Memorial Day 2008

Each year that the Bush Administration has held the reigns of power Memorial Day has had more dead to remember. This administration has added to the dead that Americans memorialize for an invasion based on lies, phony intelligence and deception, and continues to occupy a Sovereign Nation based upon the same lies and deception. As President Bush participated in the solemn ceremony at the tomb of the Unknowns today at Arlington National Cemetery did it cross his mind that over 4,000 American Military Personnel died in the mistake we call the Bush War?

This Memorial Day 2008 the number of those who served in World War II are dwindling at a rapid pace. The World War II generation fought a Noble Cause that truly protected the freedoms that are enjoyed throughout the World. It is a grave injustice to those who fought in World War II to have the generation of their grandchildren dying in an unjust war of aggression perpetrated by the Bush-Cheney Republican Administration. It was an aggression upon Sovereign Nations that the World War II generation stopped with their brave and sacrificial heroism, now their grandchildren are asked to be the aggressors and occupiers of a Sovereign Nation. An occupation that the American people are opposed to by a massive majority. When told that 71% of the American People oppose the occupation by the United States Military, Vice President Cheney responded, "So". That is the most poignant statement that has been made by the Republican President and Vice President in these seven and half years of their occupation of Washington, D.C. Within that 71% of the American People are some of the survivors of military service in World War II, many survivors of the occupation of Korea and Viet Nam, so the Vice Presidents response is "So", in other words he does not care what the Americans who are Veterans of American Wars thinks about the current policy of occupation.

This Bush-Cheney Republican War will continue unabated as long as this Administration is allowed to control the agenda. The American People elected a Democratic controlled Congress to no avail. The Congress has not accomplished anything in regards to changing the course of the blood and treasure of the United States being wasted in a war of aggression and an occupation of a Sovereign Nation. We would have to assume that the Democratic Congress has the same response as Mr. Cheney when told that 71% of the American People opposed the occupation of Iraq. "So".

So this Memorial Day 2008 Americans memorialized those that died in military uniform in Service to the Nation, for a just or unjust cause. It is not those who wear the uniform that are the cause of unjust American Military aggression, but those that from time to time are able to invade and occupy the seat of power of the United States Government.

This Memorial Day the American People should also have memorialized the principals and ideals that the fore fathers founded this Nation upon that are currently under siege by the Corporate occupiers of our Government. As the celebration of Independence Day 2008 draws near Americans should remember the principals upon which the Great Experiment, The United States of America, was founded upon and strive to insure that this experiment is carried forward for the succeeding generation to experience.

Bush's War on Memorial Day 2008

Thanks to the Bush-Cheney War of aggression against Iraq, this Memorial Day Americans will honor over 4,000 Military Personnel who gave their lives in service to the United States Military in a war of Colonization perpetrated by the Bush-Cheney-Republican Administration. Over 4,000 American Families will suffer the memories of their family members lost in an illegal invasion launched by the Bush-Cheney-Republican Administration lies and deceptions. The Democrats are not blameless in this Bush-Cheney-Republican war, the only Senator to vote against giving the power to invade to the Republican War Mongers was Senator Paul Wellstone who is now dead from a plane crash shortly after the vote.

Two of three Senators running for President also voted in the affirmative to give the Republican invaders the authority to launch an invasion against a Sovereign Nation with a duly elected President and government. Senators Clinton and McCain both voted for the War in Iraq.

This Memorial day as most Americans are forced to cut back on Holiday trips due to the economic catastrophe that the Bush War has caused to the American economy 4000 more American Families are mourning the loss of loved ones thanks to the lies of G.W. Bush and his minions. During the debate with Al Gore, Mr. Bush told the American People he knew how to deal with the oil producing countries because he was an oilman. He said he would jawbone with them to keep a secure affordable oil price. Judging by the current price of oil it seems that Mr. Bush is not much of a jaw boner and not much of an oilman. That only goes along with him being not much of a President.

To the American Families who have lost a member of their family to the Bush War all of America mourns with you.

McCain Likes Bush Money But Not Him

The McCain Campaign has quietly scaled down some fund raisers featuring President Bush and have closed them to the Press. Senator McCain will try to walk the tight rope of needing Bush's fund raising prowess among wealthy Republicans and distancing himself from the most unpopular President in American History for the remainder of the campaign.

