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February 22, 2005
IF 1,000 MONKEYS SAT AT 1,000 TYPEWRITERS, ONE OF THEM WOULD BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Oops. That already happened. As proof, I offer the following:
-- Bush today dismissed accusations that he intends to invade Iran as "simply ridiculous" -- and then in the same breath, in the same paragraph, he asserted that all options remain open for consideration. Apparently Cheech lacks the intelligence to recognize self-contradiction when he sees it.
"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. Having said that, all options are on the table," Bush said.
Anyone else feeling like an evil Willy Wonka is leading this nation right now, and that Rove, Rice, Cheney and Rumsfeld are all Oompa Loompas?
-- Any red state/Republican voter feeling that Bush has somehow "improved" US prestige or image around the world should take a look at these two articles... First, the most popular urinal puck in Belgium these days might look a little familiar to Laura, Karl Rove, and Condi. Yeah, American prestige is at an all time high.
Second, read this piece in this week's Time. Anyone who thinks that Bush has actually increased American influence should spend a few minutes reading about just how free Europe feels to ignore America these days. Yeah, we're real influential, all right.
-- All anyone has to do is look at Iraq to realize that this administration (and its supporters) is unwilling or unable to deal with reality... if facts don't support the Bush/Rove/neocon world view, this administration simply changes the facts (or ignores them in favor of some spin they'd prefer that you believe).
Science provides further proof of this administration's M.O.. This administration's dedication to ideology over intellect is harming our nation's ability to compete -- not to mention the very health of the world we live in. At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, our country's brightest minds have been letting loose on this irresponsible, dogmatic, actively deceptive administration.
Speakers at the national meeting of the American Association for Advancement of Science expressed concern Sunday that some scientists in key federal agencies are being ignored or even pressured to change study conclusions that don't support policy positions. The speakers also said that Bush's proposed 2005 federal budget is slashing spending for basic research and reducing investments in education designed to produce the nation's future scientists...
Kurt Gottfried of Cornell University and the Union of Concerned Scientists said a survey of scientists in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that about 42 percent said they felt pressured to not report publicly any findings that do not agree with Bush policies on endangered species. He said almost a third of the Fish and Wildlife researchers said they were even pressured not to express within the agency any views in conflict with the Bush policies...
Dissenting views are intimidated into silence, while the truth falls casualty to ideology... yeah, sounds like Bush and the neocons, all right. Red voters... this is what you voted for. Hope you're happy.
