tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post7776754826414672037..comments2023-11-05T07:32:07.024-05:00Comments on life's journey: what are we celebrating?billiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-15128828731325935592007-05-28T20:37:00.000-04:002007-05-28T20:37:00.000-04:00Celebrate? This is a day to pray my ass off that m...Celebrate? This is a day to pray my ass off that my niece won't end up in Walter Reed, or in a flag covered coffin.<BR/><BR/>I take Bush's warmongering personally.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-75544679500636413422007-05-28T18:44:00.000-04:002007-05-28T18:44:00.000-04:00We did what we could legally. We voted our repres...We did what we could legally. We voted our representatives into office to stand up to these tyrants that are destroying our country and end this war AND BRING THE LIARS to justice.<BR/><BR/>They have done neither. They have capitulated. They will do neither.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386004175127513482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-17179948521724465772007-05-27T23:07:00.000-04:002007-05-27T23:07:00.000-04:00Off-topic: Just something I felt like sharing - Wi...Off-topic: Just something I felt like sharing<BR/> - With this poem the poet laureate of the Toronto Star retires his verse from their pages -<BR/><BR/><B>The Last Poem</B><BR/><BR/>Remember, poetry is not<BR/>Read.<BR/>It is uttered sincerity,<BR/>Or your child's eyes<BR/>Spoken in what you do.<BR/>It is every brick you kiss as you build,<BR/>Or a curse in the absence of love.<BR/><BR/>As for poets, they are all around you<BR/>Hidden in bad employment or<BR/>Prose. And remember each metaphor is<BR/>A house you will have to live in,<BR/>And wisdom is knowing when to leave.<BR/><BR/>You will have to pronounce "sentiment"<BR/>As something that is the reason for<BR/>Doing anything,<BR/>In a country that fears its heart.<BR/><BR/>This too is a cross,<BR/>No greater than the market greed<BR/>And the golem of bright ideology.<BR/><BR/>And then there are the poems that are<BR/>Prayers,<BR/>That arrive like dew if you have the sense<BR/>To grow a garden,<BR/>Let no one talk you into languages<BR/>You do not know<BR/>Beyond feeling<BR/><BR/>That said, you are a poet, and the world will fear<BR/>You and desire you<BR/>As a blessing,<BR/><BR/>And if you are useless for a time<BR/>There will be a way to return home,<BR/>When your words are needed,<BR/>When the dreams are revived,<BR/>And the fevers of children<BR/>Are ended.<BR/><BR/><I>Pier Girogio Di Cicco</I><BR/><BR/>PS - I think you'll love my latest post at Les Enragés.org.SadButTruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977090207448656065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-59732497867253603732007-05-27T21:27:00.000-04:002007-05-27T21:27:00.000-04:00I watched 60 minutes this evening. They had the st...I watched 60 minutes this evening. They had the story of a National Guard battalion from Iowa. To see the real lives affected by Bu$h's war and how his "surge" kept them away from spouses, children, & babies (who were no longer babies when they returned, those who made it alive anyway) for months and months longer than expected was just heartbreaking.<BR/><BR/>All just more "collateral damage" to the PNAC crowd.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052461149278894648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-19762028220127929862007-05-27T15:21:00.000-04:002007-05-27T15:21:00.000-04:00Our soldiers bravely fight and die, because they d...Our soldiers bravely fight and die, because they do what we asked them to do. That alone is courage to me.<BR/><BR/>It is we (the people) who have let them down. It is our responsibility to ensure that our leaders are making the right decisions on how to use our military.<BR/><BR/>If they died in vain, we can't just blame the man we elected to office. We own part of that mistake.<BR/><BR/>Bush lied, (just one reason he should have been impeached) but it was a majority of the people of America that backed his war in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>A good leader would have tempered our thirst for revenge, and led us to better options.<BR/><BR/>It is another crime, that we allow our representatives to cut benefits to our Veterans, or give them second class treatment of any kind. <BR/><BR/>The least we can do; is to dig into our pockets and pay for the short and long term needs of these brave troops, who put their lives on the line for us.Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474837430855732529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-59888346181051423122007-05-27T14:50:00.000-04:002007-05-27T14:50:00.000-04:00I'm with you, bet. I took the liberty of "clippin...I'm with you, bet. I took the liberty of "clipping" and retitling <A HREF="http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/19FC4877-03CD-4342-9505-6EB99BFD962C/" REL="nofollow"> THIS</A> from <A HREF="http://cruelvirgin.blogspot.com/2007/05/memorial-day-what-is-it-to-us.html" REL="nofollow"> cruelvirgin</A> for Clipmarks and to blog.Thornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017781098602577734noreply@blogger.com