Max: Gore airlifts Katrina victims
Via CNN.com
" Al Gore helped airlift some 270 Katrina evacuees on two private charters from New Orleans, acting at the urging of a doctor who saved the life of the former vice president's son."
And why didn't we elect this guy President?
Oh. Yeah. We did.
" Al Gore helped airlift some 270 Katrina evacuees on two private charters from New Orleans, acting at the urging of a doctor who saved the life of the former vice president's son."
And why didn't we elect this guy President?
Oh. Yeah. We did.
posted by Max Dobberstein at 9/09/2005 04:11:00 PM
19 Comments:
Thanks for coming to the site!
Can't blame you or the protestors. We don't want Bush in this country, either! :)
Damn straight we don't. I wish the citizens could envoke impeachment. I'm all for it at this point. I was willing to ride it out until now. He's killed thousands of people because of his stupidity, and that's not even including the people in Iraq.
It's time to forget about impeachment. There are precious few Republicans who are willing to admit even the slightest imperfection on the part of the Shrubster. Most happily fly in the face of facts and logic trying to paint him as just about perfect. Those same people would have to be the ones to impeach him. It just ain't gonna happen. It's not like it would be all that great anyway. If he was ultimately removed from office, Cheney would become President.
Revolution?
I think we're due.
Go read Locke and then get back to me on that.
In the meantime, ou best hope is that the Republican lose their majority next year. And that the Democrats don't get a majority next year. I would like a nice fou way split betwixt the Republicans, Democrats, Greens and Libertarians. With a few Independants just for spice.
In the parlimentary system, that works just fine. But, with as partisan as our system is, more than two parties would make sure that NOTHING would ever happen again. Our government will be even less effective than it is now.
If you think that equally small and low powered parties would make our government work more like a parliment, I think you have another think coming.
You see, what we Americans refuse to admit is that we elect one majority party, one annoyance party and a few others just to point out how broken our system is. The only thing that seperates us from Soviet Russia is that we switch our majority party now and then.
What did Locke have to say on this subject that's so important? I have many better things to waste my time on than some political theorist over a 100 years dead.
No. Not more Parlimentary. It is a mistake to think that we elect parties in this country. We elect individuals that have party membership. A majority party's leaders have some extra power, but the lines often blur as members cross lines to form ideological majorities on some issues. With the House and Senate leaders gelded by either being elected by plurality or by some sort of coalition, those lines will blur futher.
As for Locke, he has some things worth considering before you start storming the bastile.
I won't read it!
You can't make me!
*Sigh!*
I wonder if they have it at Half Price Books?
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7370
There is a fair amount there. But the warning for the would be revolutionary is that before one revolts one should be sure the system is so broken, so intolerable, that it would be better to lose everything you have (your home, possessions, loved ones, your very life) than to live under it one more day.
Hmmmm ... my job sucks, my house sucks, but I like our car.
Dammit! Why am I so materialistic?
The revolution will have to wait until our warranty runs out.
Don't you have a Ford?
No, dude. We have a Dodge Intreppid. We've had that for about two years.
How Intrepid of you.
That's it? You're taking shots at my typing? Try again!
No. I didn't even spot the typo until just now. I was almost going to say you spelled it right until I thought to double check. I was just making a lame pun based on the model of vehicle you own.
*Sigh*
I love ya, buddy.
What? So now you're annoyed that I didn't mock your spelling?
No. I just love you. Despite your faults, I love you.
Ummm...thanks?
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