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January 12, 2004:
Orange, Burnt Orange, and Red:
We keep having these alerts. If the Muslim fundamentalists do
attack us, and I believe they will, Ridge will not know it's
coming and he won't know how it's coming. All of this intelligence
and internet traffic and chatter they keep talking about is more
than likely a ruse. It's intent is not to warn us, but to jerk
our leaders around like puppets on a string. Our alleged intelligence
is working, not for us, but for them. A great deal of money and
human energy is being wasted. By the time they do attack, our
security community will be exhausted. All these alerts do is
tell our enemies what we are doing. It helps them, not us.
If I was a terrorist wanting to disable the United States,
there are two targets that are completely undefendable. Those
are our power grid and our potable water supply. Either one of
those or both could be completely disabled with minimum risk
and effort. Disabling either of those would shut us down completely
in a couple of days for a very long time, perhaps forever. If
I was a terrorist, that is what I would be after and I would
not be sending any e-mails about it. I would just move the operatives
into place and do it.
We have several other vital resources which are just as vulnerable.
If I was Ridge, I would be investing all our effort into figuring
out where we are vulnerable and devising ways to defend those
holes. I would not be urinating any resources away into responding
to internet chatter. I would stop all of these public showtime
alerts. I would not do anything to let our enemies know what
our plans are or how we are deployed. We are at war and I would
act accordingly. Waving our arms and crying wolf will not change
that.
Of course, if I were doing it we would be completely mobilized
for war on all fronts. We would have a draft in place and, by
now, we would have thousands of troops deployed to guard all
of our resources. We would not be pretending that this terrorist
problem is just an inconvenience such that we can continue our
hedonistic business and lifestyle as usual. Instead of running
a vendetta we would have a plan in place to take this fight to
our enemies where they really are. But, that's just me. I guess
no one else is as terrified as I am.
A Time For Cheers and Jeers:
The first Mars probe landed and deployed successfully. It has
sent back some panoramic photos of Mars. Hey there, Rover, good
show!
Suddenly, the Bush team reveals it has a plan for space exploration.
What a coincidence! Heck fire, the band wagon is starting to
role. Let's get in on a good thing. Maybe we can take credit
for the existence of Mars. Of course, more money will be needed.
One of the NASA people said this grandiose showtime crap will
just screw up their carefully thought out plans. A raspberry
for George!
Get Dean:
Really weird and stupid. Dean has shown that he can reach the
people and interest them in the elective process. He can get
them fired up. He is the democrat's best hope. So all of the
other democrats should get behind him and try to help him unseat
Bush, right? They should check out his vulnerabilities and work
to make him stronger, right?
That ain't the way it works in self destruct land folks. The
democrats are on a get Dean vendetta. They are doing everything
they can to bring him down. They will probably succeed. Bush
is grinning from ear to ear. For myself, I regret everything
I ever said good about Lieberman. He is a trashman like all the
rest of the politicians.
Profiling:
Now we have a system in place to photograph and fingerprint foreign
visitors to the United States. Not all visitors, just those from
those "undesirable" countries. You know the type! The
ones what ain't like us. Heck, that ain't profiling are it? Aren't
that just good down home common sense?
Pete Rose Comes Clean:
Now tell us something we didn't know. More than a day late and
a dollar short. Is it about truth or book sales?
Self Serving Silliness:
The American Cardinals gave themselves good marks for how they
handled the sex scandal. They didn't ask the victims. Move over
Pete Rose. Cover it up as long as you can, then congratulate
yourself for being open and forthright.
Are Hispanic Votes For Sale?
Bush must think so. He is angling for their votes with this new
temporary legal status for aliens. They can work here at the
ugliest and meanest jobs, but they can never become citizens.
I wonder what the Hispanics really think of that. Notice that
if it passes it will also help the business community by providing
them with cheap labor. I wonder what the American labor unions
think of it.
Another Blackhawk Down:
Nine of our kids were killed.
Gephardt:
Take a page from Lincoln for crap's sake. He said, "I don't
know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know
what his grandson will be." I don't care if your pa was
a milkman. I don't care about your childhood, ma, pa, siblings,
or ancestors. I am not interested in you wonderful children.
I don't care if you drive a Chevy and eat apple pie every day.
That's all window dressing. The only questions is, what will
you do for America? Anything else is just an irrelevant distraction.
Cut out the bull. Cut to the chase.
Fastow:
It looks like they may get him. His wife seems to be selling
him out. If they get him, they will get Ken. I don't like plea
bargains, but this one sounds good to me.
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