Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Some Illusions...
Republican Senator Worm has decided to submit a bill that will allow Congress to sue the president over his use of signing statements. This is after the American Bar Association has concluded that the president has sidestepped his constitutional authority to either “sign a bill, veto it, or take no action.” Bush has issued over 700 signing statements, more than all other presidents in history put together. I have previously written about the nature of some of these signing statements, which amount to little more than the president saying he will not enforce a law if he feels it impinges on his “constitutional” authority.
The US war machine grinds onward: the Air Force has approved $11 billion for more of the F-22 fighter aircraft, the most expensive fighter aircraft in history. The Institute for Defense Analysis recommended the sale, even though the president of the IDA enjoys a particularly lucrative conflict of interest.
Some illusions never die. Despite the fact that the WMDs in Iraq were never found, or were sample amounts or small amounts in degraded form left over from the Gulf War, 50% of US adults still think Iraq had WMDs when we invaded. 64% still think Saddam Hussein had strong links to al Qaeda. I would like to thank Fox News and Sean Hannity for making Americans to most delusional people on Earth regarding the war we are fighting.
More anti-American sentiment from the speaker of the Iraqi parliament. Funny how democracy doesn’t always turn out like you planned, isn’t it?
Conservatives in Ohio reply to calls for an increase in the minimum wage with the old story of how increasing the minimum wage will lead to unemployment.
The dumbest senator in the Senate is on the warpath against the concept of global warming again, even going so far as to compare people who raise concerns about global warming to Nazis.
War in the Middle East? Afghanistan in chaos? No problem. The president is meeting with the cast of American Idol, after which he will take fifteen days of vacation in August. Hey, Tony Snow! Let’s hear it about what a lazy president Jimmy Carter was again (you know, the president who took the least amount of vacation days of any president in modern US history).
Speaking of the Middle East, how about that stilted coverage in the New York Times? Despite the fact that some defenders of Israel have lauded her for her “restraint,” Human Rights Watch has reported the use of cluster munitions in Lebanon in populated areas.
# posted by BitterHarvest @ 4:16 PM 
