Memorial Day .... saying good-bye

I found this image this morning in my internet travels this morning and I found myself with so many emotions.. As much as I want to lash out at the Shrub administration -- I know it will do no good as they really don't care..

And that's the tragedy in all of this..

When the Commander in Chief believes that by giving up GOLF, he's sacrificing too ... makes me look at the image once again and want to punch a hole through my monitor.. He has no concept, no idea, not even a scintilla of a clue as to what it means to sacrifice.. Not when his own military record remains spotty.. Not when he conveniently hides behind his vested oil interests.. Not when he marched into Baghdad like a bull runs through a china shop......

So pardon me for being a little upset at the fact that over 4k of America's finest paid the ultimate sacrifice when it's becoming increasingly apparent that the Shrub has led us into the wrong war in the wrong country.. Nevermind that the Shrub apologists continue to fatally defend the policies in this seemingly endless conflict.. Nevermind the fact that McCain doesn't really have much of a policy from one moment to the next..

That's why I'm glad to see that the GOP realize that they're in trouble..

That's why I'm finally glad to see that the GOP woke up from it's 7 year SLUMBER to realize: "hey, this guy is a moron..."

Maybe if only they had the guts to do something about it long before now -- we wouldn't have to say as many "good-byes" as the image depicts..

Hillary again....

I remarked back in March that Hillary has lost my respect, now she's starting to lose what little credibility she has left.. She recently invoked the "RFK" assassination quip as though she's hanging around in case something happens to Obama..

Excuse me??

Hanging around for someone to be assassinated so that you can become the Democrat contender in November??

This was really the last gaffe she has left her in bag of tricks.. Even the non-apology she gave wasn't much of one -- especially in light of the incredibly difficult prognosis for Ted Kennedy and his brain tumor..

It proves to me once and for all that she lacks the fortitude and respect to earn the position of being President of the United States.. Right, wrong, accidental or not -- how can you invoke the assassination quip as the BASIS for staying in the race?? That's inconceivable and utterly reprehensible..

At a time when we should be focusing on enacting real change for the direction of the country, we're left with this incredibly horrific insight that Obama will be assassinated before he wins the nomination on behalf of the Democratic party..

I don't see how she can sleep at night -- having this much negativity in her soul to actually have the audacity to invoke the "RFK" history as a basis for her to stay in the race.. It goes beyond poor sportsmanship, it transcends into the depths of being forever the stain in our humanity..

Shame on you Hillary..

McCain is not the answer....

I know it's very disheartening for Republicans to admit this, but McCain is simply not the answer for the next 4 years..

I will do no disrespect to his honored duty to the country, as long as he does not make it the issue at hand.. I qualitatively administer that comment because we're faced with the following propaganda by the Conservative Right: "if you haven't served in Vietnam, you are not fit to be the commander in chief.."

Nevermind the fact that the generation that fought in Vietnam is approaching the geriatric hurdle of life ... we simply can't use that as an effective barometer for who our commander in chief should be.. It's not as though I don't admire what McCain has been through -- I do from an honor perspective, but from a role of leadership -- he's waaaaay out of touch..

Let's not forget that this was the the man that paraded around the "streets of Baghdad" and proudly declared that it was safe to walk the streets of Iraq.. That was utterly false as the two Cobra helicopter gunships circled overhead while he had the platoon that walked step for step with the Senator.. Maybe if every Iraqi had the same type of escort, they would feel safe as well..

But then there's the flap about us being in Iraq for the next hundred years.. McCain actually had the gall to compare the likes of Iraq with Germany and Japan.. Notwithstanding the fact that Iraq is *NOT* at all like Germany and Japan -- but after, John was a POW and we should maybe cut him some slack.....

But no...

We cut Bush a great deal of slack for his entire Presidency.. We cut Bush slack because he can't form a cohesive sentence without the teleprompter enunciating his words correctly.. We cut Bush slack and nearly forgave him for invading the wrong country after the 9/11 attacks..

I think America is done cutting SLACK to imbeciles who consider themselves Presidential material.. And yet it's amazing how many Bush apologists there are in the world.. Carefully manipulating the sound bytes of the day into their own diet of what America is about.. And that my friend, is the problem..

The conservatives of today have made a huge strategic error: they chose the wrong leader to rally behind.. "Shrub" is nothing more than a pineapple on a cherry tree.. Republicans made the catastrophic error by following every failed policy "lock, stock and barrel" behind their flawed commander in chief..

And now it's starting to catch up to them... Three highly touted Republican seats have been upset in their 3-way loss recently.. At some point Republicans have got to face the music: "stop following the Shrub.. He's dragging you down....."

Which is the fundamental reason why McCain is not the answer -- the campaign has been fighting within itself to decide how much they want to stay in Shrub's shadow....

....and Americans are ultimately fed up with the Shrub -- which should've been the first clue for the Republicans....

...but no one every said they were an intelligent bunch....