Ok you remember the last elections, the Dems promised all kinds of stuff to get your votes and in the beginning they started with a bang. Little to none has become reality just a bunch of hot air to give the impression of actual work. They were appalled by the conditions at walter Reed, they want a deadline to be out of Iraq, yada, yada, yada!

Now they are all over this prosecutirs thing, to the point that it is all consuming, taking the pres and his boys. None want the talks with Rove, et al to be off the record; they want it recorded so that they can say whatever it is they want to say. Of course, the pres wants it off the record, and who would not?

The repubs are resisting on partisan grounds just as the dems are also. So is the honeymoon over? No, there is alot of screwing go on on a honeymoon and believe me the truth will be screwed out of shape.

All well, and good, but where will they find the time for all that legislation they have been thumping their chests about. This DOJ thing seems to be consuming all their time. If so, where does that leave immigration, the vets, the war, domestic programs and on and on?

JUst keep your eyes on the news and you will be given a show you may not soon forget and it will illustrate just how screw this system is. Enjoy! This is the system and the people you choose to run your lives. Are you satisfied?

CHUQ
21/03/07

Just a few more observations for the day.

Boy Scout Found in NC–well–Gandolf found him. A very happy outcome, about time there is one with a happy ending.

Iraq–insurgents used a car with children in backseat to go thru a check point and then detonated a bomb. What a bunch of sick-os! I have always said that if it is in uniform it can be fair game, but once you start using children in any way you have lost a lot of respect and understanding.

Pres. Bush spends all his time saying that things will be handled. Attorney firings, vets situation and so on and so forth. Why does the media let this go on–make the bastards explain themselves so that the whole population knows what they did and why.

Gov. Blance of LA is not running for re-election–obviously, she is 24 pts behind her opposition, time to cut an run. If she stays she will be grilled on all the failed stuff from Katrina. God forbid anyone would be willing to give honest answers to the questions. Bye, girl!

Britney baby is out of rehab and now she needs her provacy. Why did the people I know who had a melt down take months and months to come out of rehab, but famous people can bounce back in a couple of weeks? I must have missed something.

CHUQ

The Coming Doom!

What doom are we gonna talk about, CHUQ? How about the doom of the coming retirement of babyboomers. Next year the oldest of the boomers will begin to retire and will the system be able to handle it in the coming years? IMO, don’t think so.

Remember Reagan? Well he and a democratic Congress hammered out a deal back in the 80’s that saved SS and the retirees from losing their benefits. But unfortunately, no one noew seems to be watching out for the retirees. Why is that? Well, you know, there are two wars going on and God knows how many others may be in the planning stage; that takes cash! And where will the cash come from now that we have had break cuts and such?

Domestic spending is down, war spending is at record levels and even more is needed. From where will they get the extra funds for their wars? Domestic programs will take it in the butt. Demos were thrown into the power place by the voters last November and have yet to do anything about the war, with the exceptionof a lot of lip service. Does anyone in this classroom think that domestic programs will be expanded? May I see a show of hands? For any who raised the hands, there is conical hat and a corner with your name on it, please progress to the rear of the room and assume your position.

Personally, I am one of those that believe that all American people should have adequate education, health care, retirement and so on; then once that is accomplished the government may go ahead and start as many wars as they like. But never at the cost of the American people!

The bad news is since the domestic programs are pretty much ignore in favor of whatever it is they are trying to accomplish in Iraq and Afghanistan, which by the way is going quite badly, domestic programs will soon be at critical mass. Meaning they will soon implode and in doing so will effect in the neighbohood of 78 million people.

I call on the Democrats to get off their butts and make domestic programs an essential part of their platform. End the war–use the money where it is truly needed–the American people!

CHUQ
18/03/07

Just a few of the crap of the day.

Accidental Suicide–Is this not an oxymoron? Either it was an accident or it was suicide. The term is being used in the Phil Spector thing.

4 yr old girl is abused by her father and step-mom with burns, bites, bruises and shock–Do these people need to keep breathing? Yes and made to suffer everything the child suffered.

A missing 12 yr old in North Carolina–missing for a couple of days–you know if they still had NAs they would have a resource for finding this kid. It is called tracking, something whites are not that good at.

Bong Hits For Jesus–do I need to say more?

