4.05.06

Well today is 04.05.06 which is pretty interesting. Anyways, Tom Delay said yesterday (which would have been 04.04.06 for you calander-buffs out there) that he would not seek re-election in November. He said that the whole thing has just gotten too nasty. True, considering people in Hollywood like Barbara Streisand and others have been dumping money to the Democrat running for his seat.

"After many weeks of personal, prayerful thinking and analysis, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to close this public-service chapter of my life." the 58-year-old congressman said.

Delay has really become a scapegoat for all the Democrats who champion this "culture of corruption" nonsense. He had a target on his back because he was an extremely successful Republican leader in the House of Representatives, so getting rid of him will help the Democrats legislatively in the near future. However, this will hurt them in the November elections because they wont have Delay to be the poster child of GOP corruption.
Delay said that he plans to help the conservative cause however possible:

The former House majority leader said he will continue to "engage in the important cultural and political battles of our day from outside the arena of the United States House of Representatives."

As he was explaining his reasons for leaving politics, Delay had some rather harsh words for Democratic Rep. Cynthia Mckinney who is accused of repeatedly punching a Capitol Police officer with her cell phone.

"Cynthia Mckinney is a racist. She has a long history of racism. Everything is racism with her. This is incredible arrogance, and -- that sometimes hits these member of congress, but especially Cynthia Mckinney"... [source drudgereport]

Haha...Amen Tom. And thanks for your service all these years. [source cnn]



Now to Iraq where the political process seems to be at a standstill, so much so that the current Iraqi Prime Minister, Ibrahim Al-Jaafari is being pressured to step down, even some believe by the American Government. Condi Rice was in Iraq last week and met with Iraqi leaders, basically telling them to get their asses in gear and get a government formed pronto.

Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari says he is refusing to abandon his bid for a second term to break the deadlock over a new government, and more than 1,000 of his supporters called Wednesdays for an end to "U.S. interference" in Iraqi politics.

I dont like the sound of that. The only reason those peole are able to make the decisions they are is because Americans died for it, so they better damn well accept our "advice" on how they should run their governement. Until the have something stable set up, the violence there will continue, and even though they get to see it in front of their faces everyday, I just dont think they seem to care.

U.S. officials believe a broad-based government of Shiites, Sunni Arabs and Kurds offers the only hope for reversing Iraq's slide into anarchy. Without such a government, the Americans cannot begin withdrawing their troops.

The American people, including myself, are losing patience with these bumbling fools trying to establish an Iraqi government. I still pray they can do it in the very near future, however my confidence is waning daily. [source fox news]



In case anyone really cares, which I dont personally, Katie Couric is leaving the 'Today Show' after 15 years to become the first ever full time female anchor of a nightly news show on CBS replacing Bob Schieffer.

"I wanted to tell all of you out there who have watched the show for the past 15 years that after listening to my heart and my gut -- two things that have served me pretty well in the past -- Ive decided I'll be leaving 'Today' at the end of May," she said. "I really feel as if we've become friends through the years."

Suuuuuuuuuuuure Katie, we are all great friends. Couric forgot to mention that she probably also listened to her pocket book, as she will reportedly get around $40 million dollars over four years to host the low rated CBS broadcast. And in case you really love the today show, it is speculated that Campbell Brown will replace Katie upon her departure. [source wnbc]

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Capitol Police Chief says Mckinney escalated incident [source]
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-Brad