Bob Perry has long been known as the primary financier of the Forces of Evil. And he has long been known as the primary financier of Rick Perry. So why try to hide the fact?
What is the point of Bob Perry giving $1 million to the Republican Governors Association so that the Republican Governors Association can give $1 million to Rick Perry?
There is only one possible explanation; they were trying to hide the fact that Bob Perry was giving Rick Perry $1 million more. Why would they try to hide that?
It is certainly no secret that Bob Perry has contributed tons of money to Rick Perry and to such notable groups as The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and Texans for Lawsuit Reform.
And it is no secret that Bob Perry has gotten virtually everything he has wanted from Rick Perry and the Republican led Texas Legislature. Tort reform and a pro-industry Texas Residential Construction Commission come to mind.
Did either Perry do anything illegal? Maybe not. Did the Republican Governors Association violate Texas election law? Maybe, probably not. Does Chris Bell’s lawsuit have a chance? Nope. (Hope there is no way for it to wind up in Sharon Keller’s court or Bell might get the death penalty.)
Was it stupid to try to hide the contribution? Absolutely.
Didn’t Craddick and Bill Hammond teach you anything? Didn’t you learn anything from Nixon? It is never what you did that really gets you; it is when you try to cover it up that you get into trouble.
Another $1 million from Bob Perry would have been a one day story. Now let’s watch it play out.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
They really, really do have WMDs
What should the leader of the free world do to the country that is harboring the terrorist who directed the attack on America on 9/11?
What should the leader of the free world do to the country whose military dictator suspends the constitution and cancels free elections?
Clearly the answer is he should give them $150 million a month. Forever.
That must be the right answer, or why else would George W. Bush be doing so. There has been little doubt that Osama bin Laden has been hiding in the mountain areas of Pakistan for years now. But our “friend” Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has made only half-hearted shows of searching for him and has not allowed US troops into his country to search on their own. But he has been such a good “friend” we have sent him $11 billion since 9/11.
Funny that on 9/10 we were enforcing economic sanctions on Pakistan for such transgressions as testing a nuclear weapon in 1998 and our “friend” Gen. Musharraf taking control of the country in a coup in 1999.
And what have we gotten for our $11 billion? Not Osama bin Laden. And now not democracy.
Dick the Butcher’s famous line in Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part II has been taken to heart in Pakistan.
“First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”
In fairness we don’t know that Musharraf has had all the lawyers killed, yet. But he has had something like 3500 of them arrested. Why? So there is no one left to protest the fact that he has suspended the constitution and disbanded the courts.
But don’t worry our government is taking stern steps. George W. has already stepped forward with stern words about how they should have elections over there. Condoleezza Rice has gone so far as to say that if this activity continues we may even have to review our aid package.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/04/AR2007110400463.html?nav=rss_world
Really? We’re going to let little things like harboring the most wanted terrorist in the world and suspending all efforts at democracy come between us and our “friend.”
Well, no not really. We’re just going to review it. The $150 million will be given again next month, and the next, and the next, and…….. Who knows, maybe the review will determine that we just need to send them a little more. Maybe $200 million a month would help them more. After all, we can afford it. We’re only $9 trillion in debt. That’s $9,000,000,000,000.00. Our grandchildren’s grandchildren will be paying for this.
But it could get worse. Much worse. Remember the sanctions we imposed in 1998? We did that because they developed nuclear weapons. Not that somebody named Curveball said they wanted to develop nuclear weapons. But because they really did. We saw the explosion we they tested it. It works.
Pakistan is on the verge of becoming highly unstable and there are known terrorists there. What could possible go wrong?
“Send lawyers, guns and money. Dad, get me out of this.” Warren Zevon
What should the leader of the free world do to the country whose military dictator suspends the constitution and cancels free elections?
Clearly the answer is he should give them $150 million a month. Forever.
That must be the right answer, or why else would George W. Bush be doing so. There has been little doubt that Osama bin Laden has been hiding in the mountain areas of Pakistan for years now. But our “friend” Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has made only half-hearted shows of searching for him and has not allowed US troops into his country to search on their own. But he has been such a good “friend” we have sent him $11 billion since 9/11.
Funny that on 9/10 we were enforcing economic sanctions on Pakistan for such transgressions as testing a nuclear weapon in 1998 and our “friend” Gen. Musharraf taking control of the country in a coup in 1999.
And what have we gotten for our $11 billion? Not Osama bin Laden. And now not democracy.
Dick the Butcher’s famous line in Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part II has been taken to heart in Pakistan.
“First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”
In fairness we don’t know that Musharraf has had all the lawyers killed, yet. But he has had something like 3500 of them arrested. Why? So there is no one left to protest the fact that he has suspended the constitution and disbanded the courts.
