More good news!

I hold in my hand a copy of Resolution Number 2007-44, "duly passed and approved, at the meeting of the City Council of the City of Coachella, California, on the 13th day of June, 2007, by the following vote: Ayes = 4, Noes = 1."

"A resolution of the City Council of the City of Coachella, California, calling upon the Governor of the State of California to take steps to withdraw the California National Guard Troops from Iraq."

I won't copy the entire text of the Resolution, but if you want one, it is a matter of public record.

The City of Coachella has now joined such other cities as Arcata, Berkeley, Davis, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sebastopol, the County of Marin, and many others in calling for action.

The Mayor of Coachella is Eduardo Garcia and the City Clerk is Isabel Castillon. The City of Coachella can be reached at, 1515 Sixth Street, Coachella, Ca, 92236. Fax = 760-398-8117. Telephone = 760-398-3502.

In my opinion the City of Coachella has done the right thing.

Peace.

Who are your neighbors?
Peace.

A great blog

Letter to the Editor of the New York Times
(Submitted June 13, 2007)

In response to the Senate's vote of no confidence on the
Attorney General ("Republicans Bar Rebuke of Gonzales in
Senate Vote", June 12, 2007), President Bush declared:"They
can have their votes of no confidence, but it's not going
to make the determination about who serves in my
government. This process has been drug out a long time."

This quote is revealing in two ways. President Bush
apparently not only views himself as a monarch, much like
King George of England, but he has also failed to learn to speak
the King's English correctly. Wouldn't it be nice if our President better
understood both our Constitution and our language? After
all, those are two prerequisites for gaining American citizenship.

Hugh R. Winig, M.D.

Bananas!

stay tuned for photos of actual bananas! peace.

20 miles

Last Wednesday I rode my bike, Black Lightening, 20 miles. I can't tell you how long it took me. I don't keep track of that. I'm just out there for fun and my mileage goal which is 100 miles...eventually. I'm up to 20. Stay tuned. Peace.

Today

Today is the last day of the month AND the first day of the rest of your life, so get out there and make a difference. I must share with you a fantastic new blog that has helped me. Check this out.

www.hughsviewsandmore.blogspot.com

Peace.

100 Miles?

100 Miles

It’s pre-dawn and I’m up. It’s 5am. All right now, go ahead, you’re entitled to ask, why would anybody get up at 5am? Ultimately, you have to answer that for yourself, but I’ll tell you why I’m up at 5am. I’m keeping a commitment to myself. I promised myself I’d ride my bike at least twice a week and I will do it, period. My goal is 100 miles. I’m working up to it.

The morning air is delightfully refreshing. The pre-sunrise chill is intoxicating. I savor it, because I know it is fleeting. It will be hot when the Sun comes up. At 5:30am I’m on the bike and trying to remember how the legs work in order to make those pedals go round. I’m on my way.

When I first started riding, I rode around the Palm Desert Civic Center Park because it’s so perfect and beautiful and once around is about a mile and that’s about as far as I could go. Eventually I worked my way up to five times around and decided it was now time to leave the park and head out to further distances and faraway lands.

I begin by heading East along Fred Waring Drive on the North side of the street. Just East of San Pascual you come to a stunning silver sculpture called “Agave”. It is a giant shiny metal Agave plant. I continue east all the way to Cook Street where I then turn south and ride up to Highway 111. I ride on the South side of the Highway because that’s where the best sidewalk is, cycling East again all the way to Washington Street where I turn South.

Now I am getting a bit tired. I know I will soon turn around to head home, but I want to go just a bit further than I did last time, so I continue. I ride the sidewalk on the East side of Washington all the way down to Sagebrush. I’m ready to turn around.

Sometimes I take a pit stop at Walgreen’s or Trader Joe’s or Jensen’s or Starbuck’s to refresh. Several times along the way I stop for a B.R.B. (butt revitalization break), and also to hydrate. Proper hydration is very important when cycling long distances.
Proper hydration is always important no matter what you’re doing.

