Long Time, No Post...
Hello again readers, I hope everyone is doing well. First of all, I apologize for the delay in posting. Things have been rather hectic here at the Chuck Ranch (and House of Ill-Repute).
There are two subjects that I would like to tackle in today's post. The first subject deals with the fact that Iran now wishes to engage in talks concerning its nuclear program. The second topic concerns an FBI raid on the offices of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-LA).
The Washington Post is reporting that Iran now wants to talk directly to the US concerning its (Iran's) nuclear program. According to the Post's story, this signals a change in the Iranians attitude toward the US. The story also is reporting that US intelligence officials are regarding this as a major overture by the Iranians. According to the Post, administration officials, including Bush and Rice, have dismissed the overture as nothing more than a "tactical move" and have stated that the request contains nothing new.
Ok, let me get this straight, the Iranians want to talk about their nuclear program, the overture has been assessed by experts on Iran as being "real", and yet, the Bush Administration says that the Iranian efforts are nothing more than a "tactical move". Gee, George, what tactic would that be? The tactic of trying to avoid a war? If this is a real effort for the Iranians to engage the US diplomatically, as the experts have said it is, then what is the harm in talking to them? Someone wiser than I once said that there is no last word in diplomacy. If you are so smart George, then prove it, talk to the Iranians and do so in good faith. I realize that talking to them might delay your timetable for starting World War 3 and completing your program of world conquest, but look at it this way, at least the military will have more time to prepare for the upcoming war. George, are you so stupid that you can't see that talking to the Iranians will at least delay a war, if not avert one? Are you so blind that you can't see that the American people don't want another Middle Eastern military adventure? I don't know what is going through your head George, but this is not the 19th century and the doctrine of Manifest Destiny went out with the end of the Civil War! Furthermore, the Age of Imperialism is long over. This is not the British Empire and you are not Queen Victoria. This is America and, in case no one told you, we believe in talking to anyone who will talk to us. On top of that, we don't believe in going to war with someone just because they pissed us off, or at least we didn't until you took office. George, pull your head out of your ass, start paying attention to the people we pay to be experts on the subject at hand, and then tell your empty headed Secretary of State to set up a meeting with the Iranians. If they are truly serious about resolving this issue, who knows, they might just show up to that meeting and they might just talk about it. And, who knows, we might just avoid a war and the thousands of dead servicemen that will ensue. Of course talking to someone as bloodthirsty, vindictive, insane, and stupid as you, George, is like teaching a pig to sing...All it does is frustrate the teacher and annoy the pig.
Let us move on to our next subject, the FBI raid on Rep. William J. Jefferson's offices. Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that the FBI raided the Congressional offices of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-LA). Jefferson is currently under investigation for taking bribes for promoting business ventures in Africa. According to the story, Jefferson denied any wrongdoing and called the raid an "outrageous intrusion". The story goes on to report that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are all up in arms over the raid. They view the raid as violating the Constitutional clause concerning separation of powers. According to both the Constitution and the courts, a raid such as this violates the prohibition on the Executive Branch of the government intimidating the Legislative Branch.
Well, I can see why Hastert is up in arms, he is afraid that the FBI is going to raid his offices as he is under investigation regarding his ties to the convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The other two may have a point though. When conducting a corruption investigation, usually the FBI subpoenas the relevant documents from the office of whomever they are investigating. This raid does seem to be very unusual. But then again, stop and consider a few things. First, the Representative in question is a Democrat. Second, he is from Louisiana and has been critical of the Bush Administration concerning the government's response to the Katrina disaster. Third, he is up for reelection in a district that, if there were no allegations of wrongdoing, would probably remain in Democratic hands. And lastly, the FBI is part of the Department of Justice which is run by Bush lapdog Alberto Gonzales. Gonzales is the man who wrote justifications of torture and the NSA spying program for the Bush Administration, so why should we expect him to respect the norm or the law when it comes to conducting this investigation? The answer is that we shouldn't. You can bet that this raid was conducted on orders from the top in an effort to both intimidate Congress and to discredit a Bush opponent.
As for the Congresspersons complaining about their rights being violated, all I can say is, "Shut up!" Where were you guys when the Patriot Act was being debated and passed? I didn't hear you screaming about rights then. And what about the efforts to try and legalize the NSA spying program? How much complaining about rights violations did you do then? When your rights are violated you complain to anyone who will listen, but when the rights of the American people are violated, strangely enough, you are silent. People have told me that I should treat our elected officials with respect. Well, I hate to tell you boys and girls, respect is something which is earned and not given. Until you crybaby Congressmen start standing up and fighting for the rights of those you are elected to serve and represent, you will get no respect from me. And the more you complain about your rights while disregarding the rights of your constituents, the less respect you will earn as far as I am concerned. If you want to earn the respect of the American people, I suggest that you quit complaining about your rights being violated, start opposing the Bush regime instead of rubberstamping everything he wants, start thinking critically about the direction this country is headed, and start serving those who put you in your position in the first place (the people, not the special interests you've been serving). Until then I will continue to consider you to be nothing more than lying, corrupt, reprobates whose only interest is in lining your pockets at the expense of the American people, and, therefore, not worthy of my respect.
