One step forward, One step too late???

If you saw Fahrenheit 911, there was a scene that made me more angry than I have been in a while. The congressional black congress, one by one, stood up to protest the horsesheeet that went down in florida at the order of Jebbie, while Gore gaveled them into silence because no senator would sign onto the measure.

Not. A. Frikkin'. One.

Yesterday, Senator Boxer, CA and Rep. Tubb Jones, OH stood up to protest the same sort of Republican induced corruption in Ohio. It was historic, it had not been done since 1877 . . . and for this Liberal it was a very teensy, eensy, tenuous step. We need more than tenuous steps.

It was a "contemptable act of nothingness". That's how Mike Malloy called it on his Air America radio show last night. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MIKE's 1/6/05 SHOW. Immediately afterward Mike said he was no longer a Democrat. (CLICK HERE to hear all Air America shows archived)

Two thoughts:

1. Why didn't ALL Democratic Senators stand up in unison? How strong a message would a united front have sent? Dammit!

2. Notice that it took two WOMEN to have enough balls to stand up to the unamerican crap in OH? All those men in congress, who get our taxpayer money in salary and perks and who, no doubt, congratulate themselves on their power and position at Washington power lunches, did not stand with these two gals. Oh, they made a few speeches . . .

. . . then they went back to sleep, and are about to confirm the Abu Ghraib torture enabler, sleazeball Bush a**-kisser, and incompetent (CLICK HERE and HERE) ALBERTO GONZALES to Attorney General of the USA. The guy who thinks the Geneva convention is "Obsolete" and "Quaint".

IMHO, by not filibustering this bastard, Democrats are agreeing that torture and indefinite detention is OK. BTW, 50 Civil Right groups oppose Gonzales CLICK HERE
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First things first. At lunch/break today, take one moment to call the capitol switchboard for free at 1-877-762-8762 and thank Rep Tubb-Jones and Sen. Boxer.
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Where to go? We can go Independent or we can work to reform or we can start a new party.

Your thoughts? Hit me with some comments. . .

-Prodigal Son