Blue Herald » 2007 » July

Bush talks about his constituents, including the enemy and Iraqis.
“It’s not a matter of whether the war is not real, or if it is, Victory is not possible. The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty [...]

12 Jul

Pentagon’s New Mental Health Plan For Troops…..Buddy System

QuestionGirl 7:42 pm (Military, Veterans)

You just can’t make this shit up………
From KPLC TV
CAPITOL HILL (AP) - The Pentagon’s top health official says there’s a temporary roadblock to the Army’s plans to hire 200 more psychiatrists to address growing mental health problems.
Ward Casscells (kuh-SEHLZ’) has told lawmakers the Army’s pledge may be hard to fulfill in the near term since [...]

12 Jul

All In The Family

Buck 6:32 pm (Republican Party, Sex Scandal)

In doing some more research into the Bob Allen story below, I found something of interest. It seems that Bob may have been close to our old friend, Mark Foley. Remember him?
On the official website of the FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, several images of Bob Allen are displayed, each proudly captioned with “House photo by [...]

12 Jul

America’s Taliban

Buck 4:24 pm (More Dumb Shit, Religion)

“Lord Jesus, forgive us father for allowing a prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight. This is an abomination. We shall have no other gods before You.”
From TPMCafe:
Christian Right Activists Disrupt Hindu Chaplain In The Senate
Today was a historic first for religion in America’s civic life: For the very first time, [...]

12 Jul

Bush seeks to put CIA leak issue to rest

Jim Swanson 4:01 pm (Bush, Data Breaches, Plame)

By TERENCE HUNT,
AP White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday sought to put to rest the controversy over his decision to spare a top former White House official from going to jail, saying it was time to move on. He also called on the nation and skeptical lawmakers to stand with him on Iraq, [...]

12 Jul

Contempt of Congress Charges for Miers

QuestionGirl 1:48 pm (Congressional Hearings)

Now whatcha gonna do Harriet? Maybe you shouldn’t have listened to the dimwit, eh?
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided congressional panel moved toward bringing contempt charges against former White House counsel Harriet Miers on Thursday after she refused to appear at a hearing on the firing of federal prosecutors.
On a [...]

12 Jul

The “Party Of Moral Values” At It Again

Buck 1:48 pm (CRIME, Ethics, Hypocrisy, Republican Party)

[Florida State Rep. Bob] Allen, [R-Merritt Island], 48, who chairs the House Committee on Energy, is married and has one child. He also is a former Little League volunteer and has donated time to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.
Stories like this, (and, Lord knows, there’s plenty of them!), needs to play a [...]

12 Jul

Volunteers

QuestionGirl 1:38 pm (Iraq, Veterans)

From Paul Rieckhoff of IAVA writes article for Good Magazine, featuring IAVA members stories:
The statistics are shocking: more than 11,000 soldiers have been wounded by roadside bombs; more than 50,000 have sought treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder; and 150,000 have submitted a claim for disability. Undiagnosed brain injuries’serious concussions that can cause memory loss, [...]