Personal thought of the day:

In WWII, the American people were asked to sacrifice for the war effort and they did. They paid higher taxes, cuts in gas and sugar and were asked to donate certain things for the war effort. I say let us try it again and we will see just how much the people support the war. Buying magnets and flags is not a good indication.

CHUQ

The Donor Program

The other day, in my ‘hood there were a wealth of volunteers out pushing the Organ Donor Program. They were going door to door trying to sign people up for the program. I think it is an excellent program and would do good things for people who need an organ transplant.

Did I sign up? NO! Oh, you are already a donor, right? NO! NO?! But I have said it is a good program and does good things, so why am I not a donor?

OK, just remember you asked!

That is an easy question for me to answer–the program as is, sells the organs to the highest bidder. What? You ask? OK, the person needing the organ is put on a list and if an organ becomes available they are contacted and informed, but if they do not have money alread in place they are past over until the person and the money are there. I am sure there are exceptions to this, but the majority of the program works as I have stated.

Do I have this right? I am to donate my healthy organs to benefit an ailing person. but the hospitals and doctors charge for the transplant. Is that about right? I, out of the goodness of my heart, am willing to help someone, but the medicals dicks get paid? Well, that is about right!

Sorry, but if I am to give my organs freely to help people, then so should the entire operation be free to the reciepient. Again, I apologize, but my organs will not be used to extort money from people.

When the entire proceedure is free, then they may have my healthy organs, but until then, I will retain possession of them.

CHUQ
18/03/07

There are a few things I have noticed recently.

I think it was Geo. Carlin a few years ago that had this thing about responsibility, I thought of it when everyone seems to be taking responsibility for the vets care or the firing of prosecutors or whatever. Like Carlin, if they want to take responsibility they can impress me by taking over some of my bills and debts. Now that is a responsibility I would appreciate.

I listen to Bush on his radio speech, I was underwhelmed! He spoke about the massive anti-war protests and said, “the Constitution says that we may have a peaceful protest and we just want to bring the same thing to Iraq.” OK, how admireable, but has anyone in the admin asked the Iraqi people if that is what they want? Doubt it?

And now the Democrats–some totally forgetable person gave the Dems side, but DAMMIT! Please someone tell her it is Iraq not EYE-ROCK!

The anti-war movement is beginning and will only get bigger, my brothers from years past will be proud.

I live in the South, so ever year about this time something is pollenating, so everyone walks around snorting and coughing and sneezing. But for the last week or so the humidity has been 60% or more. So I believe that we are not suffering from allergies; we are breathing water–it has to be “gill disease”.

CHUQ

Troops And Training

Since the very beginning of the Iraq thing, all the concerned leaders have been piping the same line. We will train and equipment the Iraqi Police and Army and once that is accomplished we will hand over the enforcement of security for the country to them. I know damn well you have heard this crap! Do you believe it? I hope the hell not!

How long have we been in Iraq? I believe going on 5 years or so, is that about right? My next question is a toughy–how long does it take to train these people? I mean come on, are they about there yet?

But wait–they can always say that because of the violence and such, it is hard to find and train adequate forces so that the US troops can be nothing but back-up and logistics. Still how long does this whole operation take?

I will be fair–there have been a few successes, but there should be lots more properly trained individuals than they are telling us they have. I still have not heard an adequate explanation of why the shortfall.

Maybe they should hire some of the Drill Instructors from the Us military. I mean in this country you can enlist go to basic and on to advanced training and be ready for the battlefield in less than a year. With that kind of production and success with turning out fodder these people should be in charge in Iraq, and then the present program might be on time, for a change.

With all that said, I would like to take on the subject of proper combat training for the American soldier. I have been watching the war progress since the beginning. As an ex-combat soldier, I would like to ask a couple of questions. Are our troops being properly trained in urban combat? I mean, my training was something different from what I see on the tube. The embedded reporters that go out with the patrols, show the men walking single file within 5 feet of each other. My training told me that “to spread out for one round could get you all”. And when the reports are with these guys, say on a rooftop they are in position they are within a foot of each other. Now was my training wrong? Or has the technique changed. I can tell you first hand that a RPG will take out everyone within 20 feet of the impact. So why are these troops so close together?

