Well our beloved Trent Lott has done it again. This time he is defending Senator Craig from Idaho. You know the anti-gay Senator that decided he would try for a quick liasion in a bathroom during a stop over at the Minneapolis-St Paul airport. Seems he was busted by an undercover cop for trying to play footsies with him under the dividers that separate two commodes.

Here is an portion of an artocle printed in the Washington Post and a partial transcript from an interview that Bloomberg News Service did with Trent Lott concerning the call for Craig to resiegn:

At this point, the closest thing Craig has to a public defender is Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.), the minority whip who himself endured a scandal in December 2002 that ended with him giving up his post as Republican leader because of intemperate remarks at the late Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party. Lott hung on during that period for more than two weeks, and one of his staunchest defenders was Craig, who had served for more than six years in the GOP leadership with Lott.

Lott has signed on to the leadership statements calling for the ethics investigation and the removal of Craig's senior committee status. But in interviews with Fox News and Bloomberg TV, he stopped short of calling for Craig's resignation. "I'm not ready to call for that," he told Fox News.

Here's the transcript of Lott's interview with Bloomberg:

Bloomberg: Do you think Sen., Craig should step down?

Lott: I think we have done so far what's appropriate. I don't [think] we know all of
the details. I saw Senator Craig yesterday say that he had not done
anything wrong and that he shouldn't have pleaded guilty to resisting
arrest. The leadership team has already called on this matter to be sent to
the Ethic s Committee to clear up what has actually occurred. And also
today we did ask that he step aside from his ranking committee positions
while this is being resolved. And I think based on what we know now that
is appropriate. It's s very unfortunate situation, very sad and very
serious. And I think we had to pay very close attention to it as we work
on finding out what really went on."

Bloomberg: And sir you do expect Sen. Craig to be back in Congress, in the
Senate, when you all return next week?

Lott: I really don't know what to expect. Only he and his family and
friends, close friends, could answer that at this point, I expect he'll be
back based on what he said yesterday but I don't know."

Bloomberg: The Larry Craig described the last two days -- is that the Larry Craig
you came to know in the Senate for so many years?

Lott: Well he's been a very aggressive legislator, he's been active in
working for the state of Idaho, he has been a friend.
And so I am shocked and I am disappointed at you know, this turn of
events ... but I also have learned the hard way that before you jump to
conclusions or call on people to do one thing or another, at least know all
of the facts and you know take advantage of an opportunity to hear what,
you know, really happened.

FOX ATTACKS: Iran

Remember how Fox pushed the Iraq war? Their doing it again - this time it is Iran. I urge you to watch this video (if you haven't already done so), then go to the linked Web Site and call any business that advertises on Fox News and asked them to please stop giving their advertising dollars to a network that can only be classified as a mouth piece for the White House and this twice unelected President. Their rhetoric is aimed at fanning the flames of war. The only thing an attack on Iran would do is further jeopardize the lives of our young men and women fighting this illegal war.

For those of you that haven't seen it yet here is a link to an excellent op-ed that appeared in last Sundays NY Times. It is written by 7 members of the 82nd Airborne that have just returned from a 15 month deployment to Iraq. Please keep this excellent analysis in mind when the White House/Petraeus release their report on how things are going in Iraq, vis-a-vis the "Surge".

I apologize to you all for not updating this more often. The last three weeks or so, my wife and I have been supporting our daughter as she was in and out of the Ocean Springs Hospital. In between those visits her and I had doctors appointments that required different methods of preparation. It seemed as though it was one thing after another and I just didn't have the motivation. Now however, my daughter is back home and finally on the mend so I decided to do a little ranting and raving.

I wonder if you all have been keeping track of the wonderful voting record of late of Gene Taylor. To add to his shameful past of voting for the Military Commissions Act, voting against the non-binding referendum condemning the surge, and voting against the Defense appropriations bill that contained a time line for withdrawal, this low down snake-in-the-grass, just in the last week voted for the new and enhanced Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and against the bill that increases funding for health care for this nations children. This new FISA not only gives our twice unelected president the write to spy on phone calls of suspected terrorists but to also monitor EVERY call the you or I make or receive from or to a foreign country. Please let Taylor know that we really appreciate him supporting our nations children and further eroding our civil rights.

Now on to Trent Lott - Have you seen his latest insane statement to the press? This one was to the Roll Call. They bill themselves as the "Newspaper of Capital Hill". Seems our esteemed Senator finally revealed the true nature of the Republican Party when he told a reporter for Roll Call that "The strategy of being obstructionist can work or fail… and so far, it’s working for us.” Along that line here is a link to an excellent document that reveals exactly what the Republican Party thinks of our civil rights, the health of the average citizen, and the "plight of the downtrodden" in general.

I know what the general population of the coast think about Taylor and Lott. They think they are the greatest two politicians that have ever come down the pike. Why is that? Because of their fight against the insurance companies and their attempt to secure more funds to rebuild the coast. I've said it before and I'll say it again - Do you really think they would fight so hard against organizations like the insurance cartels if they hadn't gotten screwed by them also? Do you really think they would have fought so hard to help rebuild the coast if their private residences hadn't gotten destroyed also? I have a tendency to think not. Look at Cochran - ever hear anything from him about this? I haven't either.

george carlin nails it

George Carlin on who really owns this country. Caution - If you know anything about Carlin you know he uses a lot of profanity.

I don't usually post anything with profanity but Carlin really nails it.