The Cheney Vice Presidency

Barton Gellman and Jo Becker of the Washington Post have a phenomenal expose on the Vice Presidency of Dick Cheney. In a 4-part series, they explore the destructive reach that Cheney has had in the Bush Administration, acting almost single-handedly to direct his foreign and domestic policy "vision" to the forefront of American policy in the 21st Century. Once you read it, it will give you more incentive to say what this guy did in 2005:

Students Put Bush to the Test

On Monday, a group of high school students, who were designated as Presidential scholars, handed President Bush a letter. In that letter, they specifically asked the President to stop the practice of torture by military personnel against "enemy combatants."

"We do not want America to represent torture. We urge you to do all in your power to stop violations of the human rights of detainees, to cease illegal renditions, and to apply the Geneva Convention to all detainees, including those designated enemy combatants," the letter said.

The President of course responded with his usual, "no children, the United States government does not torture."

Ganas, no?

Midnight Playlist

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bootleg.

31 Flavors of Bullshit...

Okay, so my parents were in town this weekend, and it gave me a great opportunity to see my family and hang out with my sister who lives out on the west side.

I have lived in the Hollywood-area for about three years now and, I have partaken of many local specialties. One however, that I have not tried, is the now ubiquitous Yogurt pimpery: Pinkberry. I live just down the street from the original and yet I have been delinquent in trying out its yogurty goodness.

Our maybe ooer, according to this report from the L.A. Times, peeps be cryin' foul, that this stuff is not actually gogurty goodness.

It was tasty, but I would take a Fosters Freeze Banana Shake 7 days out of the week and twice on Sunday.

Thank god their weren't any mice at this one, only Dylan McDermott from ABC's the Practice.

Roy Rogers Has Company

Saw the news that Antonio Aguilar had passed away in Mexico. I remember my Grandmother watching movies with Antonio, singer, actor and legend, the ultimate singing cowboy in Mexico has passed.

Augutin Gurza of the LA Times wrote of an interesting anecdote about Aguilar in his obituary:

USC journalism professor Félix Gutiérrez recalled a chance airport encounter with Aguilar in the early 1970s. Gutierrez was a graduate student at Stanford University when he spotted Aguilar arriving with his wife on a commuter plane in San Jose, totally unnoticed by the general public and carrying their own bags. The only ones who recognized the famous couple were custodians and other Latino laborers who were as thrilled to spot their beloved stars as others might be to see Bob Hope.

Back from the Abyss...

Back from the Abyss? Stuck in Iraq for 5 years... Staring at the shear inevitability of time taking away their collective legacy, and these two want to bring us peace in the Middle East?

(Jim Young/Reuters)

Apparently, George will miss his favorite play date so much when he leaves 10 Downing Street that has become the Cheerleader Guy, supporting Blair as a new Chief Envoy to the Middle East.

After several months on break, I am back from the abyss... With the new leadership in Congress, comes many changes, and things have been hectic of late. The Civil War in Iraq continues to be a huge issue in D.C., as hundreds of thousands of troops are sent into harms way, without hope for a plan to redeploy out troops so that they can continue to do their proper jobs, fighting Al Qaeda. If you would like a primer on Iraq War, on what not to do in fighting a war; check this book out.



Meanwhile, Comprehensive Immigration Reform is still being stalled by the Republicans, who have been hijacked by xenophobic elements of their party. They prefer all illegals, and more then likely many legals, to be booted out of their country. Fortunately for us, the better nature of our angels will eventually prevail as more Americans start to realize how benefical the immigrant community is to our society. Building our homes, picking our crops, nurturing our children and defending our nation.

I leave you with a great story from Dreams Across America, a train tour of Americans and immigrants lobbying for humane, comprehensive immigration reform.



Please do all you can to contact your member's of Congress and your Senators to inform them of the need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

Be back soon...