Kenny's Bunk Port

The road to impeachment starts with Cheney

2006-11-12T12:19:00.000-08:00

Dick Cheney is like a loose thread in the tapestry of criminality that is the Bush administration.

Pull the thread and it all unravels.

First we need to investigate Cheney. He's a crook and we all know it.

Once the skeletons from that closet are let out the media will start asking the question they love to ask, "What did the President know and when did he know it".

That will be a license to investigate Bush in every Americans mind. Once the evidence for Bush's criminal behavior is uncovered the American people will demand impeachment.

Howard Dean's 50 State Victory

2006-11-08T09:13:00.000-08:00

Last nights Democratic victory in the House and Senate can, in part be credited to Howard Deans 50 State vision.

Who would have thought 4 or even 2 years ago that Democrats would pick up house seats in Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, and other redder then red states? Howard Dean did.

Dean put money and organizations into red states and took a lot of heat for it. Democratic leaders in Washington chastised him for wasting resources. But, Dean persisted. He claimed that the Democratic party must be a 50 state party in order to compete with the Republican machine.

Dean was right and he deserves his props. Vision has been a hard thing to come by in our party. Howard Dean is a man of vision.

Our failure to bring security to Iraq emboldens our enemies

2006-11-01T21:19:00.000-08:00

Not sending enough troops, failing to understand the culture, being blind to the security problems. These are the things that embolden our enemies.

The blind stupidity of his follower aside. The American people can stomach a lot. But, they will not stomach being led into a disaster.

Our President has been warned by everyone under the sun. Security first, democracy second. He's a fool, his followers are blind. Every step of the way smart people have been saying, "you don't have enough troops", "don't ignore the looting", "deal with the security problem".

No amount of blind allegiance is going to save GWB from his responsibility and the blame for his disaster.

How is your family neocon handling things?

2006-10-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

Every family has at least one. You know the loud mouth who ruins family gatherings by calling all those who don't slobber over Rush's every word a communist. The "your against America" if you don't follow Bush with mechanical hero worship mantra you heard at the Labor day barbeque.

Just how is yours doing these days?

Mine...well mine is in a state of anger, bordering on panic, bordering on self delusion.

"stay the course" is over now. The catch phrase gap has begun. It's a lot like the cold war missile gap except this one is real. Without a catch phrase to rally around our followers, our Bush worshippers, don't have anything to say exactly. They have their marching order, but didn't get their talking points.

The argument has broken down. My neocon parrot has taken to bringing up the bumper stickers of old in a futile, but scripted, attempt at coming up with some argument, any argument.

"The weapons are in Syria", "Saddam gave money to terrorists", "freedom on the march", anything.....

It's a little sad to see their hope die, their undying love falter, their once proud idol turn to stone.

However, in their self pity and their, "it will get better", hope against hope. They are happy to continue to sacrifice the lives on innocent Americans. Day after day the bodies roll in, day after day it's more "it will get better".

How many dead Americans will make it better?

Oh right..."I'm against America" because I want to know the answer to a simple questions.

How many dead Americans are worth the installation of a Shiite dominated Islamic government in Iraq? I really want to know that answer. My neocon won't answer, he just attacks with, "you want the terrorists to win".

News flash, the terrorists are winning. WTF are you going to do about it?

"Stay the course". Oh right that's over now.

Kenny's Guide to Arguing With Wingnuts About North Korea

2006-10-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

when arguing with ditto heads about Bush and NK simply follow the following script.

1.) Ask politely; so, what is Bush's North Korea plan anyway?

-They will spew some talking point about the 6 party talks and the reliance on China and the rest.
-Or, they will shut up right there because they don't even know that much.
(At which time they will blame Clinton and you have to start over.)

2.)Then ask, How are those 6 party talks going anyway?

-North Korea isn't going to them and no one seems to be able to get them too.
(At which time they will blame Clinton and you have to start over.)

3.)So ask, How are we going to make them go to the 6 party talks?

-China is supposed to make them go according to wingnut theory. Sooo it begs the question #4.
(At which time they will blame Clinton and you have to start over.)

4.)Why are we outsourcing our national security to China?

(At which time they will blame Clinton and you have to start over.)

What is Bush's plan for North Korea anyway?

2006-10-10T13:38:00.000-07:00

While conservatives are busy trying to blame everything on the guy who was President 7 years ago, the American people are firmly placing the blame for today's reality where it belongs, on Bush.

