A new song from Norah Jones. Please pay close attention to the lyrics. Very important and to the point.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
On the 24th of this month The Huffington Post published an interview with Air Force (AF) General Michael Moseley, the AF Chief of Staff. In this interview General Moseley bemoans the fact that the AF has had to supply some 20,000 AF personnel to serve with the Army in duties outside of their specialities. Some of these specialities are: convoy drivers; provide protection for these convoys; and prison guards. I happen to know a thing or two about this situation.
General Moseley stated that the Air Force supporting the Army in roles that are traditionaly non-Air Force was taxing the Air Force monetarily. I happened to have been in a position with the Air Force at the time when it became known that this type of training was needed to supply AF personnel to support the Army in convoy protection duty. I did some research and found that at the time we had already trained approximately 2,000 airmen to provide this kind of support. All of this training was done on the QT and was done by the Army. The AF powers to be decided that they wanted to put the so called AF stamp of approval on this training and invested untold amounts of money to establish a school that was run by the AF. I objected strongly to this and pointed out that the AF was not trained for this kind of duty and that the Army was the DoD mandated point of contact for infantry type duties. In addition they already had established schools to teach convoy protection duties. I was told to "shut-up and color". If the AF is now strapped for cash it is because they are too parochial, and only beleive in the concept of "joint training" when it serves their need.
General Moseley stated that the Air Force supporting the Army in roles that are traditionaly non-Air Force was taxing the Air Force monetarily. I happened to have been in a position with the Air Force at the time when it became known that this type of training was needed to supply AF personnel to support the Army in convoy protection duty. I did some research and found that at the time we had already trained approximately 2,000 airmen to provide this kind of support. All of this training was done on the QT and was done by the Army. The AF powers to be decided that they wanted to put the so called AF stamp of approval on this training and invested untold amounts of money to establish a school that was run by the AF. I objected strongly to this and pointed out that the AF was not trained for this kind of duty and that the Army was the DoD mandated point of contact for infantry type duties. In addition they already had established schools to teach convoy protection duties. I was told to "shut-up and color". If the AF is now strapped for cash it is because they are too parochial, and only beleive in the concept of "joint training" when it serves their need.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Gene Taylor has done it again. This time he voted against a bill that would, among other things, provide additional money for Katrina relief. Here is a link to the bill HR1591. In addition to providing more funds for Katrina relief this bill also provided more money for Veterans care, and to ensure that the troops that are sent to Iraq and Afghanistan are properly rested and trained. What possible reason could he have for voting against this bill?
I just talked to a member of his staff who happens to be active duty Navy. He told me that the reason Congressman Taylor voted against this bill was that it included a time line for withdrawal. Isn't this what we want? I know I sure do. Please call Congressman Taylor's office and tell him that when this bill comes back to the House, after Bush vetoes it, to please vote for it; time line or not. I have posted Congressman Taylor's DC phone number to the right.
Issue #2 for today - Bush has just nominated Michael Baroody to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Baroody is currently and executive vice president of the national Association of Manufactuers (NAM). NAM is a mouthpiece for manufacturers that want to eliminate any and all EPA regulations that they think harm their business practices by making them toe the line and adhere to anti-pollution regulations. Among the many issues Baroody fought for NAM were - asbetos settlement awards; tobacco fines; and one that hits close to home: In Mississippi in 2007, in a case involving possible exposure to the highly toxic chemical beryllium, NAM filed a joint brief pushing to disallow any claims for medical monitoring from employees of Mississippi’s Stennis Space Center and California’s Canoga Park. If you want to see more about the aforementioned lawsuit, go here . If you want to read more about some of the litigation either currently in progres or has been completed, go here . The bad thing about the last link is that it is on the NAM website; they don't even try to hide their evil anti-consumer lawsuits. Want to read more about Baroody as documented by Public Citizen? Go here.
Lou Dobbs had a rather scathing comment about this nomination. See it here. Do you want to see more evil this man has perpertrated on the American public? Want to help fight this nomination? Go to www.Stopbaroody.com
I just talked to a member of his staff who happens to be active duty Navy. He told me that the reason Congressman Taylor voted against this bill was that it included a time line for withdrawal. Isn't this what we want? I know I sure do. Please call Congressman Taylor's office and tell him that when this bill comes back to the House, after Bush vetoes it, to please vote for it; time line or not. I have posted Congressman Taylor's DC phone number to the right.
Issue #2 for today - Bush has just nominated Michael Baroody to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Baroody is currently and executive vice president of the national Association of Manufactuers (NAM). NAM is a mouthpiece for manufacturers that want to eliminate any and all EPA regulations that they think harm their business practices by making them toe the line and adhere to anti-pollution regulations. Among the many issues Baroody fought for NAM were - asbetos settlement awards; tobacco fines; and one that hits close to home: In Mississippi in 2007, in a case involving possible exposure to the highly toxic chemical beryllium, NAM filed a joint brief pushing to disallow any claims for medical monitoring from employees of Mississippi’s Stennis Space Center and California’s Canoga Park. If you want to see more about the aforementioned lawsuit, go here . If you want to read more about some of the litigation either currently in progres or has been completed, go here . The bad thing about the last link is that it is on the NAM website; they don't even try to hide their evil anti-consumer lawsuits. Want to read more about Baroody as documented by Public Citizen? Go here.
Lou Dobbs had a rather scathing comment about this nomination. See it here. Do you want to see more evil this man has perpertrated on the American public? Want to help fight this nomination? Go to www.Stopbaroody.com
Friday, April 13, 2007
Did anybody else notice that both Lott and Cochran recently voted for the Stem Cell Enhacement Act. What is up with that? Have they finally come to their senses? Maybe we should all call and thank them. I have posted their web sites, that include contact phone numbers, on the right side bar.
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