AMENDMENT NO.llll Calendar No.lll
Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. (click title to entry - thank you)
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES—111th Cong., 1st Sess.
H. R. 3590
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes....
According to what I am looking at, the Senate has amended their bill to incude the House Bill that has already been passed.
I'll call the Senator's office to valid this tomorrow. If this is the case, then the Republicans are simply stalling to cause more harm to the American people. This bill has been debated already and is well known to the American people as well as the Senate. It is time to vote on the bill and pass it to the President for signature.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
I have John Lennon playing in the background, let me turn it down for a minute.
The other day the current Secretary of Defense of the United States of America stated, "We don't know where Osama bin Laden is and we haven't known for years." That was after the British announced they had intelligence from a detainee that placed him on FREQUENT intervals at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Then Gates stated, "There is no way of telling if any of the information is valid," in rebuttal to the British report.
Really?
This is the man that continued the interrogation practices of the Don Rumsfeld era. Getting the picture?
When I heard MY PRESIDENT. The man I love as President more than any man I have loved as President before in my life say some of the SAME, EXACT PHRASES George Walker Bush used in his RHETORICAL speeches it sent chills down my spine in a very big way. But, you want to give the guy the benefit of the doubt and figure well they are words that the American people are familiar with and it probably hits an accord. I let it wash.
But, when I heard Gates DENY the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden in nearly the same venacular as George W. Bush and I knew for a fact that the British knew differently, it was sounding EXACTLY like the Bush/Cheney Playbook all over again. That was enough for me.
Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living at the Afghan/Pakistan border. He is not in Somalia, nor Syria nor any other al Qaeda influenced location on the planet. He is where he has ALWAYS been for OVER A DECADE or more now. Since before September 11, 2001 and before the illegal war in Iraq.
Osama bin Laden is AT HOME where he likes to be, stirring the pot in Afghanistan and Pakistan and Kashmir. Living off of an Opium eoconomy and loving it because it serves TWO purposes. It serves his finance minister and degrades the people of the NATIONS he HATES. He is running training camps, buying weapons and attempting more attacks in the countries of NATO and North Africa.
Robert Gates openly lied to the Congress of the United States of America, he lied to the American people and HE has NO credibility. He did it because it would cause fear in the minds of most Americans and he wants this war. He also wants to give his old boss credibility in not destroying al Qaeda, too.
END OF DISCUSSION.
Then Gates stated, "There is no way of telling if any of the information is valid," in rebuttal to the British report.
Really?
This is the man that continued the interrogation practices of the Don Rumsfeld era. Getting the picture?
The statement by Gates is INCONSISTENT with reality. It is a frank, out right lie. Why THEN would he say it, because if there are interrogation methods that are used with detainees that are suppose to reveal truths then WHY even doubt the British, Interpol when they have a reliable and compromised witness? And don't tell me for one minute that Gates does not know what the British Intelligence is saying, because that would be such a huge lie it is indictable.
George W. Bush in his 'hey day' in deceiving the American people stated, "I don't know where Osama bin Laden is and I don't really care." Same NONSENSE as Gates. Exact same nonsense. So then why? Figure it out yet? Because I'll give you a few minutes to think about it. Reach into your 'emotional' well being and tell me why the elusivity of Osama bin Laden is a problem for the average American. It's not a far reach.When I heard MY PRESIDENT. The man I love as President more than any man I have loved as President before in my life say some of the SAME, EXACT PHRASES George Walker Bush used in his RHETORICAL speeches it sent chills down my spine in a very big way. But, you want to give the guy the benefit of the doubt and figure well they are words that the American people are familiar with and it probably hits an accord. I let it wash.
But, when I heard Gates DENY the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden in nearly the same venacular as George W. Bush and I knew for a fact that the British knew differently, it was sounding EXACTLY like the Bush/Cheney Playbook all over again. That was enough for me.
Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living at the Afghan/Pakistan border. He is not in Somalia, nor Syria nor any other al Qaeda influenced location on the planet. He is where he has ALWAYS been for OVER A DECADE or more now. Since before September 11, 2001 and before the illegal war in Iraq.
Osama bin Laden is AT HOME where he likes to be, stirring the pot in Afghanistan and Pakistan and Kashmir. Living off of an Opium eoconomy and loving it because it serves TWO purposes. It serves his finance minister and degrades the people of the NATIONS he HATES. He is running training camps, buying weapons and attempting more attacks in the countries of NATO and North Africa.
