I'm so confused

Nancy Pelosi, in talking about her choice not to support the legislation approved by the Senate that would block the further release of any photos from Abu Grhaib, etc., said that she felt that it was important for transparency in government that this type of move not go forward. While Ms. Pelosi espouses that type of view it is obvious to me that she could be the Hypocrite-in-Chief as far as government is concerned. She has blocked any attempt to start an investigation into her charges against the CIA while saying "I stand by" my accusation. She just pushed through rules that would change the way that ethics investigations are handled in order to make it more difficult for the FBI, etc. to properly investigate things yet the worrisome part to me is this is just a partial list. So tell me, please, Ms. Pelosi, is there a new definition for transparency or are you just the complete hypocrite that you appear to be?

Private William Long

For those not paying attention, that is the name of the U. S. Army soldier who was killed two days ago in Little Rock, Ar. by a home-grown Muslim terrorist. Pvt. Long was a recent graduate of basic training and was in Little Rock to see the man who recruited him into the service. He was there with another Pvt., Private Quinton Ezeagwula who was also wounded in the attack. These two young heroes were standing on a street in an American city and were shot by an Islamic militant for the crime of being in the military. Police say 24-year-old Abdulhakim Muhammad, aka Carlos Bledsoe, told them he killed Private Long and wounded the other soldier because of what the military had done to Muslims.

One would think that the President of this nation, the commander-in-chief of the United States Army, would have something to say about such a heinous attack on two members of the military who were in a U.S. city and not in a combat zone. One would think that this type of situation would have as much weight, if not more, than the heinous murder of Dr. Tiller did on May 31st of this year. Unfortunately this does not seem to be the case. Two days after I contacted the White House about the absence of any public statement by the President on this subject there is still nothing on the White House website. There has still not been any formal statement to the press. Lastly there has been no reply to my email. Maybe this should be a warning to the men and women in uniform about the mindset of their commander-in-chief.

Rest in peace Private Long, you will be remembered.

ETA: It has come to my attention that the President has indeed released a statement about the death of Private Long, unfortunately it was released only to the Arkansas press. While I appreciate the effort I find it hard to understand why it was only released in Arkansas. Does he feel that the rest of the nation is unconcerned by acts of terrorism in this country? Does he think that American's could care less about the violent deaths of our soldiers here at home? If so, Mr. President, you have a LOT to learn about the American people.

A comment to the White House

The death of any of our military troops is always something to be concerned about. The death of one of our troops, on our streets, for nothing more than being in the military should concern every American regardless of race, religion, political view or any other reasonable standard. Our President has yet to say one word about the horrendous murder of a military recruiter in Little Rock, Arkansas yesterday. At the same time I find the speed with which the White House had a statement about the horrendous murder of Dr. Tiller astounding. I do not find the murder of this doctor to be any less important than the death of this soldier who was doing his duty but neither do I find it to be of any higher import. Because of this I felt it necessary to send the following to the White House, I will keep you informed of any reply I may receive.

"Why is it that there has been no statement from the President regarding the attack on two Army troops in Little Rock? One of our troops was killed, on the street, at home, for being an American soldier and his commander-in-chief has nothing to say about it. What a sad state of affairs, jumping on the horrendous death of Dr. Tiller yet ignoring our troops on our streets."

The new GM

I will be really interested in seeing just exactly what GM becomes over the next few months, and years. I have to wonder just exactly what pressure Government Motors will have put on them to build the smaller, more efficient cars that the government wants but consumers rather obviously do not. How long will it take for the fed to move in with their "approved" vehicle list is anyone's guess, but I would assume that we will see something very quickly. The question then becomes can the government declare bankruptcy when they drown the new company that they own in red tape and cars that no one will buy?