End of Day Montage.

Hey folks,

Let me start by saying this will most likely NOT be a daily thing. Just something to keep in mind. For those of you who are true OPNers, that come here daily, just letting you know, that you are getting the information that they will be talking about later. The information you get here, is spot on, and the truth. You hear it here first. Well, in most cases anyway {Smile}

Let’s see what the mass media is talking about today. First, I found this interesting. According to the AP article that I just read, enough valid voter signatures have been certified to confirm Lieberman to be on the ballot. According to the article and Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz,

"Lieberman far exceeded the 7,500 signatures necessary to be certified as a third-party candidate.

His name will appear on the general election ballot under his newly created party, Connecticut for Lieberman. By creating the party, Lieberman secured a position higher on the ballot than he would have had as an independent."

So now it really WILL be up to the VOTERS in Connecticut who they want to vote for. Well, as long as the Lamont camp doesn’t have anything to do with it. How about running on policies and principles? Oh yeah, I know, I forgot for a second. They have none.

Then you have this AP article, that is telling you what I told you about just this morning. It says that Iran’s, or Tehran’s, response falls FAR short of the U.N. demands. Let me sum this up for you, {for those who need a little extra help in understanding} they are not going to stop uranium enrichment, translation, they are going to continue to create a nuclear weapon.

According to the article,

"The Bush administration said Wednesday a proposal by Iran for nuclear negotiations falls short of U.N. demands that it cease uranium enrichment, and the U.S. began plotting unspecified "next moves" with other governments.

Those could include U.N. sanctions against Iran unless it reverses course and agrees to a verifiable halt to enrichment activities that can be central to making nuclear weapons."

Yes, those famous U.N. sanctions. How well the worked in Iraq. I do TRULY hope, I know some of you do not believe this, but I do truly hope that this situation can be worked out. However it seems to me, that both sides are just buying time. Without a serious compromise, I fear we will be going again, this time in Iran. I also understand that there is no compromising with these extremists.

Then, to my absolute surprise, stunned even, The New York Times picked up on the "Her Honor the Idiot" story. They said,

"WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 — The federal judge who ruled last week that President Bush’s eavesdropping program was unconstitutional is a trustee and an officer of a group that has given at least $125,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union in Michigan, a watchdog group said Tuesday.

The group {Which I linked to last night} Judicial Watch, a conservative organization here that found the connection, said the link posed a possible conflict for the judge, Anna Diggs Taylor, and called for further investigation.

"The system relies on judges to exercise good judgment, and we need more information and more explanation about what the court’s involvement was in support of the A.C.L.U.," said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which gained attention in the 1990’s for ethics accusations against President Bill Clinton."

Also according to the NYT,

"Questions about a possible conflict of interest appear likely to raise new concerns. The Web site for the group that supported the A.C.L.U., the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan in Detroit, lists Judge Taylor as its secretary and a trustee. It indicates that trustees make all financing decisions for the organization, whose assets exceed $350 million and which gives grants for a variety of community projects.

Judge Taylor declined to comment on the matter on Tuesday, and the foundation did not respond to a message for comment on what role if any she had in awarding the civil liberties grants."

Of course there are questions. This is not the first, and only case that she has had an assiduous relationship with the plaintiff. She is CLEARLY mis-using her power. As I asked before, what if she was a Bush appointee? Let’s say she was, and ruled in favor of the administration, well, with just about anything, and it was discovered that she was in the Bush camp, in anyway, what do you think would be in the news? Kerry, Clinton, Kenney, the MMD {Mass Media Drones} would be foaming at the mouth. They would be DEMANDING that she be disbarred or at least that she resigne. You know this to be true.

Just a little montage that I thought you might enjoy.
Peter