Either President-elect Obama is faking Right, or we're about to let another corrupt Republican President get off scott free.
| | BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio (CNN) -- After two years of traveling around the country and criticizing President Bush, President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he "always thought [Bush] was a good guy." [More...] | |
While Congress was distracted handing over $700 Billion to former Goldman Sachs CEO Hank Paulson, this mere million dollar waste went unnoticed.
| | U.S. to Fund Pro-American Publicity in Iraqi Media By Karen DeYoung and Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, October 3, 2008; Page A01 The Defense Department will pay private U.S. contractors in Iraq up to $300 million over the next three years to produce news stories, entertainment programs and public service advertisements for the Iraqi media in an effort to "engage and inspire" the local population to support U.S. objectives and the Iraqi government. [More...] | |
A billion here... a billion there...
Now that the government is poised to spend over a TRILLION dollars so that Wall Street executives don't go bankrupt, quibbling over a few more billion dollars missing in Iraq seems also trivial. BUT...
$13 Billion in Iraq Aid Wasted Or Stolen, Ex-Investigator Says
By Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 23, 2008; Page A19
| A former Iraqi official estimated yesterday that more than $13 billion meant for reconstruction projects in Iraq was wasted or stolen through elaborate fraud schemes. [More...] | |
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It's Fall already... Joe, the Lone Vet, was on leave today. It's only the second time in over a year of weekly vigils here at Rep. Earl Blumenauer's Portland office. [Thursday's - Noon to 2pm - 729 NE Oregon St.] The last time was when he had to accompany his wife to the the other vet whereupon they lost their beloved dog, so it could be serious. Word is he's out with a bad chest cold.
I don't relish the idea of another Winter asking Blumenauer to finally concede that Bush must be impeached. I underestimated how much damage Bush/Cheney & Co. could do before the Democrats politely usher them out of office next January. The recent bailouts of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG ($285 BILLION) pencil out to a couple years' worth occupying Iraq and making Halliburton filthy rich. Someone's about to shoot the goose that laid the golden egg. (I'm looking at you, Dick Cheney!)
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Sigh...
Washington Congressman Jim McDermott signed on today to HRes 1345, a bill to impeach George W. Bush, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Join Individuals for Justice today and ask your Congressman to hold Bush accountable.
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