More Musing from Middle Class Suburbanites

Wow, three weeks, I guess its been a while. Sorry, guys. We'll keep it political today, I think.

In the interest of full disclosure, I really really, really, really, really, really, really, really, don't like Hillary Clinton. That having been said:

Somewhere in New York city, or maybe Washington, their roams a menace. With coiffed hair and a toothy, thank-you-Dr.-Zizmore grin she charms middle-aged women, people with BA's in English from CUNY or Hofstra, and all those who praise her for "standin' ba her man!" almost ten years ago. I give you the fire-eating, carpet bagging, mealy-mouthed, fawning, kow-towing, some-of-my-best-friends-are-black, divisive little wench of a she-devil the rest of you like to call Hillary Clinton.

Ick.

But then, maybe I'm being unfair. I mean, with all the copies of Hell to Pay: The
Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton and the full Ann Coulter library lying around my house,. maybe some of my parents right-wing rant actually managed to seep into my head. For starters, I consider myself a bit of a pacifist and I think that war should be entered into deliberately and extremely carefully. Surely, my liberal brethren Hillary Clinton can back me up on that.

In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons.

-Hillary Clinton, Senate floor 10/10/2002


I believe that we lost critical time in dealing with Iran because the White House chose to Downplay the threats and to outsource the negotiations. I don't believe you face threats like Iran or North Korea by outsourcing it to others and standing on the sidelines. But let's be clear about the threat we face now: A nuclear Iran is a danger to Israel, to its neighbors and beyond. The regime's pro-terrorist, anti-American and anti-Israel rhetoric only underscores the urgency of the threat it poses. U.S. policy must be clear and unequivocal. We cannot and should not – must not – permit Iran to build or acquire nuclear weapons. In order to prevent that from occurring, we must have more support vigorously and publicly expressed by China and Russia, and we must move as quickly as feasible for sanctions in the United Nations. And we cannot take any option off the table in sending a clear message to the current leadership of Iran – that they will not be permitted to acquire nuclear weapons.

-Hillary Clinton, Princeton University 1/23/2006

See? As peaceful as a dove. Wait a minute... ::rereads:: What the hell? Umm, what was the difference between her and John McCain again?

"Oh, well, John McCain is a war hero." said the imaginary annoying liberal in my head.

Are we really going to elect our statesman on this record as soldiers and likeability as opposed to the issues? I replied.

"Well, no, it's a two party system; and if that's your thing, you can vote for whichever party supports whatever issue you agree with."

Oh, well then, let's get started.



For the freedom lovers among you, the Democrats are for protecting your civil liberties:

10/25/2001 - Vote 313: H.R. 3162 (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001. Voted Yea

10/25/2001 - George Bush's approval rating according to CBS: 77%

For those of you who went to the anti-war protests, the Democrats oppose the war in Iraq:

10/11/2002 - Vote 237: H.J. Res 114: Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq. Voted Yea.

10/11/2002 - George Bush's approval rating according to CBS: 63%

And for those of you who want to find a solution to the malaise of the war, democrats want to assist all of mankind and will do whatever is most beneficial for the Iraqi people:

6/22/2006 - Vote 182: S 2766: Amendment calling on the president to withdraw troops from Iraq. (The "Good Luck Fuckers", Vote). Voted Yea

6/22/2006 - George Bush's approval rating according to CBS: 33%

Yep, there's the voting record of someone who stands up to the powers that be. But, in case you're wondering: on welfare, unfunded healthcare initiatives and abortion she's allllll lefty. I guess its too much work to be liberal on everything, so she just picks the important stuff.

But again, I'm coming off as too cynical. With, the democrats recently taking control of Congress (the health of Senator-elect Johnson notwithstanding), Hillary Clinton will lead the charge into a new era for the American government. Why, just look at this quote from the last election cycle from incoming House speaker Nancy Pulosi:

The criminal indictment of Majority Leader Tom DeLay is the latest example that Republicans in Congress are plagued by a culture of corruption at the expense of the American people.
- Nancy Pelosi, 2006

So clearly, we can expect the democrats and their preumptive leader for their charge into the White House to change the cultural on The Hill and throughout government at large! Oh, man, I feel much better.




Oh, right.







Who hasn't covered up the questionable death of a friend? ::Nervous Chuckle:: Am I right?..







Ethics is such a nebulous concept...





I think of the names bandied about for a possible run at the Democratic nomination: John Kerry (again), Al Gore (again), John Edwards (again), Hillary Clinton (sweet Jesus, no).

Please, please, please, can’t we just let the old guard die? Clinton wasn't that good. Seriously, he presided over an era of unbelievable peace and prosperity and all he had to to do was stay out of its way, let it run its course and take credit for it. He certainly wasn't the worst president we've ever had, but my God can we stop nominating his lackeys for
shit?

Can't Dick Gephardt, Joe Biden, John Kerry, John Edwards, Al Gore and Hillary just go away?

There are so many better choices. So many dynamic voices who are real Democrats with really actually different ideas! Its true, they're around!

Dennis Kucinich
Russ Feingold
Barack Obama
Jack Reed
Dick Durbin

and on and on and on. I guess, I just want to know, why don't we have 2 parties? Why is all the attention paid to being centrist when what that means is the debate keeps moving farther and farther to the right.

We're debating whether or not some torture is wrong these days. Torture. This is how far we've come.

But, I guess more of the same will have to do. "Maybe 12 years of Republicans in the White House will teach us to change things.