The McCain fundraisers are officially closed to the press presumably so that there will not be public exposure of McCain and Bush together. McCain realizes that the majority of the American People see this President as a failure and blame him for the uncertain turn that their economic life has taken.

The House and Senate candidates will be in the same predicament, they will need the massive amount of money that the President can still generate from the Party faithful but they will not want to be linked to him or his policies. It will be the Democratic Party's job to constantly link these candidates to the President and his policies if they wish to make inroads into the Independent voters and the soft Republican voters. A lot of these voters not particularly loyal to the Republican Party will eventually vote for a third party candidate such as Bob Barr, the Democrats will be hoping that these voters can be turned off to McCain and the incumbent Republicans by linking them to the failed policies of the Bush Administration.

If the Democrats hope to make a sweeping victory of both the Presidency and the Congress they will have to keep their message clear, America is failing because of the Bush Policies that these incumbent Republicans pushed through the Congress without scrutiny. Policies that have demolished the middle class, raised insurance premiums, raised banking fees, raised credit loans, raised the price of energy and squandered the Treasury of the People.

Senator Clinton Goes Too Far

Senator Clinton used the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in June 1968 in California as a reason that she should continue in her campaign for the Democratic Presidential campaign. In an interview to a South Dakota newspaper Mrs. Clinton cited the assassination as a reason that she should continue, but underlying her statement was the blatant statement that Senator Obama could be assassinated.

There seems to be a pattern of Senator Clinton trying to put ideas into the heads of voters. First Senator Clinton makes remarks about White people not voting for Senator Obama now she is hinting that Senator Obama will suffer the fate of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. If Mrs. Clinton is relaying on tragedy to secure the nomination she should immediately quit this campaign. Senator Clinton seems bent on destroying the Democratic party if she is not chosen as the nominee. It is time for all Democratic leaders to stand up and speak out against the divisive campaign that the Clinton Team is running.

Today's Tidbit
The Senate slipped into the housing relief bill a provision to collect fingerprints of all those involved in the Real Estate and Mortgage Industry, this is a bad precedent that will lead to more privacy invasions. How could the Democratic leadership allow this to pass? Where is the Democratic Leadership?

Senate Leaders

Where are the Senate leaders. The three major remaining Presidential Candidates are all sitting U.S Senators. The three of them are crisis crossing the Country telling the American People that they posses the leadership qualities to turn the American future around, yet they have the power as sitting U.S. Senators to propose legislation now. None of the three have proposed any significant legislation to deal deal with any of the current crisis plaguing the American citizen now.

None of the three sitting U.S. Senators running for President have stood up in the Senate and proposed any meaningful legislation dealing with, Veterans after care, energy crunch, usury laws, war policy, alternative energy funding and implementation, reforming FEMA, or rebuilding a stricken American City, New Orleans. What kind of leadership are they proposing when they have the power to lead now, and they are not doing it.

The Democratic Senate leadership has failed to propose and push through any significant legislation reversing the failed policies of the past seven and a half years. The excuse that is often floated in the Media is that they do not have a big enough majority to push the legislation through the Congress and override a Presidential veto so they do not attempt any legislation.

Leaders would push the issue out into the spot light and let the pressures of the majority sway the Republicans with public opinion. The Congress must act on matters of immediate importance, when the tax rebate checks dry up shortly, the economic future of the American hourly worker is looking very bleak.

Senator Obama - The People Need Action

As Senator Obama closes in on being the Democratic Presidential Nominee it is time that the Senator took a stand on the energy crisis. Mr. Obama is a sitting Senator and has the power right now to show his leadership by introducing legislation to immediately impact the energy crisis that is tearing at the fabric of the working class and will very shortly become a National disaster. With oil approaching $140 a barrel and predictions of $12.00 a gallon gasoline the Nation is in peril right now, today, May 21,2008.

