International Privacy Policy posted by ladywolfsong, 10:14 | link | comments Sunday, July 25, 2004 Bring it on ~! It's 70 degrees F and a light rain now for almost l8 hours, here in the desert, at the end of july, yet. If THIS is harbinger of a coming ice age, then bring it on ~! The hummers, sunflowers, garden and moi' are lovin' it ~! The best (and almost only) good rain we've had since early April (this year ~!). What i'm reading... How to know God by D. Chopra and The Jewish Book of Why by Alfred Kolatch. Granted, since i don't have to water today OR tomorrow, i SHOULD be cleaning house and clearing clutter, per my knowledge of feng shui -- but per my heroine, Scarlet O'Hara, that can wait for the morrow. Other than sweeping the flat roof where water ponds (and eventually LEAKS), no work today, 'cepting that of a spiritual nature. Tried posting this earlier, to no avail, so will do it in series -- first, one of my favorite prayers, food for the soul: The Peace Prayer of Saint Francis posted by ladywolfsong, 13:36 | link | comments Saturday, July 24, 2004 IMHO, bushie isn't articulate in any known language -- but his handlers are well-versed in 'double-speak' (per Orwell's 1984 -- up is down, freedom is slavery, etc.) and when they 'script' him well, he sounds good -- so long as he stays on the script. Altho i missed it, a friend sent me the following from Moyers's NOW last nite -- as intelligent voters and responsible citizens, we need to be hearing what's 'between the lines' this political season: Framing the Dems On the day that George W. Bush took office, the words "tax relief" started appearing in White House communiqués. Think for a minute about the word relief. In order for there to be relief, there has to be a blameless, afflicted person with whom we identify and whose affliction has been imposed by some external cause. Relief is the taking away of the pain or harm, thanks to some reliever. This is an example of what cognitive linguists call a "frame." It is a mental structure that we use in thinking. All words are defined relative to frames. The relief frame is an instance of a more general rescue scenario in which there is a hero (the reliever), a victim (the afflicted), a crime (the affliction), a villain (the cause of affliction) and a rescue (the relief). The hero is inherently good, the villain is evil and the victim after the rescue owes gratitude to the hero. The term tax relief evokes all of this and more. It presupposes a conceptual metaphor: Taxes are an affliction, proponents of taxes are the causes of affliction (the villains), the taxpayer is the afflicted (the victim) and the proponents of tax relief are the heroes who deserve the taxpayers' gratitude. Those who oppose tax relief are bad guys who want to keep relief from the victim of the affliction, the taxpayer. Every time the phrase tax relief is used, and heard or read by millions of people, this view of taxation as an affliction and conservatives as heroes gets reinforced. Reframing is telling the truth as we see it -- telling it forcefully, straightforwardly and articulately, with moral conviction and without hesitation. The language must fit the conceptual reframing, a reframing from the perspective of progressive values. It is not just a matter of words, though the right ones are needed to evoke progressive frames. And stop saying "tax relief." Saturday Sillies: or at least a chuckle for thee from me
MEMO TO THE FAMILY DOG or CAT
Dear Dog and/or Cat,
When I say to move, it means go someplace else, not switch positions with each other so there are still two of you in the way.
The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food.. (Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate & food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food & dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.)
The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run .
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king size bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue to sleep on the couch to ensure your comfort. Look at videos of dogs and cats sleeping. They can actually curl up in a ball. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. (I also know that sticking tails and legs straight out to maximize space used is nothing but sarcasm.)
My compact discs are not miniature Frisbees.
For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob, or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. (In addition, I have been using the bathroom for years, Canine or feline attendance is not mandatory.)
The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dogs or cats' butt. I cannot stress this enough. It would be such a simple change for you.
To pacify you I have posted the following message on our front door:
Rules for Non-pet owners who visit and like to complain about our pets:
1. They live here; you don't. 2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. 3. I like my pet better than I like most people.