Now, I agree Clinton did fuck up and made a pretty crappy deal with NK. But, at least he did something. Allowing NK to do what it wants for 7 years without even trying to do anything is stupid and it hasn't worked at all.

There is not big stick to hit them with. China cannot be trusted to negotiate in our best interests and anyone who thought they would is ignorant and naive.

It's time for the current leader to do something.....something more then talk and pointing fingers.

What is Bush's plan for NK?

A simple truth about Republicans and the election

2006-10-05T19:33:00.000-07:00

Republicans got so used to talking to themselves they didn't realize the rest of the country stopped listening long ago.

This election is going to be won on turn out. Bet on their 30% or so going to the polls. The only way to win is get all your friends, family, and people you don't even know to vote.

This is ours to win now. If we don't it's not going to be the parties fault, it's going to be our fault.

Remember, "Subpoenas, investigations, impeachment". None of these things will every happen if they win.

What the problems with the Democratic Party are and why there is hope for the future

2006-10-04T19:02:00.000-07:00

For years the Democratic Party has been using Union workers for their troops. Much like the Republican party uses Christian conservatives to man the phones, lick the envelopes, and the like.

The Union workers do a good job and all, but all the while some elements of the party undercut the Unions, in favor of money from big business. Votes for NAFTA and Union busting for big business decimated Union member numbers and clout.

During this whole period the party got further and further away from it's ideals and it's base. The base felt disaffected and the party began to deteriorate. The party began concentrating only in some states and abandoned others to the Republicans.

However, in recent years there has been resurgence in the Democratic base. Led primarily by net roots activism and old fashioned grass roots, the party is beginning to become revived. The Unions are also beginning to wake up and demand more from the candidates they support. The DNC has a real leader in Howard Dean who has organized around small donations from real people. Further Dean has begun to reorganize the party in the states that where previously abandoned.

The party has a chance now. Our continued activism counts for something. We are changing the way the party works. It is taking notice. There is hope.

The Republican leadership covered up the Foley scandal for the last election

2006-10-04T14:15:00.000-07:00

By now the entire country has heard of Republican Representative Mark Foley's dirty messages to underage House pages. Well, the Republican leadership in the house heard about it two years ago. They failed to protect the children under their care by choosing to cover the scandal up rather then investigate it properly. They were so worried about damage to their power that they let Mark Foley continue his behavior for years.

Now, as this scandal is breaking just over a month before the election, they Republican leadership is claiming Democrats set the scandal up blah blah blah.

However, if they had done their jobs this scandal would have been settled long ago. There would have been a political price to pay for the Republican party in the last election. Instead they chose to cover this up and are now paying the price in this election. This is a scandal completely of their making. Cover ups are never worth the price. Will they ever learn?

Spotlight CA-50: Busby Demands Hastert Resignation, Moral Leadership From Bilbray

2006-10-04T09:57:00.000-07:00

San Diego, CA, October 2, 2006 – Francine Busby, California’s 50th Congressional District candidate, demanded today that House Speaker Dennis Hastert resign. Busby also called on Congress and incumbent Brian Bilbray (R-CA-50) to show moral leadership by calling for Hastert’s immediate removal, and giving political contributions from disgraced Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL-16) to charity.

Numerous concerns continue to plague Bilbray, including serious charges of misconduct and campaign contributions from Representative Foley’s "Florida Republican Leadership PAC" in past elections.

According to Busby, “In light of all the scandals and corruption in Washington, D.C., we have a moral duty to change the direction of this country. It’s time for Bilbray to stand up for the people of the 50th District. Failing to stand up in the face of corruption indicates a lack of a moral compass.”

Busby continued, “Enough is enough. The House leadership must resign. They sat idly by as teenagers were pursued by a pedophile in the House of Representatives. This is just another example of how Bilbray and his cronies in Congress are incapable of leading this country.”

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Noam Chomsky on 911 conspiracy

2006-10-03T19:13:00.000-07:00

For me, the biggest reason why I suspect much of the conspiracy theory stuff is false, is the anger I get thrown at me when I question it.

I've had people just come unhinged over this stuff. The only beliefs that come with that kind of anger and venom are religious beliefs. In other words faith based beliefs.

These conspiracy theories require a leap of faith. And they require overlooking evidence that is contrary to the belief.

