Our congress must have all business taken care of for the year, as they are now passing the most ridiculous legislation you can imagine. You just can’t make this shit up. Today the House passed H.Res. 847, 379-9 with 10 members also voting “Present,” meaning they took no position on the legislation, and 40 not voting. One of the “Present” votes was cast by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.). More Democrats -195 - voted for the bill than Republicans, 177. What was this resolution you ask? A resolution declaring Christmas and the Christian faith are important. Like I said, you just can’t make this shit up.

Here’s the text of H.Res. 847, just so you know how important Christianity and Xmas are:

“Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith.

Whereas Christmas, a holiday of great significance to Americans and many other cultures and nationalities, is celebrated annually by Christians throughout the United States and the world;

Whereas there are approximately 225,000,000 Christians in the United States, making Christianity the religion of over three-fourths of the American population;

Whereas there are approximately 2,000,000,000 Christians throughout the world, making Christianity the largest religion in the world and the religion of about one-third of the world population;

Whereas Christians identify themselves as those who believe in the salvation from sin offered to them through the sacrifice of their savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and who, out of gratitude for the gift of salvation, commit themselves to living their lives in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Bible;

Whereas Christians and Christianity have contributed greatly to the development of western civilization;

Whereas the United States, being founded as a constitutional republic in the traditions of western civilization, finds much in its history that points observers back to its roots in Christianity;

Whereas on December 25 of each calendar year, American Christians observe Christmas, the holiday celebrating the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ;

Whereas for Christians, Christmas is celebrated as a recognition of God’s redemption, mercy, and Grace; and

Whereas many Christians and non-Christians throughout the United States and the rest of the world, celebrate Christmas as a time to serve others: Now, therefore be it

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The Zombies
“She’s Not There”

I can’t tell you how many well meaning emails I’ve received asking me to send cards to “Any Wounded Soldier” at Walter Reed. Just so you know……they will never be received.

From the article:

Is he hellbent on making an ass of himself or does it just come naturally? I believe he has a lot of splainin to do himself!

From the Associated Press:

This is really turning out to be one hell of an election cycle, folks! Not one presidential contender, republican or democrat, worth holding the position, if you ask me. (Sorry if that offends)

Was just reading an article on the MSNBC site, “Romney attacks Huckabee on immigration“, and am still feeling a bit nauseous from being subjected to all the s-curve, flip-flopping, gut-wrenching hypocrisy permeating nearly every paragraph.

For example, Mitt is about to fire up a new television ad in Iowa in an attempt to deflate Huckabee’s recent gains in the polls:

Excuse me? Mitt can say this in light of his past stand on the abortion issue?

This one speaks for itself:

And, of course, dead-head Fred has to rise to the occasion:

Kind of ironic, isn’t it? Down and dirty mud’slinging hypocrisy, for a job that should require someone of the highest morals and ethics. Someone above reproach.

by Danny Glover & Nicole C. Lee
Progressive Media Project

It appears that both chambers of Congress and the White House are once again supporting the placement of American troops on foreign soil. This time in sub-Saharan Africa.

If all goes as planned, starting in September 2008 the Pentagon will have a new international outpost that will be called the U.S. Africa Command, or Africom. It will oversee all U.S. military and security interests throughout the region, excluding Egypt.

Africom is a dangerous continuation of U.S. military expansion around the globe. It is likely to inflame threats against the United States, make Africa even more dependent on external powers and delay durable African solutions to continental security issues.

President Bush has put his spin on Africom, saying it “will enhance our efforts to bring peace and security to the people of Africa” and promote the “goals of development, health, education, democracy and economic growth.”

What he fails to mention is that the Pentagon views Africa as an arena of competition with China over natural resources — and a playground for U.S. multinationals. Africa is rich in petroleum, uranium, copper, aluminum and diamonds — to name just some of the continent’s bounty. West Africa, for instance, currently provides 15 percent of crude oil imports to the United States, and that figure is expected to rise to 25 percent by 2015.

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