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'I.R.A.K.:  Irresponsible Republican Action Killings'

The Republicans want credit for the Iraq War.?  They should get All the credit they deserve for the Invasion of Iraq.  The historical invasion of a sovereign nation.  I painted this in 2006.  I gave The Republicans ALL the credit for The Iraq War from the very beginning.  After all, it was their warmongers that started it.  It was their warmongers and their inferior ideology that invaded the sovereign nation of Iraq with OUR military!

As far as I'm concerned, The Republican Party OWNS the Iraq War along with the legacy of waste that was given to this earth by George Troubleyou Bush.

'Our Five-Headed Monster'

It should be The not-so-Supreme Court.  As if that judgment in 2000 wasn't bad enough, ten years later we get another January decision that will bring even more garbage and corruption to our already broken political system.  How much damage are we the people going to tolerate before we decide to have a revolution against our high court and the five outlaw activist judges?  Our Five-Headed Monster chose the president in 2000.  Of our society of 300+ million people, FIVE outlaw activist judges decided who would be president.  Look at what THAT got us!!!  That "judgment" brought us eight long years of waste.   Waste of human life, Waste of money, and Waste of eight years time.

Fast forward ten years and we get another astounding, mind-boggling "judgment" from Our Five-Headed Monster.  All in the name of first amendment rights.  Bullshit!!!  Corporations did not exist when the founders of our society wrote our constitution.  A corporation is NOT an individual, nor does a corporation possess a "personhood".  No single individual is the equivalent of a corporation and vice versa.  Unlimited campaign contributions by corporations are now allowed in our political campaigns due to the Citizens United ruling of the five outlaw activist judges on our high court.  That is a violation of my individual first amendment rights.  If a corporation gives ten  million dollars to a specific political party and I as an individual can only give a maximum of two thousand dollars, how is that equal?  How is that a protection of my first amendment rights?  That is a very secure protection given to big business and industry by five outlaw activist judges that sit on our highest court, our not-so-supreme court.

This broken Supreme Court, with its five outlaw activist judges, is at the very root of our broken society.  Just look at the waste that came to us because five outlaw activists judges decided who would be our president in 2000.  Look at the death and debt that poor judgment brought our society and the society of this world.  This court gives reason to debate whether judges should get lifetime appointments.  A lifetime of poor judging can be disastrous to a society.  Just look at the wastefulness of those long eight years of Number Forty-Three.  Waste of Life, Waste of Money, and Waste of Time.  And now, with the Citizens United ruling, we'll see more waste and corruption, not to mention inequality.  Brought to us by five outlaw activist judges!  Brought to us by Our Five-Headed Monster we call The Supreme Court.

When does the revolution begin?!

'Through the Burka'

I find it interesting that the issue of the Islamic Center being discussed in Lower Manhattan is putting the topic of religion under a microscope once and for all.  I personally think that the Islamic Center of Lower Manhattan has every right within our Society to be built in its current location two blocks from where the Twin Towers and Building Seven once stood, the sight considered Ground Zero of The Happenings of NineElevenTwoThousandOne. The victims of the NineElevenTerroristAttacks came from many, many different cultures. I do not think that Christians owns that day. There were Muslims, Jews and I would even venture to guess that there might have been one or two atheists that died on that day in September of 2001.  Of the nearly 3000 people, there probably was a Wiccan and a Hindu among the victims, as well.

Here, in The United States of America, we have a separation of Church and State. That is why the women of Our Society do not wear burkas to hide their entire bodies, or scarves to cover their hair, unless that is what they want to wear. Suddenly, religion is being brought into the political spotlight in time for election season and the people of one religion are questioning the make-up of the core values of another people's religion. A holy war of sorts. But, at least for now, there is no bloodshed on Our Soil, just hypocrisy and lots of anger. 

'Whistleblower on the Mount'

The Israelis and the Palestinians have been fighting for quite some time now.  I wonder how many humans have died in this area during my lifetime?  The Israelis act like they are better than everyone else and claim that "god" gave them that land.   And the Palestinians act as if the Israelis shouldn't exist and claim that "god" gave them that land.  Why would a god give someone land that is so contaminated by bloodshed?  How many wars have been fought on that land?  How much blood has been spilled?  Again, why would any god give land to a people that is spoiled by the bloodshed from so many wars?  When are we going to see these people start acting like adults and bring about peace in this region?  However, before we can even begin to talk about a process to peace, we have to level the playing field, so I have a question that I want an honest answer to.  How many nuclear warheads does the State of Israel possess?  It is hypocritical for Israel and the U. S. to make demands to know about Iran's nuclear program and yet the Israelis can keep their "program" secret.  Very hypocritical!  If Israel can choose ambiguity, than so shall Iran.  And I say this knowing the delusional rantings that have come from the mouth of the Iranian President.