I’ve turned around now and am heading back. I notice again all the wonderful things I noticed on the out leg, except this time I notice them even more because I’m going slower.

There are the swallows at the Highway 111 Bridge over the wash. And somebody has planted corn, now twelve feet tall, just inside a wall of a gated country club. There are often bunnies enjoying their breakfast of early morning dew covered grass. The aroma of honeysuckle and jasmine are also along the route. In spring, the trees are awash with flowers and color and heavenly scent.

All these distractions help me continue and forget I’m hurting. I know I’m more than half way home now and the thought of a cold shower comforts my mind and aching body. The hardest part of it all is waiting for the walk signals, however I take the opportunities to learn patience.

At last I turn onto my street. I’ve gotten a second wind and don’t want to slide into the driveway quite yet. I’m pretty sure I’ve enough energy left to take a tour around my block and see how the plants are doing in my front yard. I’m unwinding and breathing deep.
I know when I get off the bike and sit down in the easy chair; I’ll be down and out for at least an hour. I call it meditation. Some call it a nap. I rejoice in the shower that I’ve done seventeen miles today. Next time I’ll do eighteen or perhaps even nineteen. And eventually I’ll reach my goal of one hundred miles.

I encourage everybody to get out there and exercise. It doesn’t have to be at dawn. It doesn’t have to be seventeen miles. Of course, consult your Doctor first, but get out there and exercise if you can. You’ll feel so much better, especially when it’s all over.

Peace.

Pirates of the Caribbean

I saw the film today and I give it a thumbs up.
What do you think?
Peace.

Feed the birds

Feed the birds

Why would anybody feed birds? Why should anybody feed the birds? There are so many reasons, let me count the ways, or at least list the ones why I feed the birds. Number one: It's great entertainment. I've never been one for sitting and watching the grass grow, but watching the birds feed? Now that's entertainment! I could sit and watch birds feed forever, or until my butt hurts, whichever comes first. I also enjoy listening to them. I love waking up to their soothing songs and gentle chatter.
I spend about an hour each day watching the birds feed. I fill their feeders three times a day. It only takes a few moments and the expense is minimal. I buy five bags of seeds at a time. Each bag is ten pounds of black oil sunflower seeds and that will last me about two days if I'm lucky. I have birds feeding essentially from dawn 'til dusk. Apparently word has gotten out about the all-you-can-eat-buffet at my house.
I have one feeder in which I put the sunflower seeds, and one feeder in which I put thistle seed. With two types of seeds, I attract a variety of birds.
I'm no bird expert. I cannot tell you the name of each bird beyond what I personally call them. There's Martha, Dolomite, Laura, Petey, Heidi, etc.
I don't know species. I just know I like watching birds feed. There's a beautiful little bird with a bright yellow chest that feeds on the thistle feeder. If anybody has an idea of what kind of bird this might be, please tell me, I'd love to know, but I don't need to know. It's enough for me to watch and enjoy the simple sight of the pretty birds.
Feeding birds can't be any easier. I bought my feeder online, but you can buy one just about anyplace. Lowe's and Home Depot and Moeller's Garden Center all have a good selection of bird feeders, but you’ll find even more online. I buy my seed at Lowe's, five bags at a time. Feeding birds helps them stay healthy. If we didn't feed them, they'd have to find their own food and that's not so easy.
And if we didn't feed them, we wouldn’t have the pleasure of watching them up close.
But what are the benefits of feeding birds? I'll tell what I get out of it. I get a lot of peace and relaxation from feeding birds. I release all my stress watching birds feed. You simply cannot have any stress watching birds feed.
Well maybe you can, but I can't. It's just so soothing watching those cute little birds jockey for position on the feeder so they can nibble away, one seed at a time. I also have seed cakes in cages. The birds love these too.
These can be bought at Lowe's also. Another benefit I get from feeding the birds is one that some people get from meditation. Watching birds feed clears my mind of all the crap and clutter. My brain is refreshed and cleansed and I feel as though I can solve any problem and find every solution. The birds transfer their calmness to me and I am grateful. Birds have their one goal, food. This reminds me to do one thing at a time, and in doing so; I reach my goals, one at a time. This is a great and simple lesson given to us simply by watching birds feed. Do they know they're teaching us? Probably not, but I have often thought they are smarter. In my next life I am planning on being a bird. A bird that knows where all the neighborhood feeders are and only poops where it's not in anybody’s way.
I highly recommend you feed the birds, because I believe your life will be far better. Please do let me know either way. Any questions about feeding the birds can be directed to me unless you really want expert advice and factual tips.
A great place to visit is The Coachella Wild Bird Center. They’re at 46-500 Van Buren Street, Indio, CA, 92201-3454. Their telephone number is 760-347-2647. They’re open daily, but it is always best to phone ahead. I also highly recommend a BBC documentary called The Life of Birds. Netflix has this and I would hope Blockbuster does as well. Happy bird feeding.