Why Bush Can't Face Reality In Iraq

2006-10-02T11:15:00.000-07:00

Bush believes that his Presidency is ordained by God. He believes he is carrying out God's will. As such he is unable to accept anything remotely resembling the reality of his failure. This is why President Bush continually refers to the war in Iraq as a long term struggle. He believes that God acts in mysterious ways and therefore everything will turn out OK in the end. He repeatedly says this.

Take a moment to view this video of an exchange between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Bush is acting on faith. He believes his vision is God's vision and because of that he believes he will eventually have success in Iraq.

The man is unable to accept reality because it undermines his entire self image. If his policies are ordained by God, how then can they fail? For him to accept reality is tantamount to him accepting that he is not God's man on earth. That he is in fact failing because God is against him.

A faith based Presidency can only see things two ways. Either you are succeeding according to God's will, or you are failing because you are not with God. Bush cannot accept the fact that he is failing.

How the terrorists win when we turn our back on our ideals

2006-09-29T16:26:00.000-07:00

The battle is for the hearts and minds of the Muslim world. They see us turning our back on our ideals. We can now detain them for life, or put them to death, without due process.

They see us giving up the high ground. They see us torturing, detaining for life, executing, and having show trials and they say to themselves, "what's the difference between them and Osama".

They both kill Muslims, they both torture, they both execute without due process.

So then they say, "well at least Osama is one of us". And, boom they "win" legitimacy.

Look at Hezbollah and Israel. Hezbollah has managed to win legitimacy.

Legitimacy is the first step in the transition from a terrorist movement to a mass movement. A mass movement has a political and a military wing. It's seen as legitimate by the people. It has won hearts and minds and it then turns to more conventional methods.

Once legitimacy is won, terrorism is validated, and we lose.

We are on the verge of that now.

It's not what we think that counts here. Did you hear Musharraf the last few weeks? He said the Taliban is more dangerous then Al Quida because "it has roots in the people".

Bush and his supporters are stupid. Everytime someone tries to tell them this, they say "there's no moral equivalency between us and the terrorists".

There doesn't have to be. It only has to be perceived that way.

The way to win this war is by holding true to our ideals. To prove we are better then them. To show that our way of life produces justice, freedom, and prosperity.

If we can't convince them of that we lose.

Try or die. That's it. That is the only choice we have.

2006-09-29T14:50:00.000-07:00

We have no choices now. Shit we didn't have them before either.

The only choice is to win this election. If we can't win our democracy is over. At least if we can win one house of congress we can do something.

We only have one choice, fight for it.

We must get Democrats into power for oversight and then we must push them to repeal this assault on our democracy.

The time for defeatism is over. Try or die. That's it.

On the Constitution

2006-09-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

The Constitution defines this country and it's system of Government. Therefore you cannot be a patriot unless you accept the Constitution. To love the USA is to love the Constitution and the democracy it defines. Either you love democracy and the Constitution or you are not a patriot. You can't have it both ways.

In other words you can't defend American freedom without defending the Constitution.

The Kenny Manifesto

2006-09-20T20:12:00.000-07:00

I came up in the school of realism.

Basically the view is that nations act in their own perceived self interest on an international stage of near complete anarchy.

I honestly believe that in order to be a powerful nation and benefit your people a leader must look at the world this way because all the other leaders are. Advantage will be taken when advantage can be taken.

Our "President" is an idealist. He is not a realist. He sees what he wants to see, and therefore he cannot be trusted to impartially look out for our interests and our country. Regardless of whether you look at our nation through the prism of right or left, we are weaker and less able to defend our interests in the world. In a world full of hungry dogs running in packs with no real rules, this is very dangerous.

Article 3: Read it, know it, quote it, It's not vague, it's not long, it's not what Bush says

2006-09-18T20:16:00.000-07:00

Article 3

In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:

1. Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria.

To this end the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:

(a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;

(b) Taking of hostages;

(c) Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment;

(d) The passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples.

2. The wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for.

An impartial humanitarian body, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, may offer its services to the Parties to the conflict.

The Parties to the conflict should further endeavour to bring into force, by means of special agreements, all or part of the other provisions of the present Convention.

The application of the preceding provisions shall not affect the legal status of the Parties to the conflict.

Via pissedonpolitics.com

Spotlight CA-50 It's about Iraq and Francine Busby gets it

2006-09-15T08:38:00.000-07:00

Brain Bilbray, one of the poster boy GOP money changers, will not stand and face his challenger in a debate. Francine Busby, Bilbray's opponent, believes the issue of the day is the war in Iraq. According to Busby, “Voters deserve to hear from all the Congressional candidates in a manner that encourages accountability and open discussion. I stand ready, willing and able to address their concerns and serve their needs.”