I am Chuck and this has been my rant.
There are two subjects that I would like to tackle in today's post. The first subject deals with the fact that Iran now wishes to engage in talks concerning its nuclear program. The second topic concerns an FBI raid on the offices of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-LA).
The Washington Post is reporting that Iran now wants to talk directly to the US concerning its (Iran's) nuclear program. According to the Post's story, this signals a change in the Iranians attitude toward the US. The story also is reporting that US intelligence officials are regarding this as a major overture by the Iranians. According to the Post, administration officials, including Bush and Rice, have dismissed the overture as nothing more than a "tactical move" and have stated that the request contains nothing new.
Ok, let me get this straight, the Iranians want to talk about their nuclear program, the overture has been assessed by experts on Iran as being "real", and yet, the Bush Administration says that the Iranian efforts are nothing more than a "tactical move". Gee, George, what tactic would that be? The tactic of trying to avoid a war? If this is a real effort for the Iranians to engage the US diplomatically, as the experts have said it is, then what is the harm in talking to them? Someone wiser than I once said that there is no last word in diplomacy. If you are so smart George, then prove it, talk to the Iranians and do so in good faith. I realize that talking to them might delay your timetable for starting World War 3 and completing your program of world conquest, but look at it this way, at least the military will have more time to prepare for the upcoming war. George, are you so stupid that you can't see that talking to the Iranians will at least delay a war, if not avert one? Are you so blind that you can't see that the American people don't want another Middle Eastern military adventure? I don't know what is going through your head George, but this is not the 19th century and the doctrine of Manifest Destiny went out with the end of the Civil War! Furthermore, the Age of Imperialism is long over. This is not the British Empire and you are not Queen Victoria. This is America and, in case no one told you, we believe in talking to anyone who will talk to us. On top of that, we don't believe in going to war with someone just because they pissed us off, or at least we didn't until you took office. George, pull your head out of your ass, start paying attention to the people we pay to be experts on the subject at hand, and then tell your empty headed Secretary of State to set up a meeting with the Iranians. If they are truly serious about resolving this issue, who knows, they might just show up to that meeting and they might just talk about it. And, who knows, we might just avoid a war and the thousands of dead servicemen that will ensue. Of course talking to someone as bloodthirsty, vindictive, insane, and stupid as you, George, is like teaching a pig to sing...All it does is frustrate the teacher and annoy the pig.
Let us move on to our next subject, the FBI raid on Rep. William J. Jefferson's offices. Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that the FBI raided the Congressional offices of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-LA). Jefferson is currently under investigation for taking bribes for promoting business ventures in Africa. According to the story, Jefferson denied any wrongdoing and called the raid an "outrageous intrusion". The story goes on to report that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are all up in arms over the raid. They view the raid as violating the Constitutional clause concerning separation of powers. According to both the Constitution and the courts, a raid such as this violates the prohibition on the Executive Branch of the government intimidating the Legislative Branch.
Well, I can see why Hastert is up in arms, he is afraid that the FBI is going to raid his offices as he is under investigation regarding his ties to the convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The other two may have a point though. When conducting a corruption investigation, usually the FBI subpoenas the relevant documents from the office of whomever they are investigating. This raid does seem to be very unusual. But then again, stop and consider a few things. First, the Representative in question is a Democrat. Second, he is from Louisiana and has been critical of the Bush Administration concerning the government's response to the Katrina disaster. Third, he is up for reelection in a district that, if there were no allegations of wrongdoing, would probably remain in Democratic hands. And lastly, the FBI is part of the Department of Justice which is run by Bush lapdog Alberto Gonzales. Gonzales is the man who wrote justifications of torture and the NSA spying program for the Bush Administration, so why should we expect him to respect the norm or the law when it comes to conducting this investigation? The answer is that we shouldn't. You can bet that this raid was conducted on orders from the top in an effort to both intimidate Congress and to discredit a Bush opponent.
As for the Congresspersons complaining about their rights being violated, all I can say is, "Shut up!" Where were you guys when the Patriot Act was being debated and passed? I didn't hear you screaming about rights then. And what about the efforts to try and legalize the NSA spying program? How much complaining about rights violations did you do then? When your rights are violated you complain to anyone who will listen, but when the rights of the American people are violated, strangely enough, you are silent. People have told me that I should treat our elected officials with respect. Well, I hate to tell you boys and girls, respect is something which is earned and not given. Until you crybaby Congressmen start standing up and fighting for the rights of those you are elected to serve and represent, you will get no respect from me. And the more you complain about your rights while disregarding the rights of your constituents, the less respect you will earn as far as I am concerned. If you want to earn the respect of the American people, I suggest that you quit complaining about your rights being violated, start opposing the Bush regime instead of rubberstamping everything he wants, start thinking critically about the direction this country is headed, and start serving those who put you in your position in the first place (the people, not the special interests you've been serving). Until then I will continue to consider you to be nothing more than lying, corrupt, reprobates whose only interest is in lining your pockets at the expense of the American people, and, therefore, not worthy of my respect.
I am Chuck and this has been my rant.
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