2000 American Troops dead in Iraq
The grim news from Iraq that the 2000th soldier has died in Iraq really says it all. We are paying a terrible price for a war that seems to have no end in sight.
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Libby gets indicted.
The investigation continues to march on with the indictment of Scooter Libby. More investigation and probably more indictments are on the way. There were a few surprises. Ari Fleischer, the president’s former press secretary, was mentioned prominently. His role is still unclear. Meet the Press’ Tim Russert was considered a suspect at one time. I don’t recall reading that anyone of the pundents thought that Russert was involved. It is still unclear where Robert Novak fits into all of this. Did he cut a deal? What about Marc Cooper? Judy Miller? Karl Rove appears to still be under the microscope. President Bush read a short statement which really said that Scooter Libby served his nation well and that he was innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Okay, it really said nothing. This will probably get worse for the White House before it gets better.
Astros go down in 4 straight
The Astros could have easily won 4 straight. If a couple of breaks would have gone their way. But it didn’t. White Sox should now get a little respect in Chicago.
More Torture?
Abu Ghraib was supposed to be the isolated case. Poor local leadership, that’s all. Well, horsefeathers. Evidence of torture from Afghanistan to Cuba. The White House blocked an amendment to the Defense bill that would state that the US would not torture..peroid. Why would anyone block something so American?
I was wild about Harry
Harriet Miers withdraws her nomination. Who’s surprised? This nomination was screwed up for the start. Does anyone remember a nominee who filled out the questionnaire have it handed back to them stamped incomplete? What about her meeting with Arlen Spector? How could she fumble that one? He was trying to help her. So, now who’s next? I look for Bush to continue his missteps. The smart move would be a middle of the road academic powerhouse that would get confirmed. The bad move would be some Right Wing neo-con that would polarize the country, the Republican party and stall in committee.
Indictments all around?
David Corn is reporting that indictments may be handed down this week for Scooter Libby, Karl Rove, Ari Fleischer and Vice President Dick Cheney. If this is so, the Bush administration will go down in flames. I hope this is not true. Bush and his administration, in my opinion, have made many terrible, awful, gut wrenching, nausea inducing decisions. Their ideology is completely wrong but for another Republican administration (remember Nixon) to implode will be extremely bad for America.
Democratic nomination for Supreme Court
Instead of simply opposing Bush’s nomination. Wouldn’t it be new and interesting if the Dem’s proposed a reasonable conservative? A conservative with all of the bells and whistles. Ivy league college and law school. Clerked with a Supreme. Believes in a small government, support of the environment and women’s rights. A conservative with so much credibility, the R’s could not oppose him/her. Wouldn’t that be something? I’m sorry, just wishful thinking.
Hackers
Because I have been hacked by some knucklehead, I have turned off the ability for anyone to blog. Sad but true. Hopefully, everything will be back on the morning. Hackers are scum. Bloggers rock.
So at least we have a victory in Afghanistan
Not! More American troops have died in Afghanistan this year than died during our invasion. Afghanistan is producing more heroin than it ever has. So, why can’t we do better…oh, yeah our military is tied down in Iraq.
New, Improved, Important Speech on Iraq
I’m sorry did I miss something? Didn’t the President say basically the same stuff that he has been saying. Didn’t the President have a primetime speech to refocus the American people before his latest vacation? The only difference in this speech is that he mentioned al-Zarqawi and, in a post 9-11-01 flashback, he mentioned Osama bin Laden. He reminded Americans that we have been hunting for one man for over 4 years and can’t capture him. Isn’t he reminding us of his biggest failure?
Harriet Who? and why?
It is Deja Vu all over again. Cheney was in charge of Bush’s search committee for a VP. Bush chose Cheney. Harriet Miers was in charge of the search committee for a Supreme Court Justice to replace Sandra Day O’Conner. Bush chose Harriet. As more and more time goes on, I have to ask is Harriet Miers the best person for the job? I’m not saying that she isn’t a bright, hard working attorney. But that’s not the issue. Is she the best qualified attorney? Roberts, everyone states is one of the brightest bulbs in the box but Ms. Miers is different. She didn’t go to Harvard. She didn’t clerk for a Supreme Court judge. As far as I know she didn’t try any cases in front of the Supreme Court. I don’t think that President Bush should throw just any female attorney at us and expect us to thank him. She has to earn it. On the job training isn’t an option in my book.
Bush gets high marks on Rita
Why? Why did President Bush get such high marks on Hurricane Rita? What did he do? He did fly around the country. Is flying around the country all you have to do to impress the American people? I guess appearance is everything.
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Errington C. Thompson, MD, is a surgeon, scholar, fulltime sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats...