I can see why we are losing people at an ever increasing rate. IMO, their training is lacking. Possibly the military should try to find some people that know how to fight an urban war and let them teach the troops the way to survive.

Just a few thoughts to keep you on your toes.

CHUQ
17/03/07

Here is one for thought.

Human Shields

Do you recall the 1st Gulf War, when Saddam had those foreign civilians in Baghdad and they were being used as human shields? Do you remember? How about last summers Lebanon conflict? Israel accused Hezbollah of using civilians as human shields. Remember that?

Human shields have been used by everyone in time of war with the hope that it will protect whatever it is one is hiding in a populated are. Germany used it in WWII! Rebs used it in Vicksburg to keep the Yankees from bombarding the city! Just search history, you will find it used a lot and always for the same reason.

During the Lebanon conflict, the media was all over the human shields being used by Hezbollah. Israel used it as an excuse for most of the civilian deaths. Western media made sure that the world knew of what Hezbollah was doing.

The 1st Gulf War, remember that one? It was George I’s attempt at saving the world, when basically we were saving Israel and multinationals. Anyway, that bastard Saddam had foreign civilians housed in a hotel in Baghdad and the media, again, made sure that the world was aware of this dastardly deed. And they made sure you knew that Saddam was wrong in using civilians as a shield against attack.

You may be asking yourself–why are we talking about this now? An excellent question!

It seems that Israel’s excursion into Nablus on the West Bank by the IDF to find bad guys and to protect itself, anyway they are being investigated for using Arab civilians as a sheild against attack. What? You heard me! Israel is using the technique themselves and yet nothing or very little is being reported in the Western media. Why? It is hard to condemn an organization for their tactics when you employ the same. So to protect Israel’s reputation, it is being ignored in the West. Remember–CNN–“All the news you need to know”–a very cute slogan and I guess that shows that THEY decided what news you need to know.

Here is something to think about–the surge in process in Baghdad–the troops will clear an area and build post within the area so that the troops will be seen as friends. But it you think about it, they clear a Shi’a area and start staying there, right? Sounds like a shield to me! Let us see, you have troops living and working in a Shi’a area, would that not possibly cut down the amount of violence and attacks–Shi’as would want to be sure that Shi’as are safe.

Sorry, sleepers, a human shield by anyother name is still a shield.

CHUQ
17/03/07

Recently Chiquita was fined $25 million becaus the paid protection money to some paramilitary group. Wassup? The paid money so that their interests were protected in Columbia. yet, Haliburton, et al in Iraq are paying mercenaries, sorry, security contractors for protection against violence levelled at them.

Am I the only person who is having a problem understanding this ? A company, which I have no love for, is fined by the US government for payinf protection money and Haliburton is not. Sorry guys a mercenary is a mercenary, whether you call them a security consultant or a paramilitary group.

I cannot believe that I, of all people, is coming to the aid of a large corporation, believe me, it is out of character for me to do so. I would like someone to explain the difference between the two payments. Wrong is wrong and if Chiquita is guilty, then so is Halliburton. I guess if Chiquita had someone close to the president they would also be exempt, as Halliburton is.

You gotta love the way this system works! In case there is any confusion, that was sarcasm!

CHUQ
16/03/07

You know who I mean; those guys and gals you send to Washington to represent you. Now I ask, Do they represent your interests?

Most likely they do not! You hear all the time that this guy or that gal voted their conscience. Do we pay them to vote their conscience? I say NO! We pay them to do our bidding in Washington. Come on think about it! Let say that 55% of the voters in a district are against the school prayer thing and you rep votwes for it–who is he/she representing?

Personally, I do not give two craps in hell about his/her conscience. I am concerned that they vote the way that the majority of their constituents believe. But because of this representative form of government, they are allowed to vote anyway they want, because there is no recourse for the voter, other than an election every 4 years or so. Is is no recourse for recalling the ones that are self-serving and an adequate representative. But then again, ALL politicians are self-serving; the voter is a necessary inconvenience. Why? What can they do besides bitch? Nothing!

The time has come for these self-serving millionaires to be accountable, which under the present system; they will NEVER be accountable. The American people bitch constantly about the actions of these people, but yet do NOTHING.

It is true! The American People Get The Government They Deserve.

CHUQ
16/03/07