RL (politics), FFXI

[thistlechaser]

I usually try to avoid posting about politics because I don't like arguing with people. However, there was a quote on the news which really amused me, so I'll repeat it here. Paraphrasing, unfortunately. On idiot Bush's latest act:

Bush's popularity is already so low that nothing he can do now can make it lower, so he might as well use his power to help his friends.

This whole thing is so sad, so embarrassing. I'd say 'Well, at least those who voted for him got what they deserved, hope they're proud of him now', but the problem is, those of us who didn't vote for him are being punished in the same way.

(If you missed the news story and have no idea what I'm talking about: Bush is keeping Lewis Libby from serving a single day in prison. What did Libby do? Valerie Plame was an undercover agent. Her husband released proof that Bush outright lied to start this mess of a war we're in. As 'punishment' for her husband, Libby leaked his wife's name as a spy. And Bush pardoned Libby (his prison sentence, anyway. In Bush's words, the damage to his reputation is enough of a punishment. *roll eyes* x a million).)

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Nothing big in FFXI land. Chaser got to goldsmithing 79 last night. Rapier are so much love for skillups, it's only too bad they require a HQ2 of a purple rock. I cut 100 purple rocks over the new moon and got 3 HQ2s. c.c I got more HQ3s than HQ2s! Too bad nearly every form of cut purple rock is mostly useless and sells for poo. (HQ3 of blue rock? 30-40K. HQ3 of purple? 5K. HQ1 of blue? 4-9K. HQ1 of purple? 1K.)

Candysense was lost midafternoon. I was home for lunch, but had to go back to work just as the attack started. 350 in the zone, started with 4 generals. I'm hoping the Candysense stays gone for a couple days. I actually got eight hours of sleep last night! I need a few more days to recover. (Last time it was gone it got returned in 6 hours, so I really got no break at all.)

COR static group tonight! Yay! We should hit 36! Couple more weeks and we can do our AF weapons! :D And tonight I get a new gun and a new earring!

Comments

[taperkat.livejournal.com]

Keith Olbermann, tonight on Countdown, will be doing a rant on why the VP and Prez should resign. You might want to watch if you're inclined to think that way; I love Countdown (8 pm EST, MSNBC)

[barahir-ffxi.livejournal.com]

As 'punishment' for her husband, Libby leaked his wife's name as a spy.

This is purely opinion. Though the most popular opinion of those that dislike Bush, it is not provable.

Frankly, I think it's pure BS that Bush did not give Libby a full presidential pardon. He didn't do anything wrong. Plame's wife was NOT and undercover agaent as people keep saying. At least, not at the time her name was used in the article. As a side note... "leaking her name" is not what he was convicted for.

And as for being sooooo amused by the president's approval ratings... There is atill one polical entity with lower ratings... the Democratic led Congress. There's so much more to that poll, that isolating Bush's ratings (26%) out of it while leaving out the other ratings (23% for Congress, 24% for the media, 64% for the military) is rediculous.

[snoopybrown.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I think it's pure BS that Bush did not give Libby a full presidential pardon. He didn't do anything wrong.

This is clearly not true, as he was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury, among other crimes.

Plame's wife was NOT and undercover agaent as people keep saying. At least, not at the time her name was used in the article.

Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was covert, and classified. Though she was not in any danger at the time when her name was leaked as being an agent, what about her assets? It is certainly a possibility, at least, that some of them may have been providing useful information, or possibly disseminating information for us, and, with her disclosure, these assets may have been compromised.

That was the reason for the investigation in the first place, wasn't it?

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oops. Either my email was slow or LJ was, either way I didn't get this comment mailed to me until today. Oh well, thanks for the heads up anyway! :)

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

and the low approval of congress is precisely why a Republican will be elected prez again. In 2004, when Bush was re-elected, I made a series of predictions. Next congressional election would probably leave congress/senate in democrat hands...but regardless, approval of legislative branch would fall far. This, stupidly, reflects on the democrats, and people will remember that when voting in 2008. *sigh* I need to move to a new country.