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I'll be moving this blog to that location bit by bit. Some things I still need to fix, or not :)

U.S. ties Iranian leader to bombs killing U.S. troops - CNN.com

U.S. ties Iranian leader to bombs killing U.S. troops - CNN.com: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military Sunday presented evidence it says shows an elite Iranian force under the command of Iran's supreme leader is behind bombings that have killed at least 170 U.S. troops in Iraq."

The same quality evidence used to present the case for the war in Iraq in the first place, I'm sure. Who's gonna go to the UN this time?

Frost

This is some frost on a twirly-gig at my Mom's house.

Hmmm...

I was gonna post about how the Dixie Chicks have won Song of the Year at the 2007 Grammy's. And I guess I am still, sort of. And I was gonna wonder out loud if Toby Keith might have been a bit more Grammy-successful if he'd been a bit more honest about how he felt about the Iraq war.

This is just some small vindication for the Chicks, I think. The 32-percenters in the deep south can keep Keith, and Bush.

Normally to post, I'll use the Google tool bar to do a "send to" and select Blogger. And for the past, oh, I don't know... 3 months, I've been asked if I want to use the "old Blogger" or the "new Blogger." To us the "new blogger" i have to sign up for a google account. So I use "old Blogger."

Tonight I received a page that said I could sign up for the "new and improved" Blogger in two easy steps -- confirm my account, then sign up for a Google account. I could also go directly to my dashboard, but "you can only do this once."

I don't know that I want a google account. I like Blogger. I like my blog. Maybe I'm just being a tad paranoid. First there was the not-so-intrusive pop-up blocker w/ the tool bar. Then they offered the search-your-hard-drive search option. Then Blogger. Then YouTube. And I'm sure a myriad of other purchases I am not aware of. Google's gettin' a tad too intrusive, I think. Its as if my choice has been taken away. I hate being forced to do something. And Google will know too much. Not just about me, but all of us.

I may have to move to WordPress.

Anyway...rock on, Dixie Chicks. Rock on!!

Texas governor orders STD vaccine for all girls - Kids & Parenting - MSNBC.com

Texas governor orders STD vaccine for all girls - Kids & Parenting - MSNBC.com: "AUSTIN, Texas - Bypassing the Legislature altogether, Republican Gov. Rick Perry issued an order Friday making Texas the first state to require that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.

By employing an executive order, Perry sidestepped opposition in the Legislature from conservatives and parents’ rights groups who fear such a requirement would condone premarital sex and interfere with the way Texans raise their children."

Bullshit. It's a fucking vaccine that prevents cancer you assholes. It does NOT condone "premarital sex" 'cause 90% of us have it, for Christ's sake.

There's nothing in the executive order that tells parents how to raise their children.

This is something that will PREVENT CANCER in women. I'd be you a billion dollars that if prostrate cancer was casued by a "sexually transmitted disease" there would be NO discussion. In fact, there'd have been a vaccine for it years ago and "families" would demand their children get the shot, and probably demand that they government pay for it. It would be a vaccine against cancer after all.

You'd think that since they want the government to control who gets married, they'd be overly excited about the government requiring this vaccine. But no. Always nuts in the bunch that have to fuck things up for the rest of us.

Russia probes smelly orange snow

Interesting. We are sure screwing up this planet.

BBC NEWS: "Oily yellow and orange snowflakes fell over an area of more than 1,500sq km (570sq miles) in the Omsk region on Wednesday, Russian officials said.
Chemical tests were under way to determine the cause, they said.

Residents have been advised not to use the snow for household tasks or let animals graze on it.

'So far we cannot explain the snow, which is oily to the touch and has a pronounced rotten smell,' said Omsk environmental prosecutor Anton German, quoted by the Russian news agency Itar-Tass on Thursday. "

Could an accidental war happen?

It wouldn't be an "accident" and it wouldn't be a "misstep."

Unless Congress does something about this administration soon, it'll be WWIII. You know it. I know it.

Could an accidental war happen? - Focus on Iran - MSNBC.com: "BAGHDAD, Iraq - Citing Iranian involvement with Iraqi militias and Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, the Bush administration has shifted to offense in its confrontation with Iran — building up the U.S. military in the Persian Gulf and promising more aggressive moves against Iranian operatives in Iraq and Lebanon.
The behind-the-scenes struggle between the two nations could explode into open warfare over a single misstep, analysts and U.S. military officials warn."

R.I.P. Molly Ivins

Molly Ivins dies of cancer at 62 | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "AUSTIN, Texas — Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as 'Shrub,' died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 62."

Well this is pretty convenient, no?

Iran involvement suspected in Karbala compound attack - CNN.com: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Pentagon is investigating whether a recent attack on a military compound in Karbala was carried out by Iranians or Iranian-trained operatives, two officials from separate U.S. government agencies said."

So, intelligence agencies are saying there ain't much to the "Iran is a threat" claim. Looks like we're gonna get a rush of "Iran is responsible for..." news articles, in much the same way in 2002 we had dozens of "the terrorists are gonna get you by land, scuba diving, crop dusters, school lunches..."

I mean, with 79% of people voting on Newsweek.com that congress should stop Bush from escalating the Iraq war, the administration has to go back to the tried and true - scaring the shit out of America. 'Cause they've demonstrated that fear is, by far, the easiest thing with which to manipulate people.

c'mon dems. you can grow a set now

Ok Dems. The american people think that you need to tell Bush to STFU. Whatta ya think? Think you might be able to grow a set and say "NO" to Bush? A real no. Not a "non-binding" no. A. Real. No.

Might as well get some practice w/ Iraq, 'cause Iran is right around the corner. And, for looks, he'll come to you with the question of permission. And if (or when, please) you say NO, he'll go anyway.

Then what're ya gonna do?

Newsweek poll.

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007 -- Page 1 -- TIME

Only 648 Days Until the Election!

And 746 days until the inauguration!

Toby Keith "never did" support the war

Didn't know that Toby Keith hated the troops so much. I mean, how can a person support the troops but not support what they are doing?

Guess Keith made more money by pretending to be so gung-ho about Bush's war. Wonder how different things would have been if people like Toby Keith would have come out against the war, say, FOUR YEARS ago? Think he might have been able to open some red-stater, NASCAR-fan eyes?

Toby Keith, angry American - Newsday.com: "Keith doesn't support the Iraq war -- 'Never did,' he says -- and he favors setting a time limit on the occupation. He says he suspects civil war in Iraq is inevitable and predicts the Kurds will be the victors: 'I promise you, they'll end up with it all.'"