I realize my question will probably remain unanswered.  The current Prime Minister of Israel is eager to drop bombs on Iran.  I am surprised that anyone would endorse such an action, but politicians are obviously tools of war, for war.  It is, after all, the politicians that vote to start wars and keep the wars going.  We will not be able to start a peace process without having fairness on behalf of everyone, every state, every country in that region of our broken world.  Again, I ask my questions. How many nuclear warheads does the State of Israel possess?  What are the future capabilities of Israel's nuclear program?  What other countries have aided the State of Israel with its nuclear program?  Why is the State of Israel able to choose "nuclear ambiguity" and Iran cannot?  I don't know who I expect to answer my questions, and I guess I don't care who it is, just as long as the answers are honest and accurate.

'The Almighty Dollar'

 Capitalism is The Beast.

Every American now has The Mark of The Beast.  The Beast is Capitalism and The Mark of The Beast is a "credit score".  And we, as individuals, cannot do business in America without showing The Mark of The Beast.  Whatever business transaction takes place today requires showing The Mark of The Beast and a lot of businesses require looking at an individual's Mark before hiring for a job.  Judgment is what The Mark of The Beast is about, judging citizens so that the citizen can be placed in their proper category within the society and we find now that our "credit score" is a requirement, just as The Mark was in the days of antiquity.  As the story goes, Jesus railed against "capitalism" of His time, throwing a tantrum and trying to cause a disruption in the system so that it would fail.  Oh, where oh where is Jesus now?  We sure could use His outrage to overthrow The Beast, and the sooner the better.  Capitalism has become a monster of a Beast, almost too big to fail.  But in my opinion, Capitalism is based on an ideology that is weak and frail because its basis is greed and fraud.  Swapping, trading, and betting on "toxic assets" and bad debt is a really, really bad business philosophy, as is the outrageous salaries paid to corporate "executives".

And here we are today, Americans are nation building around the globe trying to make others be like us so that we can all live under the control of The Beast.  One world order might work if it's not based on Capitalism.  But the U. S. of A. is a Capitalistic society and we're trying to be the influence for the rest of the world's population because we are the high and mighty (self-imposed) superpower of the planet.

As I bring my thoughts to a close on this matter, I reiterate that we are now living with The Mark of The Beast.  The Beast is Capitalism, and The Mark is our "credit score".  The only way we can reverse our course and get rid of The Mark is to kill The Beast. And that is not totally out of the realm of possibility.  I say, "Kill The Beast NOW!!!".

'New Haiti'

I recently posted some thoughts about Haiti.  I would like to post more thoughts about Haiti.  Why have the people of Haiti had to suffer so much?  I'm not just talking about the earthquake that hit earlier this year, I'm talking about the suffering of the Haitians for many, many years.  Only twelve percent of the country of Haiti has electricity.  And yet, the Haitian President lives in a palace.  I realize that the palace was basically destroyed by the earthquake, but there are plans to rebuild the palace bigger and better than it was.  Maybe the President of Haiti should build something much more modest, for now, and when ALL of the people of Haiti have electricity and proper housing and Haiti has been reforested, then a new grand palace could be built for the presidential residence.

If ever there was a nation that needed help rebuilding itself, it is Haiti.  And the time is now.  Looking at the money that is being spent in Afghanistan and Iraq building and improving those two nations, why not Haiti?  Haiti is in our front yard!  We could bring some of our troops that are over there fighting those that are full of hate that don't really care about having our assistance and we could help the Haitians who would probably appreciate our help with rebuilding their nation.  Actually, we could bring ALL of our troops home from Afghanistan and Iraq and not only save ourselves lots of money, but lots of lives too.  I think after all these years that we have been over in Afghanistan and Iraq, those people only want our money and our military weaponry so that they can continue to fight their jihads killing each other and our military service personnel.  Afghanistan is right back in the same condition now that is was in 2001.  The Taliban have regained control in most parts of the country and they're back to their brutal ways of public stonings and executions of its citizens (mostly females).  The more things change, the more they stay the same!

I think we should try a new approach to nation building and Haiti is the perfect place to start.

'Keyhole'

The Eye of the Mother.

Where were you, Rep. John Boehner, during those long wasteful eight years of George Troubleyou Bush?

