I call them as I see them. Further I will continue to publicly denounce Wally Herger for the worthless chicken hawk and coward that he is. I served twenty-two years, am service-disabled and come from a military family - something which Wally Herger cannot proudly proclaim having evaded service as have his offspring.
A chicken hawk is one that supports a war providing he and his are not required to fight that war and, better still, a war from which he and his cronies can profit. During the draft Wally Herger hid in a community college and then got into a BA program from which he promptly dropped when the draft was abolished. Hence Herger is a coward for not serving and a chicken hawk by supporting a war in which he and his will not serve nor endure any loss but, rather, only profit.
Therefore it’s incredibly easy for someone like Wally Herger to publicly proclaim his patriotism and support of those who do serve and have served to only go back to DC to erode and eliminate what benefits there are for those who, by oath, carry out the mission they are given regardless of whose interest that mission may serve. The members of the military have political and financial value until they become veterans, particularly disabled veterans, whereupon they become a burden of which to be disposed promises damned.
Wally Herger is not only a coward and chicken hawk but he is a ne’er-do-well having run from an unfinished education into mommy and daddy’s business because he can do nothing on his own. A ne’er-do-well which, according to Webster means, “an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing”. There is no better description for Wally Herger. Considering that Herger got into office on family money and remained there by pandering to fear and ignorance while doing nothing to better the lives of his constituents as he dangled from his masters’ strings is evidence that he is worthless. He gladly takes his salary from the public yet refuses to serve the interests those whose taxes from which that salary comes.
Wally Herger is, simply, worthless as he serves only himself and special interests while completely oblivious to his district’s needs.
If the California legislature had not made challenging another to defend his honor unlawful in 1872 I doubt Wally Herger would be in office today. Then again, coward as he has proven himself to be, he would no doubt have a second stand in his place had the law not been chaptered.
21-50. Out.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
21-50 to all units: Fuel prices
There’s no free pass for the oil industry, the Bush Administration or the Republican Party concerning fuel prices. To those who think ever-increasing fuel prices and the economic fallout aren’t the result of W’s Iraqi debacle, consider this:
Military vehicles and armor operate on diesel. They weren’t designed for mileage and there are thousands of them deployed in Iraq operating 24/7/365. The military relies on “organic” supplies meaning that which they bring into the theater and not what’s available in the theater as it can be disrupted or denied by an enemy. Consequently diesel is shipped over to the theater from the US. Diesel, which was less expensive than gas before the war cost more than gas five years into the war due to a shortage created by the idiot-in-chief. Trains and trucks deliver the goods we need daily and increased diesel prices raise the cost of everything.
All military aircraft run on jet-a, a kerosene based fuel. They too suck fuel measured in hundreds of pounds per hour and are constantly flying sorties in theater. Less fuel is now available for commercial aviation which also delivers goods and packages as well as passengers thus also raising prices.
Instability in an oil producing region gives speculating scum (the kindest word I can muster) an excuse to raise oil prices. It was Bush that created that instability by invading Iraq and his oil industry pals are rolling in our money from obscene profiteering. The result is that those fortunate enough to have a job in this crumbling economy can’t afford to commute to work without cutting back in their budgets where-ever possible. Thus money that would benefit other parts of the economy (retailers, restaurants, theaters, etc) is redirected to the pockets of big oil as a benefit for gouging consumers. That money redirected to pay ever increasing fuel prices is why 98,000 more people are unemployed because discretionary spending has all but vaporized.
Someone posted here that we should nationalize oil and I wholeheartedly agree. Big oil is but another example of what happens when big business is allowed to run wild while enabled by an administration and party that it supports through campaign funding with a nod, a nudge and a wink. If this quid pro quo isn’t stopped we will be another third world toilet of a few haves and countless have nots.
Military vehicles and armor operate on diesel. They weren’t designed for mileage and there are thousands of them deployed in Iraq operating 24/7/365. The military relies on “organic” supplies meaning that which they bring into the theater and not what’s available in the theater as it can be disrupted or denied by an enemy. Consequently diesel is shipped over to the theater from the US. Diesel, which was less expensive than gas before the war cost more than gas five years into the war due to a shortage created by the idiot-in-chief. Trains and trucks deliver the goods we need daily and increased diesel prices raise the cost of everything.
All military aircraft run on jet-a, a kerosene based fuel. They too suck fuel measured in hundreds of pounds per hour and are constantly flying sorties in theater. Less fuel is now available for commercial aviation which also delivers goods and packages as well as passengers thus also raising prices.
Instability in an oil producing region gives speculating scum (the kindest word I can muster) an excuse to raise oil prices. It was Bush that created that instability by invading Iraq and his oil industry pals are rolling in our money from obscene profiteering. The result is that those fortunate enough to have a job in this crumbling economy can’t afford to commute to work without cutting back in their budgets where-ever possible. Thus money that would benefit other parts of the economy (retailers, restaurants, theaters, etc) is redirected to the pockets of big oil as a benefit for gouging consumers. That money redirected to pay ever increasing fuel prices is why 98,000 more people are unemployed because discretionary spending has all but vaporized.
Someone posted here that we should nationalize oil and I wholeheartedly agree. Big oil is but another example of what happens when big business is allowed to run wild while enabled by an administration and party that it supports through campaign funding with a nod, a nudge and a wink. If this quid pro quo isn’t stopped we will be another third world toilet of a few haves and countless have nots.
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