Yesterday Listening To Some Radio Talk Show I Heard The Following....

[global1]

To the lead up of the upcoming vote in Iraq Rummy and friends have been saying that the violence in Iraq will probably get worse before.

Yesterday they are beginning to say that after this vote we'll probably see a spike in violence. They are beginning to make excuses for the violence to come because they know it won't stop.

It is never going to get any better people.

Dean is right - we'll never win this. 41 was right for not going into Baghdad back in the 90's.

We are in a no-win situation and *Co lied us into this and they are getting our troops killed on a daily basis.

I could scream that the Sunday shows are saying that *'s poll numbers have gone up.

What the hell is wrong with the American people. Do you believe that 79% of the Repugs still support this guy?

Come On People -- Wake Up.

I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.

[MS Liberal]

1. I am mad as hell too!!!

The military achieved victory when Saddam was captured. Our politicans are the ones who are fucking up in Iraq.

[gratuitous]

2. In basketball, it's called "working the refs"

Ever wonder what an NBA player and a ref are talking about away from the ball? There are conversations going on all the time during dead ball situations where a player sidles up to the ref and says a few words. If you're following the ball, like the TV cameras always do, you'll miss it. But when Tim Duncan gets next to Bernie Fryer or Steve Javie, he's quietly telling the ref that Kobe's taking an extra step out on the wing just before he makes his move to the basket. Next time downcourt, whaddya know? Kobe gets called for traveling just before cruising down the lane for a thunder dunk.

Rummy and his pals are working the refs: Their base and the news commentators. This palaver about a spike in violence that is no real spike, just more of the same, makes sure that the base and the pundits see things just the way Rummy and the corrupt Bush administration want them to see them. Something unusual, something transient, something that will be remedied soon. A few days later, when 10 people die instead of 15 people, someone will dutifully report that the Bush plan is once again working beautifully.

And so it is, as once again people fall for the Bush administration line instead of believing their own eyes.

[madeline_con]

3. "Do you believe that 79% of the Repugs still support this guy?"

I believe 79% of those who answered the poll, and voted on th RW side do.

I DO NOT believe 79% of all Repugs, or the American public in general do.

He's not as popular as those spinning so fast they're about to vomit think he is.

[No Exit]

4. If the American people continue to let Bush/Cheney remain in power,

then I don't want to be part of the American people any more. Seriously.