But don’t worry our government is taking stern steps. George W. has already stepped forward with stern words about how they should have elections over there. Condoleezza Rice has gone so far as to say that if this activity continues we may even have to review our aid package.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/04/AR2007110400463.html?nav=rss_world
Really? We’re going to let little things like harboring the most wanted terrorist in the world and suspending all efforts at democracy come between us and our “friend.”
Well, no not really. We’re just going to review it. The $150 million will be given again next month, and the next, and the next, and…….. Who knows, maybe the review will determine that we just need to send them a little more. Maybe $200 million a month would help them more. After all, we can afford it. We’re only $9 trillion in debt. That’s $9,000,000,000,000.00. Our grandchildren’s grandchildren will be paying for this.
But it could get worse. Much worse. Remember the sanctions we imposed in 1998? We did that because they developed nuclear weapons. Not that somebody named Curveball said they wanted to develop nuclear weapons. But because they really did. We saw the explosion we they tested it. It works.
Pakistan is on the verge of becoming highly unstable and there are known terrorists there. What could possible go wrong?
“Send lawyers, guns and money. Dad, get me out of this.” Warren Zevon
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Recommeded Reading
“Exile” by Richard North Patterson
Although a work of fiction it is clearly very well researched. The story line is that the Prime Minister of Israel is assassinated in San Francisco. A Palestinian woman is arrested as the leader of a conspiracy to carry out the assassination. She is defended by a Jewish attorney.
Most of the book is a search for the root cause of the assassination, which is obviously the root cause of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The author, a NY Times Bestseller several times, is a wonderful story teller who goes to great lengths to examine the issues from both the Jewish and the Muslim points of view, with a couple of Christian Arab characters thrown in.
The primary question of the book is “When does history begin?”
How one answers that question is the key to how one views the Israeli/Palestinian conflict (and probably most others as well.)
As Americans, it is difficult for us to relate to people who are still caught up in the past. There are people all over the world who are constrained by the history of their ancestors in ways we do not understand. We believe history started either at our birth, 1836 if you are a true Texan, or 1776 . Maybe at 1492, but nothing much happened for nearly 300 years after that.
And we don’t worry much about what happened in the past either. We don’t hold a grudge against the British. We Texans don’t even hate Mexico. But other people are obsessed by history and the land of their forefathers. They are consumed by hatred for wrongs perpetrated generations ago. That is difficult for us to understand, but important for us to realize.
The only war Americans can’t seem to get over (other than the one we can’t currently get out of) is Vietnam. We don’t hate the Vietnamese, but we are obsessed with the Vietnam War and its reason and its outcome anytime we consider another conflict.
Of course, Vietnam is also the only war we didn’t win.
They say that history is written by the victors, but it seems it is perhaps remembered more by the losers. They remember and it festers, for generations. Understanding that is hard, but it is very real.
The lesson is likely that Muslims will hate our great-great grandchildren because of George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq. We are not winning “The War on Terrorism.” We are creating a feud that will never end.
Although a work of fiction it is clearly very well researched. The story line is that the Prime Minister of Israel is assassinated in San Francisco. A Palestinian woman is arrested as the leader of a conspiracy to carry out the assassination. She is defended by a Jewish attorney.
Most of the book is a search for the root cause of the assassination, which is obviously the root cause of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The author, a NY Times Bestseller several times, is a wonderful story teller who goes to great lengths to examine the issues from both the Jewish and the Muslim points of view, with a couple of Christian Arab characters thrown in.
The primary question of the book is “When does history begin?”
How one answers that question is the key to how one views the Israeli/Palestinian conflict (and probably most others as well.)
As Americans, it is difficult for us to relate to people who are still caught up in the past. There are people all over the world who are constrained by the history of their ancestors in ways we do not understand. We believe history started either at our birth, 1836 if you are a true Texan, or 1776 . Maybe at 1492, but nothing much happened for nearly 300 years after that.
And we don’t worry much about what happened in the past either. We don’t hold a grudge against the British. We Texans don’t even hate Mexico. But other people are obsessed by history and the land of their forefathers. They are consumed by hatred for wrongs perpetrated generations ago. That is difficult for us to understand, but important for us to realize.
The only war Americans can’t seem to get over (other than the one we can’t currently get out of) is Vietnam. We don’t hate the Vietnamese, but we are obsessed with the Vietnam War and its reason and its outcome anytime we consider another conflict.
Of course, Vietnam is also the only war we didn’t win.
They say that history is written by the victors, but it seems it is perhaps remembered more by the losers. They remember and it festers, for generations. Understanding that is hard, but it is very real.
The lesson is likely that Muslims will hate our great-great grandchildren because of George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq. We are not winning “The War on Terrorism.” We are creating a feud that will never end.
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