I don't know if you see it or not, but to me there is a huge hypocrisy with which the Republican party is running on.  The hypocrisy that I am referring to is the so called "party based on morals" on the issue of "coherst interrogation" or like how it should be refereed, torture.

If you've missed the previous Republican presidential debate, you didn't miss much.  What what you did miss was the question being asked to the "candidates" of should we be allowed to use coherst interrogation methods on prisoners to extract information.  Out of all the candidates on the stage, all but two said that they support coherst interrogation.  The crowd actually applauded to when one would say "yes I do support this".

I have no clue what they were applauding for.  If it were me, I would be applauding because they finally admit they are the biggest hypocrites in America.  All this might I remind you is coming for a party that is trying to steal votes from the so called religious organizations.

Let's ask the question.  If Jesus were here, do you think that he would be in favor of torture?  I think NOT!  How can you run on the platform of morals and in favor of torture at the same time without there being a hypocrisy?

If I can recall correctly, our current president used the exact same platform to receive his votes.  He ran as the so called "Moral Candidate".  What a joke that was.  Look at what your so called moral candidate is doing right now.  Every day he is sending more and more troops to be killed in a completely moral-less war. 

Would Jesus want us to kill for oil if he were here today?  Do you think Jesus would support George W. Bush?  HA!

Whether you believe it or not, it is evident why we are still in Iraq.  It is for the OIL!  Instead of continuing to fight a losing battle in an unpopular war, I have a better idea.  This idea will save hundreds if not thousands of lives in Iraq and will greatly benifit America in the long run.  What I am proposing for us to do isn't that far out there.  As it is, most cities around the U.S. have began taking small steps to getting to this solution.

It is quite evident that American's love to travel.  Most of them must travel in order to get to work everday.  This of course burns oil. 

Instead of fighting for oil, let's let the Iraqi's have it.  Just let them have it all.  Here's why.

We need to develop more vehicles that run on ethanol or other forms of alternative fuels.  Make them more affordable and begin to phase out regular oil burning vehicles in the next few years, we won't need oil any more.

I'm not limiting this idea to only use ethanol.  You cannot tell me that in the year 2007 that we do not have the technology to where we can't develop an engine that runs only on fossile fuel alone.  This makes no sense.

Mr. Bush, if you are listening, end this war in Iraq and use the billions upon billions of dollars that would be used to kill more innocent Americans and Iraqi's, use this money to develop more realistic alternative fuel vehicles.

I guarantee you, less people will be dead in Iraq because of it.  More troops will be able to return to their families.  Hell, this may even stop the effects global warming. 

All this can be accomplished by doing just one simple thing:

END THIS HORRIBLE WAR IN IRAQ!

As you are probably well aware, last week Congress (or should I say the Democrats) passed a bill that will give President Bush funding for the war in Iraq until September.  Here is why I believe the Democrats passed such a bill.

One reason is that from now on, the Republicans cannot say that the Democrats don't support the troops.  By passing giving in to Bush's demands and fully funding the war until September, this shows everyone that the Democrats support the troops.

Secondly, from a political standpoint only, by not ending the war greatly benifits the Democrats.  The war is only going to get worse.  That is evident.  The worse the war gets, the more the American people will hate Republicans.  When it comes time to elections, people will remember this and vote for Democrats.  The Democrats are trying to build an empire like the Republicans have had before Bush was in office.

Thirdly, if the Democrats would have not funded the war and allowed it to come to an end, by 2008 the American people would have completely forgot about who ended the war and wouldn't vote Democrat.  Another fault for doing this would be that the Republicans could soley run on their famous talking point of the Democrats don't support the troops and win on it.

The only draw back for not ending the war now is quite obvious.  American's are losing their lives day after day and enough is enough.  Things aren't going to get any better in Iraq and we just need to face it.

At first I was really upset that the Democrats didn't end the war when they had the chance but I came to realize that it is better to lose one battle than to lose the whole campaigne.  By allowing the Republicans win the battle of letting their war go on for a little bit longer allows the Democrats to start building a solid party that can potentially take the White House in 2008 and keep a Congressional majority for a long time in the future.

According to an article posted on Yahoo by Reuters, the Bush Administration may consider pulling out half the troops in Iraq next year.

Next Year.  Next Year.  Oh my God!  Wow!  These people really just don't get it do they.  They have no idea what mainsteam America belives.  I just don't get these people.  You'd think that when your approval rating falls to an all-time low of 23% that you might rethink your position on every aspect of your job, but they don't!

Next year is way too long.  Hell tomorrow would be well overdue.  I just don't understand how Mr. George Bush can sit behind his little desk in the oval office and feel nothing.  I know he doesn't feel anything because any person with a heart and a love for fellow Americans would not allow our troops to die every single day.

How dare he say that it is the Democrats that don't support the troops.  How dare he!  We want to support the troops by bringing them home (at least that's what I thought until they passed a "blank check" war funding bill).

Next Year.  What a joke.  What a loser!  He thinks that by doing this that his "legacy" will live on.  Boy will he have another thing coming in a few years.  All he is doing is making his "legacy" so much more meaningless and pointless.  What a crock!

Well it's been a while since I made a post but I figure now is just as good a time as any to sum up how I feel about what the newly elected Congress just did about the Iraq funding bill.  If you haven't already heard, Congress voted on a bill that would fully fund the Iraq war until September.  With this bill comes absolutely no strings attached.  Basically what the Democrats in Congress did was give President Bush a blank check.  I cannot express my disguss and anger with my fellow Democrats enough because of this.

I think someone needs to remind them exacty why they were voted into power.  It was not because of their stance on abortion or their position on gay marriage.  They got voted in for one reason and one reason only.  That reason was to end the war in Iraq.  How can you end the war in Iraq by bending over backwards to a knuckle headed President who won't compromise an inch over his stupid pointless war.

In my opinion if the Democrats want to remain in power, they need to not only listen to what the majority of America wants but grow some balls and carry out our needs.  This is completely disgusing to me. 

They tried once to pass a bill with benchmarks, and Bush vetoed it.  Next, they tried to pass a bill that would over-fund the war and with a timeline and Bush vetoed it.  What should have happened was instead of bowing down to Bush was to keep on sending him the same bill.  Let him veto it.  From a political stand point, you can say that it is Bush that is not "supporting the troops".  He is the one not funding them since it is his pen that is vetoing the proper funding.  If he signs it, you win.  If he vetos it til the money runs out, you win.  There are no draw backs in this whatsoever.

Instead of doing the right thing, my fellow Democrats gave in to an unworthy President and completly let down all of the United States.  If this doesn't come to an end soon, our nation as we know it will be completly changed and times will begin to look like they did during Vietnam.