Robert Gates openly lied to the Congress of the United States of America, he lied to the American people and HE has NO credibility. He did it because it would cause fear in the minds of most Americans and he wants this war. He also wants to give his old boss credibility in not destroying al Qaeda, too.
So, I want Robert Gates to pack his things and go back to Texas and back to being a 'rock star' professor somewhere or a six digit paid administrator, because he is NOTHING but a liar, manipulator and he is advising MY PRESIDENT.
I am finished with these wars, the troops need to come home and the US Congress needs to defund the wars and stop any further violence in the provinces of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.
I am finished with war !
Bill Clinton used to respond in the ONLY way the USA should respond to threats to our national security. He'd get on the phone to whomever he needed to call and he'd drop bombs from some of the most sophisticated jets on the planet.END OF DISCUSSION.
The Two People lacking the Greatest Credibility in this entire MESS is telling WHOM what to do? I don't think so !!!!!
CONGRESS take note. The biggest Opium Economy needs funding until 2024 and protection for it by USA Forces.
AIN'T NO WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan arrived for a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Tuesday.
Excuse the language please, but there is no NICE way to say this.
Hamid Karzai has NATO 'by the balls.' He supports the ravages of the worst international criminals on the planet through an opium culture that has sustained them and damaged civilized people for decades if NOT centuries and it suits him just fine.
General McCrystal is making testimony and stating the draw down of USA forces will begin in July 2011 and that the Obama strategy is achievable, but, this IS NOT even a remote possibility to the outcome of the deployment of the new troops OR the continued presence of the current USA presence in Afghanistan.
How convenient for one of the most corrupt governments in the world to have harbored the terrorist network of September 11, 2001.
There is no counterinsurgency strategy that is going to work in these circumstances. A few well placed bombs to destroy the biggest global pain in the ass is more effective and far less expensive.
General Stanley McCrystal is one of if not the most dedicated soldier I have witnessed in the USA military. I believe that he believes he can practically turn Afghanistan around on a dime. But, it is time our most loyal General who dearly deserves our loyalty be brought home to allow Karzai and Afghanistan to wallow in their own swill.
US Commander in Afghanistan: Obama's Strategy Achievable (click here)
General Stanley McChrystal says he is confident the US now has both the right strategy and resources in Afghanistan for success. He says he believes he will know within a year whether the troop buildup is working....
I love this guy. I mean that sincerely. I think he is one of the finest Americans this country has ever witnessed. I also believe there comes a time when a President says enough is enough and save someone like General McCrystal for times when his heart isn't broke and his priorites and career aren't tarnished by the scumb of the Earth.
General McCrystal does not have a good Secretary of Defense and he has gotten dearly used to dealing with incompetents and it needs to end.
The United States House and Senate need to end funding to these wars of convenience for the Bush/Cheney Regime and bring our troops home now. There is also something heroic about the actions of the Late President Gerald Ford.
From the same article.
...But while civilian casualties continue to anger Afghan officials, Mr. Karzai’s comments on Tuesday highlighted just how much the Afghan government could be forced to rely on the United States and NATO countries for decades to come.
“For another 15 to 20 years, Afghanistan will not be able to sustain a force of that nature and capability with its own resources,” Mr. Karzai said during a news conference here with the secretary of defense, Robert M. Gates. He was referring to the number of Afghan forces needed to provide security for the entire country....
...En route to Kabul, Mr. Gates told reporters on his plane that he had already signed orders for the deployment of 17,000 of the additional forces, and that most would be in place in southern Afghanistan by the spring.
Included in the group are 1,500 Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C., who will deploy later this month; another 6,200 Marines from Camp Lejeune, who will deploy in early spring; and a brigade combat team of some 3,400 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., who will also deploy next spring to train Afghan security forces....
AIN'T NO WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan arrived for a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Tuesday.
Excuse the language please, but there is no NICE way to say this.
Hamid Karzai has NATO 'by the balls.' He supports the ravages of the worst international criminals on the planet through an opium culture that has sustained them and damaged civilized people for decades if NOT centuries and it suits him just fine.
General McCrystal is making testimony and stating the draw down of USA forces will begin in July 2011 and that the Obama strategy is achievable, but, this IS NOT even a remote possibility to the outcome of the deployment of the new troops OR the continued presence of the current USA presence in Afghanistan.
