Ablogination

Kinda busy lately. Got a loved one in the hospital, opening a second business location in Florida, new girlfriend…..
I’m actually too old for this shit, but I never did consider that as much of an excuse when other people use it. I guess that means I can’t either.

And aside from all of that, there are still Repiglikans and Democraps who want to ruin our country. So therefor……

1) FCC: Pro Net Neutrality?
I never thought I’d live to see such a waste of money and office space as the Federal Communications Commission actually do the right thing. Being so used to the Reagan/Bush/Clinton/Bush FCC which existed only to dictate what we see and hear, I really have difficulty absorbing FCC chairman Julius Genachowski’s move in support of an internet free of Corporate interference, regulation, and censorship.

Of course, Republicans, who rely on their Corporate Stooges to restrict the flow of free information, are going ape shit.
When a skank like Rep. Kay Hutchinson- Scum, TX stand against something you know it’s the right thing to do.

Cool. That’s all I can say at this point.
:D

2) Max Baucus: Still trying to prevent the people from being well.

The Senate Finance Committee kicked off work this morning on a health care proposal crafted by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. Members of the committee have filed 564 amendments to the bill so far but Baucus has said he expects the committee can vote on the measure by the end of the week.

Baucus’ 10-year, $774 billion package would provide coverage to 29 million Americans who lack it now. Among other provisions, the proposal would require people to purchase insurance or face a penalty. Baucus formally unveiled a number of changes to his own bill this morning, including lowering the penalty for people who do not buy coverage.

“Now it’s our turn,” Baucus said in his opening statement. “Through this open and democratic process, I hope that we can improve the bill even further.”

Senator Baucus. What part of Fuck You do you not understand?

“We are far from the finish line,” Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine said. “There are many miles in this journey.”

No, skank, there are many miles on your narrow, wrinkled ass and you need to shut the fuck up.
The only thing that needs to be taken out of the Health Care legislation is the bi-partisanship.

3) Patriot Schmatriot: What was stupid is stupid still.

Congress.org sent out their latest email. Good website, lots of information. But there’s something that disturbed my a little about it.
In the email we are offered a chance to sign a chain mail (or whatever) and let Congress know how we feel about the Patriot Act.

From Roll Call:

Talk Back to Congress

Three provisions of the PATRIOT Act are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. President Barack Obama wants Congress to renew them.

Some Democrats, led by Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, want to use the renewal as an opportunity to make broader changes in the law because they think it gives the government too much power to snoop.

Proponents of the PATRIOT Act, including many Republicans and the head of the FBI, say the law gives law enforcement much-needed flexibility to track terrorist activity in the U.S.

The elements that are set to expire include one that lets law enforcement attach a court-approved wiretap on an individual as opposed to a particular phone line, another that lowers the court standard of suspicion for allowing law enforcement to collect records in a terrorism investigation and a third that says law enforcement doesn’t have to show a suspected terrorist has a connection to a foreign power to set up surveillance.

House and Senate committees will begin working on the issue this week.

Tell your lawmakers what you think about this week’s topic.

Click here to write a letter in support:
Renew the PATRIOT Act as is

Click here to write a letter in opposition:
Reform the PATRIOT Act

“Renew” or “reform". Hmmmmm,
Wait! I have a better idea! “REPEAL” THE FUCKING ABOMINATION ENTIRELY!
This is where our president and all too many on all sides fall flat on their faces.
The Patriot Act is the single worst piece of shit legislation of our time. Forged in fear and a lack of respect for the fundamental rights of our society, the Patriot Act has accomplished nothing other than to abolish the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and hand those responsible for the 9/11 attacks upon NYC a claim to victory.

The Bush Administration severely abused the power this “Act” vested in them and though I am far more trusting of the present administration, I don’t trust anyone with this much power.
The Patriot Act made the Bill of Rights contingent on the whims of whoever might be in power.
That doesn’t cut it.
For fuck’s sake. There was never any law that prevented one law enforcement agency from sharing information about criminal activity with another agency. Such an “obstacle” is mythical and was only used as an excuse for the Bush Regime to trample the Constitution.

Solution?
Repeal the Cowardly Act and write new legislation that doesn’t include sacrificing every last aspect of our privacy.

4) Bill Clinton: Still an Asshole.

William Jefferson Clinton, the king of the bended knee. No Democrat has ever bared it’s ass for the Conservatives the way Bill Clinton always did.
Now, giving interviews to Right Wing media, Clinton seems more than happy to show his concern for the Republican party by advising them on how to regroup and make gains against Democrats.

Clinton recently went on NewsMax to be interviewed by his good friend and Right Wing asshat, Chris Ruddy. Clinton attempted to refute statements by the great Jimmy Carter that touch on Obama’s opposition and the aspect of racism.
Clinton, in the traditional family (two-faced, double talking) style, stated (unbelievably I might add) that

“I believe that 100 percent of those who are opposing him now would be against him if he were a white Democrat.”

Pretty dumb, you suckass.

Clinton wrongly assumes, for the benefit of his host, that the Tea Bag Fags etc. are motivated solely by politics.
Really, Bill?

Sure, Bill. “100%".
How ’bout this one, Bill…

……Said Bill Clinton today in Columbia, SC: “Jesse Jackson won South Carolina in ‘84 and ‘88. Jackson ran a good campaign. And Obama ran a good campaign here.”

You’re 100% fuckbag, Bill. Lips still planted firmly in Republican ass.

5) Joke of the Week: Tom Delay.

Tom Delay was on one of those dancing shows. Of course I don’t watch much TV, especially sorry shit like that. But I was really, really hoping to read in the news today that Delay, the disgraced Republican EX congressman from Texas, had finally been put on trial for the crimes he was indicted for.

No such luck. But there’s still hope.
If there’s any justice at all he’ll be appearing on Dancing With Bubba one day soon.