Dems investigate HALLIBURTON profiteering and rigged contracts in Iraq war
Dems investigate HALLIBURTON profiteering and rigged contracts in Iraq war:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-jacobs/senator-dorgan-to-the-che_b_29725.html
The FACTS are that a huge reason that the Iraqi resistance has become so murderous and so formidable is because the Bush administration so thoroughly botched the first days after the success of the invasion of Iraq and capture of Baghdad. IF Janet Reno should have been fired or resigned after the Waco tragedy and conflagueration (and we certainly belive she should have gracefully taken the responsibility for the disaster that happened under her command), then DONALD RUMSFELD should IMMEDIATELY HAVE RESIGNED the moment the LOOTING OF IRAQI AMMUNITION COMPLEXES became known in America... not to mention, Mr. Rusmfeld's entry in history for RUNNING KANGAROO COURTS that CONVICT FEMALE, VOLUNTEER PRIVATES caught up following orders in his war, WHILE HE PROMOTES THE TORTURE GENERALS, and while his boss (President Bush and Vice President Cheney) go hat-in-hand to Congress... BEGGING FOR UNLIMITED kgb/gestapo powers of torture, arrest, summary execution, and indefinite detentions!
Well (catching our breath), last night Senator Byron Dorgan, (D-ND) and other Dem. senators (including Harry Reid, the nominal Dem. Senate Minority "leader") held a hearing into HALLIBURTON PROFITTERING and war-time CORRUPTION... and that issue, and Vice President Dick Cheney's close ties to Halliburton, SHOULD BE AT THE CENTERPIECE of the Democrat's 2006 mid-term election campaigns!
Saying "Vice President Cheney is close to Enron" is THE UNDERSTATEMENT of the Century - Mr. Cheney is, for all intents and purposes, STILL the Chairman of the Board of Halliburton, given that it is he who decides where Halliburton will make a profit this year, via NO-BID, NO-OVERSIGHT, dip-your-hands-in-the-moneybags federal contracts to Halliburton.
"federal contracts" as in.. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS awarded to Halliburton FROM the US military and other government agencies entirely under the control of the White House!
----------------------------
Just to prove that we here at C-dems.blgspt.com aren't imagining that the Democratic LEADERSHIP is AWARE of the issues of Halliburton and other administration-connected companies PROFITEERING from the Iraq war and other federal contracts - but REFUSE TO MAKE A NATIONAL ISSUE OF IT! - here is an op-ed by Bill Scher at Huffpost"
<< the way the Democratic leadership is quarterbacking the election -- which is TO AVOID "nationalizing" the election around a set of core principles -- is not ideal. >>
"NOT IDEAL"??
That, too, is an understatement!
Look, folks, the swiftboat smear-mob Karl Rove Rethuglicans can SMEAR VIETNAM triple-amputee MAX CLELAND as "soft on terrorism" (and STEAL votes from his otherwise winning reelection campaign, at that)... and yet the Democrats CAN_NOT and WILL_NOT make an issue of Halliburton WAR PROFITEERING and Dick Cheney's INCESTOUS relations to the company he chaired WHILE SELLING oil-field equipment TO IRAQ in DEFIANCE of both of UN resolution AND US ENFORCEMENT of that resolution!
THAT is NOT representative democracy: it is ONE PARTY RULE with the APPEARANCE or facade of an opposition party.
-------------------------------------------------
After the Midterms
by Bill Scher
HuffingtonPost.com
09.19.2006
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-scher/after-the-midterms_b_29765.html
I'm afraid of what might happen after the midterms, November 7.
If Democrats fail to earn control of one or both houses, I fear grassroots Democrats and liberals may become paralyzed with defeatism, having missed a major opportunity with Republicans mired in bad poll numbers.
If Democrats successfully win a majority of one or both houses, I fear we will become complacent and take a breather -- when in fact, we will have won just one small battle in a very long struggle. And the conservative movement will surely come right back at us on November 8.