Where were you, Senator Mitch McConnell, during those long wasteful eight years of George Troubleyou Bush?

Where were you, Rep. Eric Cantor, during those long wasteful eight years of George Troubleyou Bush?

Where were you, teabaggers, during those long wasteful eight years of George Troubleyou Bush?

Where were you, republicans, during those long wasteful eight years of George Troubleyou Bush?

Where were you, conservatives, during those long wasteful eight years of George Troubleyou Bush?

I can answer these questions because I have history on my side, to serve as evidence.  Some of these people were aiding and abetting George Troubleyou Bush  with his wasteful wrongdoings.  And some, with their "pocket" constitutions were sitting by silent with ignorance while George Troubleyou Bush was dragging the good name of our society down to the gates of hell while "trampling our constitution".  At this same time during those long wasteful eight years, others were towing the party lines, proudly and arrogantly starting two wars, of which one was a historical first for our Country (the invasion of a sovereign nation).  And as if all of this wasn't enough, we saw those that hate change stand by their mantra of "keep the status quo", hence the bloodshed and debt that comes from funding wars.  That's Conservative Republican Party bloodshed and debt, as only the Republicans can give it.  We have history on our side, as evidence.

Looking back, as painful as those long wasteful eight years of George Troubleyou Bush have been to our society, we stand to learn many lessons.  Saddam Hussein was found guilty in a war crimes trial of ordering the deaths of 140 Kurds.  And he was held accountable and sentenced to death by hanging.  George Troubleyou Bush and his cohort in crime, Dick Cheney ordered the deaths of many, many, many, many, many, many more human beings.  When does their war crimes trial begin?  When are they going to be held accountable?

George W. Bush is the most wasteful President of my lifetime, maybe of our entire short history as a Country.  Where were you during those long wasteful eight years of George Troubleyou Bush?  I was screaming my head off in outrage, but nobody was listening to me.

'Coat of Arms'

I want to own a castle in Italy, Umbria Region.  This is my Coat of Arms for my castle.  It is the flag that I would fly at my castle.  It would also appear as my letterhead on my stationery for the castle. 

I know castles in Italy are not cheap, and they're certainly not cheap to maintain.  My desire for a castle is just a desire at this point.  If I can't have a castle, I want a villa.  If I can't have a villa, I want an apartment in a converted castle or villa in Italy.

I guess what I'm wishing for is to own a piece of property in Italy, Umbria Region.  Regardless of what the property ends up being-- castle, villa, house, or apartment-- this is the flag that I will fly at my property in Italy.  It will also appear on my letterhead and I will most likely have it as a sticker on my car, as well.

Wishful thinking, perhaps, but there's no harm in dreaming.

A few thoughts about a completely different subject, Haiti.  The country of Haiti has been completely deforested with the exception of a very tiny parcel on the northern coast that is seen mostly by tourists coming ashore from cruise ships.  Haiti could be mostly reforested with Paulownia trees.  Paulownia trees are fast growing to a point of being able to be harvested for timber in as little as five years, although I'm not suggesting that they be harvested.  Paulownia trees are a hardy, prolific species that will grow in a variety of soils.  Of coarse, one of the reasons that Haiti was deforested in the first place was for firewood for bonfires to light the way at night because there is no electricity in alot of the country, so I guess that the electricity issue would have to be addressed first, and then the planting of the Pauloownia trees could begin.  Anyway, these are some of my thoughts about Haiti and its deforestation problem.

'Woman in Winter'

Woman in Winter is a progressive liberal.  She lives in the northern region.  She met Little Miss Disappointed via the internet.  They both agree with the wastefulness of George Troubleyou Bush and The Republican Party.  Woman in Winter is sad about the amount of waste of human life and the waste of money and time that The Republican Party and number forty-three brought to our worldy society.  Prison time is in order for the war-crimes that were committed by George Troubleyou Bush and his cohort in crime, Dick Cheney.  Talk about trampling the Constitution!!!  The teabaggers and republicans are silent on this issue.  The Warmonger Party, The Republican Party, The Hypocrisy Party; they're all the same.  Woman in Winter is also disappointed, as is Little Miss Disappointed, that The Republican Party has given the color red a bad name, with its waste of human life (blood) and waste of money (red ink).  And don't forget the waste of eight years time!  That's 2912 days worth of waste.  George Troubleyou Bush and The Republican Party:  Wasteful Wasters of Wastefulness Waste!!!

As if winter isn't cold enough in the northern region, Woman in Winter must deal with the cold of the wastefulness and hypocrisy of The Republican Party.