Quote of the day

The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.
- Friedrich Nietzsche

Quote of the day

Anything too stupid to be said is sung.
- Voltaire

Shrek The Third

Movie review.
Thumbs up.
Peace.

Quote of the day

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.
- Edith Wharton

Picture Of The Day

Happy Birthday Rick, student of Saltzman!

film opinion

Delta Farce
thumbs up
peace

Our new neighbors

Have you seen this?

http://www.wtetw.com
A man with a mission.
How many of us would walk so far?
I applaud and support the effort.
Good luck.
Peace.

Spiderman 3

Gets a thumbs up from me.
Please tell me what you think of this movie.
Peace.

Corn

Did you ever grow your own corn?
And then pick and eat it?
We did and there's nothing sweeter!
Give it a try.
Peace.

The neighbors

Sunflowers close up

Sunflowers

Ever grow sunflowers? It's easy, fun, and beautiful!
Peace.

handmade walking staffs

my handmade walking staffs bring you peace, love, harmony, togetherness, wealth, health, universal knowledge AND whatever else your heart desires...yada yada yada...whatever...
they are for sale, but if you have to ask the price, you can't afford one.
peace

Hot Fuzz

Great movie.
Very funny.
I recommend it.
Go see it please.
Peace.

Movie review

I recommend The Hoax.
It's a good movie.
Go see it please.
Peace.

Art

In my opinion, most art is simply a grand experiment.
Some would say most art is simply a grand experiment that went horribly wrong.
Others insist art is simply a grand experiment that somehow mysteriously went right.
What do you think?
I think most art is simply a grand experiment.
I've earned no degree in art.
I just have an opinion.
You know what they say about opinions.
Peace.
P.S. I think a chocolate Jesus is definitely art, or in the very least, simply a grand experiment.

Movie Recommendation

Today I recommend the new Will Ferrell movie, Blades Of Glory.
It is very funny and quite silly.
Let me know what you think please.
Peace out.

Movie Recommendation For Today

The Last Mimzy.
I don't review them.
I just recommend them.
I like this film. Let me know what you think.
Peace.

Lily Tomlin

I just saw Lily Tomlin live. She hasn't lost a thing.
She's very up to date and sane.
I recommend you see her if you can.
Peace out.
Thank you Lily Tomlin.

Pride, Determination, Resiliance

PDR = Pride, Determination, Resilience, and also Philadelphia Department of Recreation.
I've just seen a film I think everybody should see.
It's called Pride. You may have noticed I don't write movie reviews.
I'm no critic.
I just think Pride is a really great movie and I think everybody must see it.
I also think it will be nominated for some Oscars.
Peace out.

Amazing Grace

This is a film everybody must see.
I highly recommend everybody see this movie.
It is very good.
Peace.

