Two rants united by one Chimp--

[spindrifter]

This weekend I have been disturbed by two things. The first is the Chimp's shameless pardon of Libby. Why does this guy get absolutely NO JAIL TIME, after he was found guilty by a jury of his peers? The $250K fine is simply not sufficient as a trade-in for confinement. Leaving the punishment as simply a fine, since the probation is questionable, demonstrates to the millions of people in our country who have gone to prison that money talks. If you have influential friends you will fare better than the average person. If you are white, you will be punished less severely than if you are a person of color. Where was Bush's magnanimous sense of justice when, as Governor of Texas, he refused to pardon or commute the sentences of many convicted felons? Please don't say that in his dotage he has found compassion.

The second thing that has been bugging me is the indequate coverage of the plight of farm animals in flooded regions of Texas and Oklahoma. Hey, Chimp! If you didn't know, these animals are part of the critical infrastructure. They are starving because there feed is underwater or ruined by the storms. Many have drowned. This is part of our food stock, and the government should be doing more to try to save these farm animals. Just as with so many of the disasters that have left so much suffering, we do not have an adequate plan for dealing with this type of assault on the food supply.

[Olney Blue]

1. Please keep it down. The chimp is sleeping and doesn't like to be bothered.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Send him a nicely packaged DVD. That's what it took last time. nt