As the leading Democratic Presidential candidate it is Mr. Obama's obligation to put a spotlight on the effects of the price of oil and the devastation that it is and will be causing on the Nation's fiscal health. There is action that can be taken now and for the future. Right now, immediately, Senator Obama can initiate legislation and twist the arms of the Democratic leadership to push it through the Congress. In days the tariffs on imported ethanol can be lifted, this would allow other countries to import ethanol into this country at less than half the price of oil. Legislation must be passed to mandate a higher percentage of ethanol to be mixed with the gasoline by refineries. The mandate must be placed at 20% to start than a 10% increase each year until it is 100% ethanol or another alternative renewable resource.

Legislation is needed right now to mandate and fund that all Federal, State, and Municipal owned building are power by renewable, alternative energies, wind,solar and geothermal.

Legislation is needed now to institute a program to take every streetlight in America off of the power grid and placed on solar power.

There are many other measures that the government can take to stop the spiralling price of oil, but the best way is to enact programs that will retrofit America to live off of alternative, renewable sources of energy. If George Bush's Iraq War can be funded, energy programs can be funded.

Retrofitting every government owned building through the country will create tens of thousands of jobs. New jobs will be created producing solar panels and wind mills and geothermal pumps. Jobs will be created in the supply chain that the producers of alternative energy equipment will use to procure their raw materials. Jobs will be created in transporting all the various products. Jobs will be created for installers, carpenters, electricians, laborers and all the other occupations that support the installation of alternative energy equipment. Jobs will be created for researchers and developers as each company tries to improve upon the existing technology and seeks to make their product better and more efficient than their competitor"s product. Jobs will be created in advertising, sales, marketing, and all the other ancillary industries that support the American manufacturing of solar power.

Within this legislation the American people would like to see a mandate that only alternative energy equipment manufactured in America by American workers from American resources will be allowed to be installed on any building that is paid for with the People's Tax money.

Senator Barack Obama, the people are bitter, bitter that the Congress is doing nothing, something needs to be done now. America is calling out for a leader. A leader needs to emerge now and affect policy now.

Solar Power

In 2000 Germany passed legislation that that would put solar power on 100,000 roofs throughout the Country through a series of grants and low interest loans. To accompany this plan the German Government mandated that the power companies buy the excess power from the building owners who accepted the low interest loans at 7 times the cost of energy for ten years, thus providing an income equal to the loan payments to the building owners. Basically this enables building owners to install solar power for free on their buildings. The power companies pay more for electricity than they would to generate it but they save on expanding capacity and plant maintenance. The Power Companies were going to build more Nuclear power plants to meet the increase in demand, but with the program demand was cut and the additional nuclear plant was not needed so the power companies did not need the capital intensive investment in a new plant. Everyone benefited from the German Plan. The Building owners were able to install a pollution free power generation system for their building at no cost, the power companies saved on capital improvements and Germany imported less oil. The Solar industry grew and created jobs.

Why is the United States Congress eight years behind in implementing such a such a program? The Congressional leadership has not proposed or implemented any plan that would ween the United States off of oil imports, thus the current situation in America where the working classes are struggling under the sharp rise in energy costs causing the middle class to crumble under the weight of the cost of transportation, heating and cooling.

At the very least, the Congress should enact and fund a program that will install solar power on every Federal Facility throughout the Country. The Technology is there right now and with a massive program of retrofitting all Federal installations many jobs would be created across a broad spectrum of the American workforce. Jobs from installers to researchers, and developers would open up throughout the solar industry. Germany has many companies that are now considered the leaders in solar power and installations. America should be a leader in this field but the oil lobby controls the politicians who suck up the campaign funds offered by the industry to maintain their status.

The Congress should also enact and fund a program for every government building on all levels from State Buildings to municipal buildings to install alternative energy solutions on all government buildings including every school building. If every government building in the Nation converted to solar, wind, geothermal or any form of alternative renewable energy it would decrease the amount of oil that the United States would have to import and burn. There would be a significant difference in the quality of the air with so many buildings running without emissions.

The third prong of a Congressional program should be modeled after the German project, where a set number of private buildings both commercial and residential would be given grants and low interest loans to convert to an alternative renewable energy source. If the Congress would enact legislation to convert 200,000 buildings a year for ten years the burning of fossil fuels would be drastically reduced, huge power plants would not have to built and the power grid would be fed locally, which would eliminate the loss of energy that occurs during long distance transmission. Are there any leaders in the Congress who would propose an alternative energy program for the Country that would take a bite out of oil imports?