Time for the Round-Up

Before the evening gets away from me, I wanted to post some links and thoughts about recent events. Here we go:

• Valerie and Joe Wilson are suing Rove, Libby and the wack-o Vice President for invasion of privacy and depriving her of her career at the CIA. I say good for them! I think history will prove the Wilson's are the wronged parties here and the evilness that is this Administration will be proved. Go here if you want to contribute to the Wilson's Legal Support fund (yeah, right).
  
  
• I know I’m a bit late on this one, but I wanted to weigh in on the changes the Chimp’s administration has been forced to make regarding executive power in wartime. It’s hard to believe that the leaders of the United States actually had to be forced into adhering to the Geneva Conventions. Americans are ingrained with this notion that we are fair and the country that holds the rest of the world to a higher standard when it comes to human rights. But clearly that has changed, since we have been reduced to being happy when courts force our leaders to do so. Amazin’, ain't it?
  
  Here’s the Washington Post:
  
  

  "Accustomed to having its way on matters related to the nation's security, the administration is being forced to respond to criticism that it once brushed aside. The high court ruling rejected the White House's assertion that the president has nearly unlimited executive powers during a time of war, and now executive branch lawyers are reviewing whether other rules adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon will have to be revised, especially those concerning the Geneva Conventions."

  
  
• So, like me, do you find it interesting that the terror alerts rise and fall with the election cycles? The Chimp wouldn't be trying to scare us all into voting Republican, now would he? Here's a nice roundup of these alerts and how they are used to manipulate us.
  
  
• For my Ohio readers (like there are so many other readers!), I'm happy to report that "Mean Jean" is not doing well in the polls. Many will recall that Jean Schmidt was the Congresswoman who called Jack Murtha a coward in her first speech in the US House of Representatives earlier this year. She won the special election in Ohio's 2nd District - my HOME district - and doesn't look great for re-election. This is an extremely conservative district, so keep your fingers crossed. And for you HAMILTON COUNTY readers - do your part and REGISTER AND VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION! Don't complain about the state of things if you don't vote.
  

  SCHMIDT IN FREE-FALL; WULSIN EVEN WITH SCHMIDT IN OHIO 2nd
  New Poll Shows Ohio 2nd Congressional Race Tied
  Dr. Victoria Wulsin Poised for Major Upset of Unpopular Jean Schmidt
  Cincinnati, Ohio - A poll released today shows Rep. Jean Schmidt tied with Dr. Victoria Wulsin, her Democratic challenger, in their race for Congress. A mere 33% of likely voters in Ohio's 2nd District approve of Schmidt's job performance and 53% disapprove. Wulsin is tied with Schmidt in their head-to-head match up and poised for a major victory on November 7.
  
  The poll, conducted this past weekend by the Washington, D.C. firm Momentum Analysis, dispels any doubt about the competitiveness of the race. When asked whom they would vote for if the November 2006 elections were held today, 44% of respondents said they would vote for Wulsin, 44% would vote for Schmidt, and 11% were undecided. Despite the Republican voter registration advantage in the district, Schmidt's extremely low job approval ratings and personal approval ratings severely decrease her chances at re-election.

  
  
• If you have a chance to catch the PBS Frontline show called "The Dark Side" about the wars within the Administration over managing intelligence, you owe it to yourself. It's downright scary to see the documented evidence of the Cheney/Rumsfeld alliance that predates the Chimp. And, worst of all, you'll see the way they have planted their allies throughout the administration. Be afraid. Be very afraid. (But watch the show anyway, because it's worth it.)