Folks on the Hill

'Folks on the Hill' is a BBC Northern Ireland production and mostly about the politics there, but there are a couple of digs at Bush, the last one being the funniest, in my opinion. Click here to view.

Our stalwart congress

I continue to be frustrated with the political situation: the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader continue to buckle under Bush. What's the good of having a democratic congress with no backbone? Except for a few members, we might as well have a congress full of Bush comrades.

Clinton dumps $5 million of 'her own money' into her campaign. Huckabee takes off for the Cayman Islands. Meanwhile the government provides a 30-day grace period for people who are facing foreclosure. Like 30 days is some fantastic assistance. Providing 30 days for an issue of this magnitude is like providing 6 hours between midnight and 6 am to get funds to cover an imminent bank overdraft.

Give me a break!

And now our Secretary of State is saying she never saw evidence that there were not weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Excuse me???? (See Congressperson Wexler's questioning of Condoleezza Rice on YouTube.)

I'll keep saying it, we need to take action. We need to let congress know we are sick of their pussy footing around. Keep tabs on their voting records. Tell them you'll find another candidate at re-election time. Write letters. Make phone calls. If there's a demonstration in your area demanding the end of the invasion of Iraq, go. Protest the war mongering by refusing to pay that percentage of your taxes. Write letters to the editor. DO SOMETHING!! We can't sit back and let our government get away with fiscal, diplomatic, and domestic irresponsibility. We need to make our government officials accountable and accountable NOW!!!