Stand Up Time

It seems to be accepted knowledge that the War President is devising some sort of escalation in Iraq in opposition to the advice of his generals, Iraq Study Group , every serious analyst and against the will expressed by the American electorate. No real surprise there, it is the cowards way to retreat into ever less rational behavior when confronted with his overwhelming malfeasance and guilt. The question is, what will be the reaction? It is also accepted opinion that any opposition to this plan will have to come from "the Democrats". We must reject that notion. This is the last opportunity to salvage the last shred of real democracy in this country and it's up to the people to take back the power they have ceded, not some idiot political party.

The man picked by the new Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to head the House intelligence committee is a knucklehead named Sylvestre Reyes. He got the job because he is Hispanic and that means votes. In an interview he said he "plans to focus on Latin America, particularly Venezuela. President Hugo Chavez has influenced elections acrosss Latin America, has called Bush the devil and has ALIGNED himself with Iran." Sounds like somebody sonia-belle could get behind. When asked if he knew whether al Qaeda was Sunni or Shiia, Reyes babbled a little then guessed wrong. He got the name recognition to get where he is today "through his agressive programs to secure the porous border in El Paso." So he's also got the Tom Tancredo vote.

The minute Bush calls for increased troop levels we need to shut this whole thing down. General strike, barricades in the highways, huge marches in every city and town. Game over. Fuck the Democrats. One day of national paralysis to save a lot of lives from being needlessly wasted. Whadda ya say? By the way, happy new year!