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December 23 Christmas CheerA couple of random thoughts:
1. Dan Rather has a lawsuit vs. CBS. Remember him? He was discredited and fired as a result of not fully authenticating a document relating to President G. W. Bush's Texas Air National Guard service record. As a result, all research and reporting efforts relating to Bush's service came to a complete halt. Nobody dared to bring that story up again. I will because I lived through that era and I know the routine... President Bush, instead of serving during the Vietnam era as I was forced to, was granted a slot in the Air National Guard. Records and common sense seem to indicate that this was a special privilege based on his status as the son of an "important" family. The public record also seem to indicate that he notified his Texas Air National Guard unit that he wouldn't be reporting for duty because he was involved in a political campaign that required his presence elsewhere. Hey, guess what... members of the National Guard or the Reserve aren't allowed by military regulations to dictate the terms of their personal service. You don't get to pick and choose the times/places/details of military service.
Dan Rather might have screwed up by not verifying his sources with multiple back-ups. Bad him. The Bush/Rove White House dodged this bullet by making Rather and CBS the fall-guys. The best defense is a ball-busting offense, right? I hope Rather makes a bundle from CBS. He can't sue the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Rove administration. They are immune from prosecution and impeachment for all their high crimes and misdemeanors.
2. Enough of that. Let's move on to important stuff... pork products. I just tasted the best bacon ever made. It came from a Tennessee smokehouse that produces country hams. The bacon is dry salted, cured, smoked and thick cut. I ordered it on a whim as I was ordering the last of their supply of 2008 country ham (which is also the best ham in the world.)
To sum up, Merry Christmas to Dan Rather, Charlie Brown, America, and you. December 05 Death of The EmpireObama was elected a few days ago. Maybe too little, too late.
Today's news: 500,000 Americans lost their jobs this past month. Corporate America has requested (and will likely get) government relief. Who will bail out those individuals, those families who lost work and suddenly can't pay their rent or afford health care or even buy groceries for the coming week? You know the answer: nobody.
Republican legacy? Mistake? A series of unfortunate incidents? Whatever...
Perhaps just another fucking brick in the wall.
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