Things I didn't have to make up
posted by TheDon

Some days I have to do some creative writing, some days the commentary writes itself. This is some of the true stupidity o' the day.

In defense of Gonzo, when he said this, "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse", he was telling the truth. It's closer to 100,000 verified cases.

Former Attorney General Richard Carmona (2002-2006) gets a Profiles In Courage Award for speaking out against the anti-science, all-politics decision making process of the Cheney Administration. Well, he would have if he had resigned in protest and told this story FIVE YEARS AGO!

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's first surgeon general charged today that administration officials prevented him from providing the public with accurate scientific and medical information on such issues as stem cell research and teen pregnancy.
"The reality is that the 'nation's doctor' has been marginalized and relegated to a position with no independent budget and with supervisors who are political appointees with partisan agendas," Dr. Richard H. Carmona told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. "Anything that doesn't fit into the political appointees' ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried.
"The problem with this approach is that in public health, as in a democracy, there is nothing worse than ignoring science or marginalizing the voice of science for reasons driven by changing political winds," said Carmona, who served from 2002 to 2006. "The job of surgeon general is to be the doctor of the nation — not the doctor of a
political party."

The head of China's Food and Drug Safety Administration was executed because citizens died when he took bribes to allow defective drugs on the market. If I were to ever approve of the death penalty, this might not be a bad place to start. Of course, this mockery of a sham used to cover up the deep corruption of the Chinese government, and the dangerous manufacturing processes they sanction also reinforces my opposition.

I heard ex-con constitution hater Oliver North on Hannity's radio show, and they agreed that if we don't continue the surge, the Caliphate will be established and we will have to give up some of our cherished liberties. Well, when you put it like that, keep fighting! I'd hate to lose habeas corpus, freedom from warrantless searches and wiretaps, or privacy in my emails.

Huckleberry Graham said on the floor of the Senate today, "It's basically a statement by the congress that we're going to undo the surge. The surge comes to an end, we begin to leave, and we leave a force behind that will do a couple of things: train the Iraqi army and police force. Well we tried that for four years. Training during a war is a little different than when you're not at war."

I can't decide if he means that the "surge" will bring an end to the war, or that trying to train the Iraqi army and police force was foolish, or what. I speak Southern, but not from that region.

How embarassing must it be to have a commentator say, "I'm here in Texas, which is obviously part of George Bush's base."