Blogging for Freedom

Dick Cheney appeared on Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer this morning and again he speaks propaganda.  By calling the Democratic Congress irresponsible and motivated to end the war in Iraq for purely partisan reasons, he continues to sow the seeds of division and disunity.  We are condemned as a nation to failure and shame, he emphatically states, if we don't support the war and the president without question.  This administration has made it clear they simply will not tolerate any limitations on how they are conducting the war or accept oversight of what they are really doing in our names.

I am reminded of the hackneyed phrase "Follow the money".  In the case of America's War on Terror, the greatest beneficiary of government contracts has been the private mercenaries, soldiers of fortune and profiteers (carpetbaggers) that have seen billions of dollars stream into their own pockets.  VP Cheney would have at least a sliver of credibility if he wasn't so heavily invested and compensated by the biggest looter of federal taxpayer funds, Halliburton and KBR.  Let us never forget, the night US forces droppped "shock and awe" bombs on the city of Baghdad and the civilian population, Cheney threw a cocktail party with his friends (Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Kissinger, Perle, Libby, etc) in celebration.  What kind of human being, I ask, celebrates when we pre-emptively invade and kill innocent civilians in a poor struggling nation that DID NOT ATTACK US ON 9-11?

Bill Richardson, governor of  New Mexico and Democratic presidential candidate, promises so much more hope for our future.  He has proven himself to be a peacemaker and an honest broker in very difficult international arms and weapons negotiations.   He does not own controlling stock in corporations directly benefiting from the continuance of wars.  He does not have a personal stake in war profiteering. 

He is a leader we can trust and look up to.  We need his ability to bring different views to the table and find consensus that benefits all.  Our children need him.  Our country needs him.