How convenient for one of the most corrupt governments in the world to have harbored the terrorist network of September 11, 2001.
There is no counterinsurgency strategy that is going to work in these circumstances. A few well placed bombs to destroy the biggest global pain in the ass is more effective and far less expensive.
General Stanley McCrystal is one of if not the most dedicated soldier I have witnessed in the USA military. I believe that he believes he can practically turn Afghanistan around on a dime. But, it is time our most loyal General who dearly deserves our loyalty be brought home to allow Karzai and Afghanistan to wallow in their own swill.
US Commander in Afghanistan: Obama's Strategy Achievable (click here)
General Stanley McChrystal says he is confident the US now has both the right strategy and resources in Afghanistan for success. He says he believes he will know within a year whether the troop buildup is working....
I love this guy. I mean that sincerely. I think he is one of the finest Americans this country has ever witnessed. I also believe there comes a time when a President says enough is enough and save someone like General McCrystal for times when his heart isn't broke and his priorites and career aren't tarnished by the scumb of the Earth.
General McCrystal does not have a good Secretary of Defense and he has gotten dearly used to dealing with incompetents and it needs to end.
The United States House and Senate need to end funding to these wars of convenience for the Bush/Cheney Regime and bring our troops home now. There is also something heroic about the actions of the Late President Gerald Ford.
From the same article.
...But while civilian casualties continue to anger Afghan officials, Mr. Karzai’s comments on Tuesday highlighted just how much the Afghan government could be forced to rely on the United States and NATO countries for decades to come.
“For another 15 to 20 years, Afghanistan will not be able to sustain a force of that nature and capability with its own resources,” Mr. Karzai said during a news conference here with the secretary of defense, Robert M. Gates. He was referring to the number of Afghan forces needed to provide security for the entire country....
...En route to Kabul, Mr. Gates told reporters on his plane that he had already signed orders for the deployment of 17,000 of the additional forces, and that most would be in place in southern Afghanistan by the spring.
Included in the group are 1,500 Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C., who will deploy later this month; another 6,200 Marines from Camp Lejeune, who will deploy in early spring; and a brigade combat team of some 3,400 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., who will also deploy next spring to train Afghan security forces....
It is the position of the USA Government, Human Induced Global Warming is real and a serous threat.
In the years of Walker Bush, he didn't seem to think he could find the words that would 'limit' the understanding scientists had regarding this rapidly approaching danger.
The National Academy of Science, at the request of the then President concluded on June 6, 2001...
"Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Temperatures are, in fact, rising. The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities, but we cannot rule out that some significant part of these changes are also a reflection of natural variability. Human-induced warming and associated sea level rises are expected to continue through the 21st century."
What was Bush's lame response...
"We do not know how much our climate could, or will change in the future. We do not know how fast change will occur, or even how some of our actions could impact it."
The Response from David Corn of Alternet on June 19, 2001 stated:
True enough. But he seemed to be saying that perfect knowledge was required before remedies could be adopted. (That's not his standard for proceeding with the construction and deployment of a national missile defense system that has yet to be tested successfully.)
Was Bush's policy decisive and acting upon the recommendations as reflected by the National Academy of Sciences? Well, you decide. After promising during his campaign he would address the issue in a more comprehensive way considering his father didn't do squat and having received a report from the National Academcy of Sciences only a week before his NEW policy stated this:
Bush is willing to devote $25 million to that effort -- after having cut the budget for research into technology that could address global warming.
Corn made this point in 2001:
With hundreds of billions of dollars for tax cuts for the rich, $25 million for the planet. That's less than one-quarter of the money Bush raised for his presidential campaign. Does that mean Bush believes placing himself in the White House was a more important endeavor than addressing a global environmental threat? As the SIerra Club's Dan Becker quipped, "When your house is on fire, you don't go to the library to take out a book on how hot fire gets. You put out the fire."
We finally have a President who can actually read and understand the science surrounding this issue and make decisive decisions that will put an entire PLANET on a safer path of global responsiblity. Now, if Gates would stop lying and bring the troops home and drop a dozen bombs on Osama bin Laden, we actually might stop sending tonnes of CO2 into the troposphere from the wars Bush stated ILLEGALLY. Did anyone ever think that once the lousy bastard child of Muhammed Awad bin Laden was dead, the people of the region might actually be safe and sane?
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