No doubt we need to give our maximum effort, in dollars and time, to win on Election Day -- if for nothing else, to ensure that Dubya doesn't have another two years of unchecked, unbalanced power.
However, the way the Democratic leadership is quarterbacking the election -- which is to avoid "nationalizing" the election around a set of core principles -- is not ideal.
Victory may still come our way, thanks to the failures of six years of Republican rule. But without a national campaign, clearly contrasting our overarching political philosophy with theirs -- a November victory will not come with an ideological mandate. In turn, we may find that we'll start out on the defensive for looming fights over huge issues like judges, health care, taxation and foreign policy -- despite having a majority.
This fall election game plan is not just the fault of Democrats in Washington, but those of us in the grassroots too. In the months and years prior to big elections, we must strive to work with our leaders in a coordinated fashion (leading our leaders when necessary) to engage our fellow voters about our vision for America and the direction we would take the world.
When we don't do that, we fail to set the stage for our vision to be properly understood come election time, instead of distorted, disparaged and dismissed by the Republican Noise Machine and its unwitting accomplices in the Washington press corps. And when the stage isn't set, it's harder for Washington Democrats to design a national campaign on core principles.
With my new book, Wait! Don't Move To Canada!, I hope to kickstart a renewed grassroots effort to articulate our liberal vision.
Taking to heart George Lakoff's call, "Know Your Values and Frame the Debate," Wait! Don't Move To Canada! lays out how liberals can frame the fundamental issues of the day -- role of our government, levels of taxation, direction of our judiciary, and defeating the terrorist threat -- to appeal to the broader electorate. Further, the book offers guidance on how you can best bring about positive change, both online and off.
I encourage you to buy it, read it and share it. Talk about it with your friends, colleagues and representatives.
No matter what happens on November 7, there will be much, much more work to do. If you want our government and foreign policy to be rooted in true American values, so we can achieve real freedom, security and prosperity, this book will get you started.
-------------------------------
Bill Scher is the author of the new book Wait! Don't Move To Canada!, published by Rodale, in stores as of today.
bio- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/bio.php?nick=bill-scher&name=Bill%20Scher
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-jacobs/senator-dorgan-to-the-che_b_29725.html
The FACTS are that a huge reason that the Iraqi resistance has become so murderous and so formidable is because the Bush administration so thoroughly botched the first days after the success of the invasion of Iraq and capture of Baghdad. IF Janet Reno should have been fired or resigned after the Waco tragedy and conflagueration (and we certainly belive she should have gracefully taken the responsibility for the disaster that happened under her command), then DONALD RUMSFELD should IMMEDIATELY HAVE RESIGNED the moment the LOOTING OF IRAQI AMMUNITION COMPLEXES became known in America... not to mention, Mr. Rusmfeld's entry in history for RUNNING KANGAROO COURTS that CONVICT FEMALE, VOLUNTEER PRIVATES caught up following orders in his war, WHILE HE PROMOTES THE TORTURE GENERALS, and while his boss (President Bush and Vice President Cheney) go hat-in-hand to Congress... BEGGING FOR UNLIMITED kgb/gestapo powers of torture, arrest, summary execution, and indefinite detentions!
Well (catching our breath), last night Senator Byron Dorgan, (D-ND) and other Dem. senators (including Harry Reid, the nominal Dem. Senate Minority "leader") held a hearing into HALLIBURTON PROFITTERING and war-time CORRUPTION... and that issue, and Vice President Dick Cheney's close ties to Halliburton, SHOULD BE AT THE CENTERPIECE of the Democrat's 2006 mid-term election campaigns!
Saying "Vice President Cheney is close to Enron" is THE UNDERSTATEMENT of the Century - Mr. Cheney is, for all intents and purposes, STILL the Chairman of the Board of Halliburton, given that it is he who decides where Halliburton will make a profit this year, via NO-BID, NO-OVERSIGHT, dip-your-hands-in-the-moneybags federal contracts to Halliburton.
"federal contracts" as in.. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS awarded to Halliburton FROM the US military and other government agencies entirely under the control of the White House!
