Ancient Headline: c. Nov. 13th, 2006--'Voters Send Message, Time for Change'

[Philosoraptor]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2006/11/voters_send_mes.html



Voters want a change, and, more important, citizens want representatives who listen to and act on constituents' wishes rather than the direction of partisan leadership.

Our leaders must recognize that right vs. left, conservative vs. liberal are not the average Americans' concerns. Right and wrong are what concern us. That's where our leaders need to focus. The time for real leadership is now. Americans have no interest in being represented by individuals whose primary concern is political correctness.

Americans no longer will tolerate the direction the president has taken this country. It's time for a change. It's time for the president to lead a government that is "for the people and by the people." Tuesday's elections were a clear signal that "the people" are ready to take control of their government.

In short, Americans are ready to get back to basics and resolve the issues that face each of us daily, rather than having those issues ignored while our leaders try to solve the world's problems. We can only hope that our elected officials are prepared to embrace that tide.

Cue the music:

"Those were the days my friend,
We thought they'd never end,
We'd sing and dance, forever and a day,
We'd live the life we choose,
We'd fight and never lose,
Those were the days, Oh yes those were the days".

[DS1]

1. HA!

Yep. My boss has a Time Magazine from a few months ago on his coffee table. It says

What the Baker's Iraq War Study says, and why Bush will listen



yeah, right

[Philosoraptor]

2. 6 months, or one Thomas Friedman

Or one surge, new names for 6 month increments.

[BlooInBloo]

3. shriek shriekshriek shriekshriekshriek!!!!

(I have no idea what Edith is singing at that point.)

[Philosoraptor]

4. Oh yeah, 'All in the family'

I was thinking of that old song by Mary somebody.

But back to Edith,

"I knew you when you were thinnnnnnn,
Archie: 'gals were gals and men were men,

[BlooInBloo]

5. Oh shit - I had the wrong song - lol - my bad! Thanks for the lyric tho!

[Swamp Rat]

6. Just think, we could have strong levees by now.

6 months would have been long enough to fix them, but here we are, a few days from the beginning of hurricane season and our levees are STILL FUCKED UP!!!!!!!!

:mad:

Does America really even give a fuck about us?!?

My Magic 8 Ball says: "NO!"

[Philosoraptor]

7. .............

[EFerrari]

8. Arggghhh!

:nuke:

[Junkdrawer]

9. Look they went to all that trouble to put on a show for 4 whole months...

Aren't you humored enough yet?

[slowry]

10. Accountable to nobody. n/t

[Neshanic]

11. Sadly, Rove has dossiers on all those in the picture...with pictures probably.

[Philosoraptor]

12. ..............

[dbt]

13. Cue The Doors

When the music's over,
Turn out the lights.

[Philosoraptor]

14. ............