ITMFA!

from my congresswoman:

July 11, 2008



Dear xxx:

Thank you for contacting me about Congressman Kucinich’s impeachment efforts. I appreciate you taking the time to share your views and I want to let you know I share your bitter disappointment in the current administration.

As you are well aware, the crimes of President Bush and Vice President Cheney are numerous and they have both repeatedly violated their constitutional duties to preserve and protect the U.S. Constitution. The Administration’s handling of Hurricane Katrina, the domestic spying program, the Valerie Plame C.I.A. leak scandal, the politically motivated firings of U.S. attorneys and the use of faulty intelligence in the lead-up to the war in Iraq are all examples of the failure of the Administration to uphold the Constitution and serve the American people.

I strongly support the impeachment of both President Bush and Vice President Cheney and I was proud to be one of the first cosponsors of Congressman Kucinich’s resolution, H.Res. 333, which calls for the impeachment of Cheney. I also signed a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, urging him to begin impeachment hearings for the vice president. Further I voted to send articles of impeachment against President Bush, H.Res. 1258, to the Judiciary Committee for action. The actions of this Administration have weakened the United States’ reputation abroad and alienated citizens at home. It is time for the Administration to be held accountable for its actions and I will continue to stand strong against this president and the entire Administration.

Thank you again for sharing your concerns and please be sure to visit my website at www.clarke.house.gov to sign up for my e-newsletter to stay updated on this and other issues.


Sincerely,

Yvette D. Clarke
Member of Congress

Straight Pride? gimme a break

http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20080708/bs_prweb/prweb1077774_7

this makes me mad. a hate parade right outside my front door. i plan on being out front with a rainbow flag, my obama pride tshirt in silent rebuke to these hateful bigots.

sunday, august 31, eastern parkway across from the museum and botanic garden. anybody willing to stand up with me?

War in Iran?

As the Bush/Cheney destruction of our country continues, I have to wonder if/when the war will be expanded to Iran. I look around at my friends and neighbors with kids and wonder what kind of world they'll be growing up in. Do older folks (like me) always look back to an earlier time that seemed better, more welcoming, more exciting? If it can even be done, it's going to take a very long time to fix the damage of the last 7 years. At 53, I don't expect to see it - but hope for it all the same.

Here a couple of fresh pics:

Popcorn

All the screaming headlines of scandal heaped on scandal among the slime balls atop our government has given me some very small measure of satisfaction after the last six years of incredulity. Fully believing that our democracy was hijacked in December 2000 and sold to the highest corporate bidders, I've not found much to delight in on the political landscape. Oh there were those wonderful 8 months of the early Dean campaign, full of hope and camaraderie - only to be dashed again by the ridiculously overplayed "scream".

I'm cautiously enjoying watching the Republicans eat their own. I'll be pleased to see the hypocritical, gay Republicans get purged from the party that has hated them all along.

I'm making popcorn and hoping for the best in four weeks. I'm hopeful that our long national nightmare is nearly over.

dog blogging

These are Honey and Oscar - the dogs who make me walk.