I'm actually not bragging....it just sounds like it....

I had to take my granddaughter to an appointment that I had at the hospital. While there, we were stopped numerous times for people to comment on the beautiful baby, said baby, of course, would smile and "talk" to them...ok, so people are enamored of babies and that happens all over, right? Not when there are three babies in the same vicinity and the only one that is getting the attention is Ms. Beckncall!

Bush official announces, "We have innocent blood on our hands"

In April, while we in America were all agog about tea baggers, Tiger and Palin-tology(the study of stupid), the rest of the world reported on a statement from a former aide of Colin Powell, that alleges that the Bush administration covered up that they knew that hundreds of innocent men were imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. Not only were Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld aware of these innocent men; they would not release them because they were afraid that releasing these innocent men and children would damage their push for broadening their “war on terror” and invasion of Iraq.

The statement was submitted in the British court by Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, a topaide to Colin Powell (when secretary of state. Colonel Wilkerson stated that Cheney and Rumsfeld knew that the majority of the first round of detainees (742) sent to Guantanamo in 2002 were innocent and had only been turned in for the money our government was offering. Colonel Wilkerson retired after serving 31 years in the Army.

General Powell, who left the Bush Administration in 2005, angry about the misinformation that he unwittingly gave the world when he made the case for the invasion of Iraq at the UN, is understood to have backed Colonel Wilkerson’s declaration.

The story broke in the UKTimes online:

He added that he had was his view with Secretary Powell and learned that is was not just Cheney and Rumsfeld who refused to let the innocent men return to their country, but also then-president Bush who was “involved in all of the Guantanamo decision making”

So, what happened to the other men, ranging in age from 12(yes, 12 year old) to 93 years old? Tortured, placed in solitary confinement, humiliated. Many, after being tortured by the US “military”(read Blackwater) have possibly, now become freedom fighters—the one we call terrorists…think about it. Canada invades the United States, says they don’t have to follow the Geneva Convention and kidnap your pre teen and your grandfather…what would you do?

And although it is very important, as a country, to investigate these war crimes so, we can once again become the land of the free and show the world, that we not only talk the talk, but walk the walk, there is a more urgent reason to bring these war criminals of the last administration to trial:

If we do not investigate, then we, also have blood on our hands.

Under Bush, we were warned how dangerous those “enemy combatants were that were imprisoned in Gitmo, but now, we know that was a lie. Our legal system, our culture is built on innocent until proven guilty and was something we strived to insure except for the last 30 years. Now, it seems we have forgotten those highest words of our justice system. Now the words first uttered are “they were probably guilty of something” and living in a country that thinks these words are something to treasure is shameful.

And the Hypocrites fall hard again

Rep. Mark Souder, Republicon from Indiana, is resigning from Congress because of an affair he had with a female staff member.

In his statement, Souder brought sin and God into it and said resigning was "the best decision for my family, the people of northeast Indiana and our country."

"In the poisonous environment of Washington, D.C., any personal failing is seized upon, often twisted, for political gain,” Souder said. “I am resigning rather than put my family through that painful, drawn-out process."

Hmmm, methinks thou protests too much. What Rep. Souder fails to remember is how poisonous of a creature he was towards Pres. Clinton's affair with a staff member. I'm not saying that members of the Democratic Party have not had affairs, etc., what I am saying is that we don't jump up and down screaming about someone else's "values" or "failings" while we have the same problem!

When Minority Leader Boehner (R-Ohio) was informed of the affair, he released a statement saying that he's made it very clear that he holds republicon members to the "highest ethical standards"....sure. So, how many hypocrites on their side does this make? You know, the holier-than-thou fire and brimstone seeking congressional members that jumped on the Clinton impeachment boat? The ones that kept screaming about "moral standards" and "family values"

Henry Hyde (remember his "youthful indescretions" with a married woman? When he was 41--that's not youthful, 25 is youthful)

Mark Souder(See Above)

Larry Craig(The man with the wide stance...)

David Vitter (The guy who likes to wear the diapers in the family)

Joseph M. McDade(PA congressional member for 36 years--issued a summons for exposing himself to women)

Mark Foley (And most people probably didn't even really know about the Pages in Congress until this guy) and, remember, this involved a cover up which included Boehner and Denny Hastert.

Jim Gibbons-Nevada dropped out of governor's race after he accused of accosting a cocktail waitress who rebuffed his advances.

Pete Sessions(sex and bondage club in CA)

Newt Gingrich(divorce papers to 1st wife while she was recovering from breast cancer surgery cuz he wanted to marry his girlfriend...whom he has since divorced and married the third in a row--this woman also began with an affair.

Bob Livingston, who was supposed to replace Gingrich as speaker(after Newt was driven out on a rail) who, after he played the family or moral values card also had to resign because of an affair.

Helen Chenoweth, Idaho congresswoman--who exploded at Clinton's infidelity--admitted to a 6 year affair with a married man.

Dan Burton, who again was a vehement critic of Clinton, not only had an affair, but a child with his mistress--whom he paid off to keep her quiet...after what he said about Clinton and Lewinski, the woman stepped up to be honest.
And Sen. John Ensign who faces criminal charges and a Senate investigation over his affair and bribe of Cindy Hampton, a former staff member.

My fingers are beginning to hurt with all this typing and I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of some of the articles, one of which is in Politico which focuses only on the 1994 Congress and a somewhat complete list on Republicons in general--federal, state and local office holders or wannabes; and what's really heinous? How many of these "moral values" people enjoy sex with children...says something about the party?