No, I haven't stopped posting. Things have been hectic on the old personal front - some good, some bad, some bizarre - and it's all taken me away from being online as much. But it looks like I'm back in a groove so let me comment on a few things:

Israel...damn, man. Chill out. Talk about an f-ing bully. They've put themselves in this place where they almost have to be paranoid. It's where the US is going to be soon as well. If you keep treating folks like shit, you can't be surprised when they try to shit on you. This, "we have to protect ourselves" crap just doesn't cut it. You gotta take care of yourself, but not by screwing everyone else.

But of course the US isn't helping. Go figure. There was a resolution in the UN yesterday that not only told Israel that they should chill, but that Palestinians & the Lebenese should as well. US vetoed it. Not that the resolution would have done anything anyway.

And speaking of the UN and US...I will borrow a quote from Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam...John Bolton is in more dire need of a blow job than any white man in history. And I thought I previously held that distinction.

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I've been watching this election season unfold and I'm getting frorried, or Wrustrated...whatever worried & frustrated combined are. Progressive Democrats actually are starting to organize. Yeah, in theory it sounds OK, but this is what's bothering me. They're still taking on a if it's Democrat, it's alright approach. (Granted, the situation in Conneticut is the exception)

But what are they really organizing for? To back to the "good old days" of Bill Clinton? Oy. Progressives who know they're stuff aren't really down with Bubba. These folks are getting their shit together to go back to the old status quo. That's a huge let down.

Meanwhile there are a number of non-dem progressives who have been in the fight for a long time who are still being ignored. If you're a regular here you know that I'm mainly referring to the Green Party, but it's not just them, it's all non-dem progressives.

Damn, if you're going to get it together, don't do it for half-assed goals.

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Semi-connected to that - if you've been following the recent election in Mexico, the similarities with the US elections of 2000 & 2004 are no surprise. And there are connections between The War Criminal's fraudulent "wins" and the one in Mexico.

But what kills me are the people who hit the street in Mexico to protest - right after all this went down. It didn't take months of planning and negotiating between different lefty factions. People are still protesting down there. Shoot, we should be picking their fruit.

Greg Palast, who has the most annoying on-air delivery this side of Mark Riley from Air America, makes some really good points in his editorial on the dissimilarities of Mexicans who are pissed and US Democrats.

OK...I'm back.