August 27, 2007
In the “about fucking time” department, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has finally resigned, opting to make the move that many in Congress have been calling on him to take for months. Now that Gonzales is out of office maybe Congress will have a true investigation in to what his role was in the firing of the U.S. attorney’s in 2006 and if there is wrongdoing found have him formally charged for all the crimes he committed. I expect that to happen like I expect to win a multi-million dollar lottery payout.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a months-long standoff with Republican and Democratic critics who called for his ouster over the Justice Department’s botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firing of U.S. attorneys, officials said Monday.
There is talk around town that the Director of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, will replace Gonzales. Not sure if that is a better move or not but at least Gonzales is finally out of the picture.
I apologize for all the posts about politics these days. The horrid state of affairs that is the American political system is just so fucking screwed that I can no longer continue to overlook the scandals and outright lying that takes place in Washington D.C. every day. If only more Americans would wake-the-fuck-up and pressure their representatives to take action for the people rather than for themselves then maybe the country would be a better place.
August 20, 2007
“Read a Book” is a public service announcement (PSA) cartoon video that aired on Black Entertainment Television apparently aimed at the black male youth of today in America. The storyline and execution is one of the most most bizarre PSA’s that I have seen in quite some time. While I imagine that there was a certain amount of satire involved in the creation of this PSA, and I certainly applaud the effort in attempting to reach out to a certain group of the community that is in need of assistance, one has to wonder if the intended targets will see this for what the artists intended or if will they be utterly offended.
Personally I enjoyed the cartoony atmosphere and the hip-hop inspired beat and lyrics. Though, I would venture out on a limb and say that while this was a noble assistance effort it will certainly not prevail in the manner desired. Nonetheless, it was damn hilarious!
August 15, 2007
In a move that may even make the naysayers think twice, it would appear that the first step in a scheme that is designed to aid the President in making military moves toward Iran was just taken. Admittedly, I despise GWB, Inc. and his iron fist manner of so-called leadership, but that does not mean that I question every move he makes. However, I definitely have to wonder why it is necessary to designate Iran’s military as global terrorists. That is unless the ultimate check-mate is to use such a move as a means to attack Iran.
The United States has decided to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country’s 125,000-strong elite military branch, as a “specially designated global terrorist,” according to U.S. officials, a move that allows Washington to target the group’s business operations and finances.
President Bush has had some hard decisions and some not-so-hard ones as well. Attempting to align the world chess board so that American military action against Iran is a possibility is an extremely dangerous move. Iran does not play around and will prove to be a much more difficult foe than Iraq has been, even though Iraq is “far from over,” so to speak.
America in this day and age sure is a scary place to be. I am left to wonder how these moves are designed to play out other than to, possibly, try and start some form of military action that the President believes will force the country in to selecting a Republican candidate in ‘08. Whatever does happen is sure to prove detrimental for the American public in the eyes of the world.
August 5, 2007
A few short weeks ago I wrote about the asshat administrative law judge who sued a local D.C. dry cleaners for $54 million and lost. In a stunning reversal of fortune it would appear that Roy Pearson is now set to lose his job as well.
By the middle of next week, Roy Pearson, the D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaners for $54 million and lost, will receive a letter that starts the process of putting him out of a job.
While I do feel for this man having to lose his job, I can not help but feel far more contempt for the egregious and illogical actions that he opted for in his frivolous lawsuit against the Chungs, the immigrants who own the dry cleaning business that Pearson sued for losing a pair of his pants. How anyone could trust Pearson to properly and be open-minded when hearing a case is simply beyond me. Apparently I am not alone because the commission that oversees the administrative law judges is working on action that will ultimately force Pearson off the bench.
The commission is expected to address the Chung case specifically in its letter to Pearson, pointing out that his no-holds-barred pursuit of mega-millions in a case stemming from a $10.50 alteration on a pair of suit pants raises serious questions about his judicial temperment and raises public questions about judicial ethics and standards. Following receipt of the letter, Pearson would then have the right to a hearing before the commission. Only after that hearing would the commission formally move to end Pearson’s tenure as a judge. Pearson has not been sitting as a judge since the end of April, when his first term on the bench expired. Rather, he is now technically considered an “attorney advisor” to the Office of Administrative Hearings. Asked what Pearson does in that position, a high-ranking city official said, “Zippo.”
The only downside to Pearson losing his job is that it will become very doubtful that the Chungs will ever be able to recoup the legal fees they had to waste on this idiotic case. Other than that minor problem, Pearson having a taste of his own medicine is completely worthwhile.
