by Steve Osborn

I got a Democrats.com message about the triumph of the Party and with petitions to sign and comment upon. In the usual exercise in futility, I signed them, and I commented. Here are the comments

Petition number one, no more funding for Iraq.

I've been a Democrat all my life, usually voting for the lesser of two evils and hoping that things will come out OK in the end. The essay I have just been reading from the Democrats speaks of ending the war as a first  priority.

Mr. Obama was selected to lead because this was his aim also. However, as son as he was selected, we have to widen the war in Afghanistan, continue leaving troops in Iraq until Hell freezes over, and must foster going to war with Iran, which has no nuclear weapons program, and has not invaded anybody for several hundred years. (They also have a first class modern military, so it will not be the turkey shoot that Iraq was, with no modern weapons to speak of, no air force, and what they had was running on ten years with no spare parts.)

I want Mr. Obama to stand up before the American People and say that the war will end with his election, that the war criminals in the White House will pay for their crimes and the Constitution and Bill of Rights will be once more returned to the Halls of Government, intact and functioning.

I want Mr. Obama to stand up before the American People and renounce "preemptive war" as government policy.

I want Mr. Obama to stand up before the American People and put the restoration of crumbling America on the front burner. Those billions going for new toys for the Pentagon to slaughter foreign civilians in the hope of getting a "terrorist" could rebuild New Orleans, put education back as an attainable goal for the American Family, provide health care, clean water and healthy food for people, not only in American, but around the globe.

My experience over the last eight years is that comments such as the above are either unread, or ignored by my alleged representatives, so I don't expect to hear from this one either.

Petition number two, impeach the war criminals

When my alleged Representative can write me and say he is "not convinced that the President has broken any laws," I find these petitions to be of no more use than the Constitution of the United States, which the Pre$ident says, is "just a God-damned piece of paper."

When and if the Congress awakens to do its duty under the above mentioned "God-damned piece of paper" and brings these thieving war criminals to justice, I will again begin to believe in the nation I grew up in.

Unfortunately, I find the Congress to be part and parcel of the whole thing, wanting only to inherit this criminal government for it's own use, so there is little hope left for the "Great Experiment."

I'm sure Cheney/Bu$h will go their way, pocketing the loot gained at the blood of innocent Iraqis, Afghans, and our own kids.

However, as usual, I sign and pray.

Note from my daughter:

Guess what -- the Right Wing GOP Headquarters of the Colorado Republican Party is proudly calling itself "The Ministry of Truth" -- and not even ironically. Weird, huh?

Lastly, my comment on the Rocky Mountain News story on the Veteran's march. (Which they will not accept, I'm not on their list.)

Sadly, a Pyrrhic victory at best. Notice that the result was to give the letter to an aide of Obama's, who agreed to show it to Obama. I will be very surprised if it is ever read to the delegates. Peace is not on the agenda of the Democrats, any more than the Republicans. Follow the money.
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So, I guess that is enough of shooting off my big mouth for today.

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