Bilbray, like many of the GOP's robotic rubber stampers wants to abdicate his congressional responsibilities and allow "President" Bush carte blanche in the Iraq war. This approach has left the United States military weak, as well as failed to produce any of the promised results in Iraq. According to Busby, “Americans are tired of having our brave men and women killed and wounded in a conflict that tragically and quite predictably has become a civil war. It’s time to listen to the many American generals who are telling us to set an aggressive timetable for exiting Iraq.”

Brain Bilbray does not want to face San Diegans on this issue. He is a cutting and running from the debates as fast as he can. Perhaps if he can't face the voters knowing his rubber stamp has lead to the deaths of thousands of American troops. Or perhaps he just doesn't care what the voters think.

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2006-09-14T10:23:00.000-07:00

Powell opposes Bush plan for harsh interrogations

Is Powell on the path to redemption?

Bravo Neocon idiots. You have created your doomsday scenario.

2006-09-13T18:30:00.000-07:00

We find ourselves between a Shiite ascendancy and a Sunni panic. Iran has increased it's influence in Southern Iraq and likely obtain a nuclear weapon as well. Our worst nightmare is coming true before our eyes.

Our Sunni secular non-democratic allies are scared out of their minds. Our Sunni Islamic fundamentalist enemies are salivating at their chance to seize power in these dictatorships and Afghanistan, and our Shiite fundamentalist enemies are climbing the ladder of power on the backs of dead Americans.

Could things in get worse?

You bet your ass they can. The Sunni Islamic fundamentalists have secured sanctuary in Pakistan and are fighting a determined insurgency in Afghanistan. NATO is unable to respond. It's Generals in Afghanistan have been calling for more troops. These calls have so far gone unanswered.

Our "leaders" are not playing to win. They tell us that this war is the "calling of our generation". But, they will not commit to fighting it. There are only 13,000 American troops in Afghanistan and only 8,000 NATO troops.

The situation in Iraq is worse. Only 130,000 American troops are deployed in this "central front in the war on terror".

Perhaps our "leaders" take their rhetoric far more seriously then they do the actual war. If this war is indeed the "calling of our generation", let's man up and get the job done. Otherwise, let's shut up and take our lumps.

China is moving toward Asian hegemony

2006-09-12T08:52:00.000-07:00

With the only global superpower fighting two increasingly hot wars in the Middle East, the increasing apathy toward global security in Europe, and the use of North Korea as a lighting rod, China is moving toward Asian hegemony.

The United States is squandering our deterrence and our influence in Asia. We have already reduced troops strength in Japan and South Korea. We have already stepped back from our pledge to defend Taiwan.

China has begun moving and there is not much we are doing to counter her.

In the most recent find, users spotted an underwater submarine tunnel off China's Hainan Island. They've also found a mock-up of a Taiwanese air base in China's remote western desert. In a bizarre discovery, a computer technician in Germany noticed a huge and startlingly accurate terrain model in northwest China that replicates a sensitive border area with India.

Washington's preoccupation with terrorism and it's blunders in the Middle East have opened the door for China both militarily and economically.

The politically sensitive deficit with China did decline slightly in July to $19.6 billion but is still on track to far exceed last year's $202 billion deficit, the highest ever recorded with a single country.

Fighting terrorists is important. But, it is as important as killing ticks on a dog with lung cancer. It needs to be done, but not at the expense of the animals life. We must face the real threat and the real threat is China.

Hey, you gotta see how low this "President" sinks for a photo op

2006-09-11T08:27:00.000-07:00

Check it out:

Bush May Declare War on Wide Angle Lenses

The hardest parts of Bush's job, now this is leadership

2006-09-10T08:59:00.000-07:00

In a recent interview "President" Bush told Katie Couric:

"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror."

Not fighting it, not getting it right, not making sure the war in Iraq is a success. No, none of these things matter to this "President". All he cares about is connecting Iraq to the war on terror for political reasons.

Is this leadership?

hat tip: http://pissedonpolitics.com/

2006-09-08T18:20:00.000-07:00

Lifelong conservative Marine assails Bush policies

What is wisdom? Is it right or left? Or is it just American, like this guy.

2006-09-07T23:09:00.000-07:00

Afghanistan now as deadly for troops as Iraq

WTF happened to Bush's last vestige of "success".

This is pathetic.