----------------------------
Just to prove that we here at C-dems.blgspt.com aren't imagining that the Democratic LEADERSHIP is AWARE of the issues of Halliburton and other administration-connected companies PROFITEERING from the Iraq war and other federal contracts - but REFUSE TO MAKE A NATIONAL ISSUE OF IT! - here is an op-ed by Bill Scher at Huffpost"
<< the way the Democratic leadership is quarterbacking the election -- which is TO AVOID "nationalizing" the election around a set of core principles -- is not ideal. >>
"NOT IDEAL"??
That, too, is an understatement!
Look, folks, the swiftboat smear-mob Karl Rove Rethuglicans can SMEAR VIETNAM triple-amputee MAX CLELAND as "soft on terrorism" (and STEAL votes from his otherwise winning reelection campaign, at that)... and yet the Democrats CAN_NOT and WILL_NOT make an issue of Halliburton WAR PROFITEERING and Dick Cheney's INCESTOUS relations to the company he chaired WHILE SELLING oil-field equipment TO IRAQ in DEFIANCE of both of UN resolution AND US ENFORCEMENT of that resolution!
THAT is NOT representative democracy: it is ONE PARTY RULE with the APPEARANCE or facade of an opposition party.
-------------------------------------------------
After the Midterms
by Bill Scher
HuffingtonPost.com
09.19.2006
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-scher/after-the-midterms_b_29765.html
I'm afraid of what might happen after the midterms, November 7.
If Democrats fail to earn control of one or both houses, I fear grassroots Democrats and liberals may become paralyzed with defeatism, having missed a major opportunity with Republicans mired in bad poll numbers.
If Democrats successfully win a majority of one or both houses, I fear we will become complacent and take a breather -- when in fact, we will have won just one small battle in a very long struggle. And the conservative movement will surely come right back at us on November 8.
No doubt we need to give our maximum effort, in dollars and time, to win on Election Day -- if for nothing else, to ensure that Dubya doesn't have another two years of unchecked, unbalanced power.
However, the way the Democratic leadership is quarterbacking the election -- which is to avoid "nationalizing" the election around a set of core principles -- is not ideal.
Victory may still come our way, thanks to the failures of six years of Republican rule. But without a national campaign, clearly contrasting our overarching political philosophy with theirs -- a November victory will not come with an ideological mandate. In turn, we may find that we'll start out on the defensive for looming fights over huge issues like judges, health care, taxation and foreign policy -- despite having a majority.
This fall election game plan is not just the fault of Democrats in Washington, but those of us in the grassroots too. In the months and years prior to big elections, we must strive to work with our leaders in a coordinated fashion (leading our leaders when necessary) to engage our fellow voters about our vision for America and the direction we would take the world.
When we don't do that, we fail to set the stage for our vision to be properly understood come election time, instead of distorted, disparaged and dismissed by the Republican Noise Machine and its unwitting accomplices in the Washington press corps. And when the stage isn't set, it's harder for Washington Democrats to design a national campaign on core principles.
With my new book, Wait! Don't Move To Canada!, I hope to kickstart a renewed grassroots effort to articulate our liberal vision.
Taking to heart George Lakoff's call, "Know Your Values and Frame the Debate," Wait! Don't Move To Canada! lays out how liberals can frame the fundamental issues of the day -- role of our government, levels of taxation, direction of our judiciary, and defeating the terrorist threat -- to appeal to the broader electorate. Further, the book offers guidance on how you can best bring about positive change, both online and off.
I encourage you to buy it, read it and share it. Talk about it with your friends, colleagues and representatives.
No matter what happens on November 7, there will be much, much more work to do. If you want our government and foreign policy to be rooted in true American values, so we can achieve real freedom, security and prosperity, this book will get you started.
-------------------------------
Bill Scher is the author of the new book Wait! Don't Move To Canada!, published by Rodale, in stores as of today.
bio- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/bio.php?nick=bill-scher&name=Bill%20Scher
posted by verifi at 1:04 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home