4. To you it's an animal. To me, he and/or she is an adopted son and/or daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and is speech challenged. Dogs and cats are better than kids. They eat less, don't ask for money all the time, are easier to train, usually come when called, never drive your car, don't hang out with drug using friends, don't drink or smoke, don't worry about buying the latest fashions, don't wear your clothes, don't need a gazillion dollars for college, and you can control whether they get pregnant or not. (since i share my domicile with two siamese cats and one half-dashound doggie, i identify with the above)
posted by ladywolfsong, 08:36 | link | comments Friday, July 23, 2004 Why didn't I think of this??? Wear RED...on Fridays ~! In protest of Bushie's MANY insane policies. He's gutted the U.S. Treasury, derailed social and environmental programs at home, started a stupid war, UNPROVOKED, and now has our troops doing his dirty work in 120 F temps with too little ammo, too few troops, too little money (maybe he could get a loan from Halliburton) and low morale ~! Read the history and rationale for wearing red on Fridays below. posted by ladywolfsong, 07:16 | link | comments Thursday, July 22, 2004 What I'm reading and why... really, it's what i JUST read: The Power of Kabbalah by Yehuda Berg -- the 250 pages was a quick read - took only two sittings and was devoured. Much there, to explain the 'reason' for pain, suffering, chaos and disagreements -- but lightweight if you've ever pondered much in the way of New Age teachings -- boils down to a) we're all responsible for our choices and our choices have brought us to where we are AT, good, bad or indifferent and b) we DID "have it all" (ie before the 'fall') and we CAN get most of it back, but we chose to have to 'earn' it on our own ('it' being a good life). And we 'earn' it by being proactive rather than reactive -- this IS a great little book if you have a lotta people pushing your buttons -- it's a handbook on how to get over THAT. Since my life already IS quite peaceful and buttons almost never get pushed, i was beyond that part, but will re-read it, one more time, maybe twice more, after lending it to a coupla friends, to really process and assimilate these very simple teachings. But, it seems the most profound "lessons" in life really are simple -- we two-leggeds seem to thrive on complicating stuff. Growing Good Corn posted by ladywolfsong, 09:41 | link | comments Wednesday, July 21, 2004 The Environment "outside" -- who needs it, anyway? For any new to this blog, my masters degree was done in environmental health sciences -- way back when i was young and idealistic and wanted my 'life's work' to be helping 'save' the world -- well, i quickly found my hands full just saving my own skinny arse but i did manage to draft almost 40 environmental bills while working in one session of the Texas legislature -- not exactly a hot-bed of eco-awareness or protection ~! But if it was bad then, it only got worse, especially under "Gov." Bush. Recently i read where he could care less about caring for Mother Earth due to his 'born-again' religious fantasies, ergo he feels time is short before 'Tha' End / Tribulation / Second Coming / Armageddon' or whatever and we won't be needing terra firma anyway -- at least those who are chosen / saved or selected won't be needing it. However, if THAT's his ill-placed rationale for raping and pillaging what's left of our Earth and her resources -- for filthy lucre -- why does anyone need to make money if the 'end' is nigh? Will there be Mercedez-Bentz'es to buy in "heaven" or a Neiman-Marcus to use your plastic at??? Personally, i figure we should care for the Earth because it provides all we have in the third dimension ~! And the "right thing to do" is leave it to the next generation(s) in better condition than we found it ~! Oh well, what a 'quaint' notion. posted by ladywolfsong, 09:21 | link | comments Tuesday, July 20, 2004
well, wonky things going on at library puter - should have mine back home early next week, so this will be last entry til then -- had a longer post written, but it wouldn't publish from this machine. so in meantime, entertain yourself with the below from tom paine - they said it better than i could anyway, but stay tuned for a lotta good stuff from The Power of Intention starting next week ~!
posted by ladywolfsong, 08:00 | link | comments More Bush "give-away" programs for the rich - he doesn't like 'welfare mothers', but WELFARE MILLIONAIRES are just fine ~! Bush Wants More Millionaire Tax Cuts Our Kids Still Need Head Start
First, candidate Bush said we needed to give millionaires a huge tax cut because the surplus was too big. Then President Bush said it was because the economy was in recession. Now
What’s Bush’s solution? You guessed it. Stay the course! Continue cutting taxes for rich folks and leave basic needs unmet at home and abroad. Oh, and let our kids deal with the fiscal and social mess sometime in the future – after he’s out of office anyway.
This time, Bush wants to extend $75 billion in tax cuts for years into the future. These cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of this year. Bush’s backers want to push the giant tax cut extension through the House this week, before lawmakers head out of town for vacation, and then celebrate the victory at the Republican convention this August.
If you want to send your Representative a message (text below) calling on Congress not to extend any of Bush’s irresponsible tax cuts, and you’re a TrueMajority member, just click “Reply” and “Send” in your email program. If this message was forwarded to you or you’d like to customize the message to your Representative, click here:
http://action.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=10182&ms=txct1
Here are the facts:
Under Bush’s three tax cuts to date, the wealthiest one percent of millionaires (with annual incomes of over $335,000) will be keeping an extra $60,000 this year—and for the next six years. Folks who make less than $16,000 per year (the poorest 20 percent) will get $100 or less in tax cuts this year (Citizens for Tax Justice, www.ctj.org).
