He must be stopped. He cannot be allowed to get away with this.

Let me repeat that one more time, just so we all understand: He. Must. Be. Stopped.

Instead of attempting to help this country out of a horrific economic meltdown (no events at all on his public schedule today), George W. Bush is spending the last 50 or so days of his administration, attempting to rewrite history. He and his top-level advisers such as Karl Rove and Karen Hughes are working on the "Bush Legacy Project," which seeks to undermine the facts as we know them regarding some of the worst actions undertaken by Bush and his cronies.

It is now widely known how inept the Bush Administration was in such large-scale disasters as Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, the War in Iraq, torture and the current economic meltdown (I try not to call it a depression, but we're probably there already). What the BLP is essentially doing, is coming out in force to revise history to fit the administration's opinion of itself, facts be damned.

Perhaps the most disturbing statement to come out of this effort thus far is Karl Rove stating, "Absent that [WMDs], I suspect that the administration's course of action would have been to work to find more creative ways to constrain him like in the 90s." So, let me get this straight: If you knew there were no WMDs in Iraq, Bush would have favored sanctions, not war. But wait a minute, he DID KNOW that there were no WMDs in Iraq, but went on ahead and continued his father's war anyway. The BLP would also have you blame "faulty intelligence" for the war, concluding that even though it was ultimately Bush's decision, as if there is even a scintilla of questionable evidence, YOU DON'T GO TO WAR. Bush has echoed Rove's statement in recent TV interviews, and even attempted to divest himself of any responsibility in the latest crisis, the economy. To wit, when asked by Charlie Gibson if he bore any responsibility for the current crisis, he manages to stumble over his answer and this gem comes out:

"You know, I'm the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived..."

So wait, this mess is his dad's fault? I'm confused. When in doubt, duck and cover and blame everyone else, including your own family? These tactics must be made to fail. We, as Americans, can not allow this man to get away with abusing the truth and our own history the way he has abused this country for the past eight years. Please, for the love of God, keep your ears and eyes open, and preserve our nation's history, unsavory as it may be, and preserve the real Bush legacy, so that future Americans can understand how poorly this country was run, and who is responsible for the messes we find ourselves mired in.

Last night, for what ever reason, I decided to search for my old blog. One that I created years ago, while I was in undergrad. No, you can't see it... at least not with my help, but that's not the point here. My point is that I learned a few things about myself in the process of rereading my old musings:

- The summer of 2004 was truly the best time of my life. My first summer out on Boston Harbor, lost a ton of weight, felt good, but most importantly started dating C, to whom I am now engaged. It was a pretty awesome time in my life, but I can't say that I would go back and do it all over again. I've grown so much since then, and it's a neat process to see.

- The winter and spring of 2004 were an exceedingly angsty time for me. I was dealing with a lot of shit, and realize now how shitty it was to be around me (thanks for the heads up, jerks). I also had forgotten how awesome the people who supported me were (C, Handy, Jen, Danie, Heidi, etc). So, since I'm sure I didn't say it then, thanks.

- Sadly, I also learned that I was a horrendous abbreviator and letter skipper. On purpose. It's insanely juvenile, and really annoying, and if any of you are carryover readers, my bad.

It was neat to read about my life years removed from the happenings. It made me realize how insanely good the good times were, and also that even though there were bad times, and there will continue to be bad times, things are ok in the end. That's got to count for something.

Hey Handy and Gopher-


Told ya.

Because Keith can say it better:

WARNING: The following post contains profanity, as well as an example of pure idiocy.

So, the other day I was friended on Facebook by someone I went to high school with, but really don't remember. This person has since moved out west and apparently become some kind of evangelical Christian. No big deal, people can be however they want to be.

Now, as most of you know, I find myself to be a pretty progressive guy, and have been especially upset by the whole Prop 8 fiasco in California. As far as I'm concerned, America is built on the idea that everyone, no matter race, color, creed, sexual preference, is equal. I may not have blogged much about it, but it is far more clear in my Facebook profile.

Why then, would this "friend" of mine invite me to join a group whose intent is to "Save Marriage," by demanding that marriage be recognized as only a union between a man and a woman? Shit like this really pisses me off. I'm sure this person will argue from a religious perspective, and to that I must respond, simply, that it is not a religious argument. Sure, it sucks that some churches don't want to marry gay people, but it is their choice. They are private institutions that can't be legislated. Do I wish it were different? Of course I do. But the marriage I am talking about is the legal kind, the kind that gets couples certain protections under the law, and certain privileges, like hospital visits and survivor's benefits. I can just tell that this is going to be a silly argument... but I can't wait.

Oh, and in the ultimate irony, this person currently has as their Facebook status: "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal and are endowed with certain unalienable rights such as LIFE,Liberty and happiness!"

Clearly the rights of an unborn child are more important than those of adults. HA!

A little late, but hilarious none the less, via GOOD and Youtube:

Barry and McNasty (and Busey?) in: Swing(er) States.

I didn't liveblog tonight like I said I would. I'm sorry, I'm a bad person, but I must say tonight was immensely satisfying. I can't wait to wake up tomorrow to check the final score, but right now, with three states still in play (IN, NC and MO) it looks like this:

Obama/Biden: 338 (364, assuming he picks up 11 in IN and 15 in NC)
McCain/Palin: 163 (174, assuming he picks up 11 in MO)
House: Dems + 21ish (With a few left to come in)
Senate: Dems + 19 (Assuming they pick up seats in too-close-to-call races in OR and AK)

Dems won't get 60 in the Senate, but at least they can kick Lieberman out of the caucus. They even picked up a governor's mansion in Missouri.

Nuts... Landslide kind of nuts...