Seven Deadly Sins:

Rove is quitting to "be with his family."

Nit Romney won the Iowa Straw Poll and Tommy Thompson dropped out

Hilary and Barak continue slugging at each other, while the rest of the field sits back and watches

Italy found a major arms smuggling ring supplying Iraq Shi-ites and Sunnis

A Sunni cleric claims genocide by the Shi-ites.

The dems continue to stand in the way of getting Bush and Cheney put behind bars where they belong.

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I've become very dissolusioned by this government and my country. I've become cynical, when I was always an idealist. I no longer trust the government, justice system, laws, or even the American people.

Individually, the American people are great folks - generous and compasisonate. Collectively, they are the stupidest crowd I've ever seen! Easily led and never question anything. Like sheep to the slaughter - or the Jews in WW-2. Just do what they're told and if it doesn't make an immediate dent in their lifestyle, they don't care. Are they wearing blinders???

The greatest democratic experiment ever devised is fallling apart because of power, greed and pride. I wouldn't be surprised if lust and gluttony are also in play someplace. That only leaves murder and sloth out of the seven deadly sins. Sloth is portrayed by the monumental lethargy on the part of the American voter. Murder - well there's character assassination, war, outing a CIA operative and her entire network - what else do you want????

Get off your ass, America! Think and use that God given brain of yours. Stop hiding behind religion, politcal party lines, and somebody else's opinion - even Mom's opinion is based on her gernerational experiences - not yours. Think!

OK, I Found Something -

Election reform.

California is trying to break up the block of electoral votes and go more toward populist vote. I think that is a GREAT idea! The electoral college is antiquated and too often the voice of the people is not heard because of it.

I think the electronic voting machines need to go, too. It's too hard to know if the machine is working right or has been tampered with. I prefer the old, paper ballot. OK, it's not a perfect system. No system is. However, if you want to write-in a candidate, it's a lot easier with a pencil than that stupid dial!

Why I'm Quiet

I am trying very hard just to get through the days right now. I've been keeping my radio off. I only yelled at it once in the last couple of days! I'm proud of myself.

Again, though, I'm here, just keeping to myself. Now, I haven't heard the news since early this morning when everyone on the radio was talking about the heat, so anything may have happened today.

If I have something to say about it, I'll let you know.

Aah!!!! Weapons!

OK, now they can't account for weapons distributed in Iraq. A week ago, they wanted to sell to the Saudis - the Bush family friends.

Why do we sell or distribute Our technology in parts of the world known to be unsettled?

If this was the UFP (United Federation of Planets) the Prime Directive* would stop this proliferation of arms.

* from Star Trek

I found an article to share

An incredibly inciteful article about the case for impeachement and how it just might happen.

Yes, that's right, Impeachment. It lays out all the reasons to do it. It tells us why it won't happen, and how it might. To impeach would require 2 folks stepping aside and allowing - of all persons - Condie Rice! - to become the next prez. We'll see.

I think we need to cross post this article in a few places and see if it flies with the American public. What do you think???