Meanwhile the federal deficit has risen to over $400 billion—the highest in American history—and it’s projected to grow even higher next year (Congressional Budget Office, www.cbo.gov). Yours for responsible fiscal policy, posted by ladywolfsong, 07:58 | link | comments Monday, July 19, 2004 Shall we all line up in an orderly fashion to have our heads examined??? What bushie did for (make that TO) Texas, he's sallied forth to do the same for the entire country -- dismantle social services, empty out the state school and group homes for the mentally retarded and disabled, cut funding to first responders and make sure no rich kid is left outta the voucher program(s) for private schools while gutting the public schools. IMHO, the notion below, which got its sorry start in the once fine state of texas, is nothing more than a means of NOT funding more services for the disabled, while throwing a whole lot more money to Big Pharma -- since they "kick back" to the RNC -- by drugging the infirm, they won't notice that horrible rumbling sound in their bellies so much, or the rain beating down on their heads, or how hard the concrete is (to sleep upon) vs. a fine Sealey mattress ~! Bearing in mind that some among the Republican Party believes that gays are mentally ill, Bush plans to screen whole US population for mental illness ~! Per the British Medical Journal | June 21 2004 posted by ladywolfsong, 14:59 | link | comments Sunday, July 18, 2004 To sum up "W's" first 3.5 years in 10 words or less: Bush lied, troops died, rampant greed, poor intel, less security. Nuf said? To get the 'right' answers, you have to ask the 'right' questions -- so far, this has been lost on Bush & gang. But in an interview w/ author of new book on 9/11, "Inside Job", many 'right' questions are asked. Here's a sample from author, Jim Marrs, interviewed by Linda Moulton Howe: posted by ladywolfsong, 09:21 | link | comments Saturday, July 17, 2004 No Saturday Sillies today -- 'puter acting wonky and i'm NOT smilin' about THAT ~! But, limping by as best the cybers will allow, for now. Coupla good quotes below, and two excellent links to recommend. The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal. (a page right outta bushie's playbook) ~ Mark Twain And here's another one you might enjoy -- quite the blog-spot : posted by ladywolfsong, 09:16 | link | comments Friday, July 16, 2004
(note: Robert Reich was in Clinton's cabinet, an old school chum, and a bright, bright guy on economics) Oh, for a Friday phunnie I just remembered this, from Jay Leno last nite: "Rumor has it Bush will dump Cheney from the ticket -- that's just great -- get rid of the smart guy ~!" posted by ladywolfsong, 14:47 | link | comments Thursday, July 15, 2004 Medicare is not exactly a "hot button" issue... UNLESS you have a disabled family member, an elderly parent who depends on this "help" so they don't have to choose between eating (dog food) vs. their medications, or you, in the prime of life, work for a company who will promptly oust you from the group health insurance program the minute they fire or retire you ~! Now that just about covers a good 78% of folks in this country... so here's some poop on bushie's latest "bait and switch" project... from < http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1342965&l=45853 > if you want the sources. posted by ladywolfsong, 06:49 | link | comments Wednesday, July 14, 2004 A buck is a buck -- if you can't make 'em, then pass 'em. Such seems to be the Credo of the Creeps now running our country. A'wash in money, they don't seem to recognize real issues or "values" -- well there IS that 'gay marriage' thing, but that's just a red herring issue to rile the religious rightwingers. The REAL issues -- like bushie passing the buck to the CIA for his blunder in Iraq, get shoved under the rug -- real issues like the one below, won't get much (if any) play on the 'nooze': SHOSHONE Indian LAND STRUGGLE posted by ladywolfsong, 06:57 | link | comments Tuesday, July 13, 2004 Is it just me, or do you get the feeling that a whole lot of "doing just as I please" and then making up excuses, aka reasons for those actions has been going on in the current administration? I have an ex-husband sorta like bushie -- telling a lie was easier for him than tellin' the truth, because he was a pathological liar, totally irresponsible and worse of all, somewhat psychotic in that he seemed to live in a dream world where his words were more "real" (to him, anywya) than reality ~! After about 20 months of playing "let's pretend", I divorced his ass and quit playing house. To bad we can't divorce bushie, but we can replace his this November. To-wit... ADMINISTRATION IGNORED IRAQ/AL-QAEDA INTELLIGENCE A Tuesday Tickle... Laura Bush bought her husband a parrot for his birthday, and told Dick Cheney, "The bird is so smart! George has already taught him to mispronounce over 200 words!" posted by ladywolfsong, 07:00 | link | comments Monday, July 12, 2004 The rich among us... In other countries, they aren't quite as out of step as the filthy rich in the USofA -- per M.Moore's "Dude, Where's My Country?". And I quote (pp. l39-40) "Even though there are greedy bastards among them, they've got some limits placed on them. In the manufacturing sector, British CEOs make 24 times as much as their average workers -- the widest gap in Europe. German CEOs only make l5 times more than their employees, while Swedish CEOs get 13 times as much. Read the book, see the movie, Fah 9-11, visit his site http://MichaelMoore.com but get informed and have a few good belly laughs in the process and then VOTE armed with information. posted by ladywolfsong, 06:29 | link | comments Sunday, July 11, 2004 |
