Monday, August 27, 2007

Gone-zo

What will George W. Bush do without his Fredo?  Frankly, I’m not sure it really makes much difference at this point in 43’s counting-the-days regency.  Parenthetically, I always wondered whether Dubya knew that his consigliere‘s namesake in the Godfather series was weak, stupid, duplicitous, and sexually confused.

Whether the departure of Gonzales—following those of Rummy, Card, Rove, Bartlett, and other one-time Bush insiders—has any real meaning for the nation and the world, it’s still a great excuse (as if an excuse is needed) to add your voice and some small portion of your wallet to the BurnBush effort.

As I write this, Goldy’s campaign in support of Darcy Burner is rapidly closing in on the $70,000 mark.  That’s incredible, but it’s still a good bit short of his ambitious $100,000 goal.  (Darcy’s overall ActBlue total has leapt almost to $90,000!) The Gonzales announcement may divert attention from the BurnBush effort, even here in the Puget Sound area where Dubya will offer his backside for Eastside Republicans and Sheriff Hairspray to kiss this afternoon. 

But let’s show them what we can do!  Let’s show them that diversionary tactics—and this announcement is just another in an endless series of diversions while the Bad Guys work their nefarious magic behind the scenes—won’t dissuade us from even the most ambitious of targets!

Once again:

• Register for, and participate in, Darcy’s Virtual Town Hall, starting at 3pm Pacific this afternoon.
• Sign Darcy’s petition on the Iraq War and the Bush malAdministration’s maladministration.
• Make a contribution—no matter how small—to the BurnBush campaign.  Maybe you will be the one who puts BurnBush over the top, into the six-figure range!

Friday, August 24, 2007

"Burner"ing Bush

The United States Congressman on the other side of Lake Washington is in trouble.  He is so desperate for campaign money that he has invited the world’s second-most-reviled human being to visit this coming Monday.  Apparently, George Walker Bush is still able to bamboozle corporatist wingnuts Washington State Republicans into opening their wallets to the tune of $10,000 apiece for the opportunity to watch him blither and dither and just plain lie.

Oh, do I have to even state the name of the first-most-reviled human being?  Yes, I’m looking at you, Darth Cheney.

In response to the looming disruption on Monday, August 27, our comrade (and, of course, Democratic WA-08 candidate) Darcy Burner will hold a Virtual Town Hall during Dubya’s visit.  You can learn more about that event, from one of her steadfast supporters, by clicking on the YouTube link below:





In addition to the Virtual Town Hall, Darcy has also written a petition, which I hope every one of my readers will sign.  It sends a powerful message that will resonate with many of us:

We believe that it is time to stand up and fight for what is right. We believe it is time to say “NO!” to the disastrous policies of the Bush administration. We believe it is time to bring the Iraq war to a responsible close. We believe it is time to restore our strained military, balance our budgets and rebuild our burned bridges with the rest of the world. And we believe it is past time for our Congress in Washington, D.C. to stop stampeding in the face of the Bush administration’s fear-mongering, and instead stand up and do what we know is right. We say: End the War! Renew our hope for the future!

The Pacific Northwest blogosphere, led by our good friend David Goldstein, is joining Darcy’s efforts.  It’s an extraordinarily ambitious undertaking—Goldy’s goal is to raise $100,000—the equivalent of 10 filthy-lucre GOP fat-cats—through the Burn Bush ActBlue page he has created.

As soon as I finish writing this post, I’m going to do my share of that Bush-burning.  I strongly and enthusiastically urge my readers to do the same.  Please click on the link in the above paragraph (or this one right here, for that matter), which will take you to that ActBlue page.  I’m hoping that at least one contribution, aside from my own, will arrive there via Peace Tree Farm.  It would thrill me no end, and be an affirmation that maybe I’m doing something valuable on these premises, if one (or more) of the vanishingly-few people who read this blog were to contribute to the effort due to my request rather than through all the other blogs that are promoting it.

Reminding you again:

• Register for Darcy’s Virtual Town Hall, hosted by DailyKos frontpager mcjoan, at 3pm PDT on Monday, August 27.
• Add your name, and your thoughts, to Darcy’s petition, expressing your thoughts on these vital issues.