"There's nothing I am worse at than long-term planning. I have never run my life that way. I believe that serendipity or fate or divine intervention has led me to a series of wholly implausible steps in my life. And I've been open to those twists and turns because I didn't have a long-term plan."
-National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice

It's now clear to me what happened in Iraq.

Robert X. Cringely has been discussing E-Voting the last couple of weeks- worth reading:
Column 1
Column 2

Also yesterday, the National Enquirer reported that "the police web is tightening around Rush Limbaugh" and that he could be arrested in days.

Limbaugh's lawyer, Roy Black, yesterday called the tabloid story "a pure fabrication" and a "thinly veiled attempt to destroy Mr. Limbaugh's reputation and career."


If Mr. Limbaugh's career is indeed ruined by his illegal activity I can't see how he can blame this on law enforcement. He's not being challenged because he is an addict, he's being challenged because he broke the law, it's as simple as that.

As bad as the drug laws are, they have to be enforced equally. The fact is, anyone else dealing with the number of pills in this case would immediately be charged with distribution. I mean, we're talking tens of thousands of pills according to the maid that Mr. Limbaugh bought the drugs from. Being rich shouldn't enter into it, but already people are defending him by saying he had no motive... well, having a motive doesn't enter into it, it's still illegal activity.

If Tommy Chong goes to jail for selling bongs on the internet certainly Rush Limbaugh should be punished for putting tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars into the illegal drug trade and supporting terrorism.

Being rich (or a republican) is no excuse for illegal activity.

CNN reports:

About 300 of 700 members of the new Iraqi army have resigned, citing unhappiness with terms, conditions and pay and with instructions of commanding officers, a representative of the U.S.-led coalition said Thursday.

"It's a new force, and ... we face some difficulties," the representative said.

In response to the resignations, the coalition will review the terms and conditions and compare them with other security services in Iraq -- the police and Civil Defense Corps, the representative said ...

So, what's worse? The fact that nearly half of the army quit, or that "nearly half" is 300 soldiers? At this rate, Kuwait will be storming Baghdad in a few months. We're never leaving ... $87 billion is a downpayment.

ANNAPOLIS -- An e-mail found in a collection of files stolen from Diebold Elections Systems' internal database recommends charging Maryland "out the yin-yang" if the state requires Diebold to add paper printouts to the $73 million voting system it purchased.

The e-mail from "Ken," dated Jan. 3, 2003, discusses a (Baltimore) Sun article about a University of Maryland study of the Diebold system:

"There is an important point that seems to be missed by all these articles: they already bought the system. At this point they are just closing the barn door. Let's just hope that as a company we are smart enough to charge out the yin if they try to change the rules now and legislate voter receipts."

"Ken" later clarifies that he meant "out the yin-yang," adding, "any after-sale changes should be prohibitively expensive."

unelectable.

While we're at it:
Santorum
drug addict
vulgar pigboy
liar
blotchy
illegitimate

It's like a mass Cassandra complex, so many of us see all this shit coming, but nobody believes us until it's too late.

The Pentagon wanted the media to ignore all the death and destruction and focus on positive stories like schools opening?

Well, they asked for it...

"In almost every case, the paint jobs were done in a hurry, causing more damage to the appearance of the school than in terms of providing a finish that will protect the structure," a recent Army investigation into Bechtel's work found. "In one case, the paint job actually damaged critical lab equipment, making it unusable."

We're winning hearts and minds here, folks, let's not get caught up in the details of usable classrooms! Even the good news in Iraq sucks.

[When I ran this post through a spellchecker "Halliburton"'s suggested spelling was "Halfhearted"]

Those opposed to the war will not be allowed to help rebuild Iraq. This works out well for Halliburton, who organized the war in the first place. (Well, that's what it's seeming like more and more... am I wrong?)

Just askin' is all...

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