3 posts tagged “cheney”
There is always a breaking point, a time when change must happen. I've been thinking lately how this would apply to humanity and so many people living for themselves and not caring how their actions affect others. Redzilla got me thinking about this again with her post about the GOP and New Orleans.
Greed is so blatant now, from the president to people you meet on the street. How much longer can it go on? If you're religious, how much longer will it be allowed to go on? Something has to happen. We are going the way of Rome.
What can be done, and how can we do it? But the biggest question is this: Why have we let it go on for so long? I'm naive, I admit it. But why is it that the ones who rape, pillage, and plunder are the ones in power? "An empire remains powerful so long as its subjects rejoice in it." (Livy).
When my friends try to talk to me about politics, I joke that I stay in my little house in the woods and mind my own business. At least I try to do that. Mostly because I don't want to think about the evil running rampant in the world.
Back to my original point. I believe that a time will come when mankind will live for each other and not just for ourselves. I think and live this way, and that is why it is so difficult for me to understand greedy and dishonest people. It makes no logical sense to me.
"Today, I have introduced House Resolution 333, Articles of Impeachment
Relating to Vice President Richard B. Cheney. I do so in defense of the
rights of the American people to have a government that is honest and
peaceful."
--REP. DENNIS J. KUCINICH, D-OHIO
or as long as you run a country.
Just... wow.
I try to stay away from politics because, honestly, it sickens me to even think about it. But, really. Is our entire country stupid? It isn't just all the Halliburton scandals that piss me off, but anything to do with Bush/Cheney and our government.
How many of us could get away with shooting your best friend in the face and not even be questioned about it? No matter how covered up it is, we all know Bush and Cheney are pocketing huge amounts of cash from all the oil deals. Not just Halliburton, but from Iraq as well.
If our country is so serious about putting a halt to our dealings with foreign oil, why isn't the U.S. spending more on solar and wind power installations. These two sources of energy are made to seem "out there" and too expensive. Do a little research... they're not. And, get this, other than installation and maintenance, it's FREE energy. Why in the world do you think the U.S. isn't spending more for solar and wind power? Oh sure, they're researching hydrogen power... but who has an interest in that? Could it be our illustrious commander-in-chief? Or perhaps our vice president. Or maybe just a friend of theirs.
Consider this... why haven't vehicles been manufactured with better gas mileage yet? Over the years, a few people have patented designs to do exactly that. Do you really think, as fast-paced as science is now, that no one has made ANY improvements on a gas-powered engine? Recently scientists have surpassed the speed of light. Automobiles have been around for almost 100 years now, but we're still only getting maybe 20+ miles a gallon? Puh-lease.
The United States must be the laughing stock of the rest of the world. Can our government ever get over the childish "I won't play with you because you're (insert party affiliation here)." There are more serious things to think about than if someone is republican/democratic. If our government would stop name calling and slamming each other and start working together, the U.S. could become such a great country.
I'm proud to be American, but I'm ashamed of how it's being run.