Gone-zales

I think AG Alberto Gonzales will become Gone-zales.
Just my opinion.
Peace.

Something stinks!

This nonsense with the attorney general sure stinks. Crimes may have been committed. At the very least his conduct is most certainly unbecoming. I hope the truth comes out. U.S. Attorneys have been fired for reasons which appear to be ridiculous and perhaps illegal.
This Bush Administration needs to be held fully accountable. Further information may be had on, www.huffingtonpost.com. This is a good website for learning the truth. Also Keith Olbermann tells it like it is on his show on MSNBC. Please remember to vote so that you can have your say in what happens. Peace.

Happy March

Do something to change the universe.

The Astronaut Farmer

This is one of the best films I've ever seen.
Don't miss it.
I give it a thumbs up. A ten out of ten.
Please go see this movie.
This does what a motion picture is supposed to do.
Peace.

Opinion Poll

Question:
Do you think George W. Bush has any credibility?

Please simply answer:
"Yes" or "No"
Thank you.
Peace.

In my spare time

I jump horses.

That pile of lumber

became this.

Hong Kong Orchid

Sources say this is a Hong Kong Orchid.
Hopefully one will soon be planted in the yard.

Guess

Can you guess what this pile of lumber will become?
Stay tuned.
Peace out.

Drive less

From The New York Times

Exxon Sets Record on Annual Profits

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS 9:04 AM ET

The $39.5 billion profit topped the previous record for a U.S. company, which Exxon set in 2005.

I for one will drive less and not buy any gas from Exxon. This is criminal in my opinion.

You decide.
Peace.

Identity please

Does anybody know what kind of tree this is?
I'd love to plant one in the yard.

www.healthman.org

Great site.
Open the gate and get healthy.
Take care of yourself.
www.healthman.org

Dreamgirls

Congrats to the film Dreamgirls for the most Oscar nominations.
This is a really good movie. I know, I've seen it.
You ought to see it too.
Peace out.

today

always here.
moment to moment.
breath by breath.
peace will always win.
january 21, dr. mlk's birthday.

True

“Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth” -- Siddhartha

Thank You Robert Redford

Redford demands apology over Iraq

Redford's Sundance Institute supports the festival

Hollywood legend Robert Redford has called on US leaders to apologise for the war in Iraq.

The actor was speaking at the start of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, where the opening movie recalled protests over the Vietnam war in 1968.

Redford said he, like many others, had shown a "spirit of unity" with the US government after 11 September 2001.

"We put all our concerns on hold to let the leaders lead," he said. "I think we're owed a big, massive apology."

The actor, whose Sundance Institute for independent film runs the annual festival, usually steers clear of political messages in his opening speech.

Peace

It is the only way.

Just do it!

"Everybody's got what it takes and sooner or later somebody will take it."
Dean Martin, from the film, Shut Up and Kiss Me.

Babel

Go see this movie please.
Peace.

thank you Eddie

"The National Rifle Association says, 'Gun's don't kill people. People do'. But I think the gun helps."
- Eddie Izzard

Bring the troops home now please

I don't think we need to send more troops to Iraq. I think we need to admit a huge mistake was made. We've failed and we need to admit that too.
We must learn from our mistakes that have already been made so that we won't continue to make them over and over again. This is madness and insanity and ridiculous.
Please support our troops coming home now.
www.unitedforpeace.org
Promote Peace each and every day please.
Thank you.

two thumbs way up...

DON'T miss this film!
Children Of Men.
It is amazing.
A must see.
That is my opinion.
Peace out.

there's always an explanation...most of the time...

The US Army is to apologise to the families of officers killed or wounded in action who were sent letters urging them to return to active duty.

The letters were sent to more than 5,100 Army officers listed as recently having left the military.

But this figure included about 75 officers killed in action and about 200 wounded in action.

More than 3,000 members of the US military have died in Iraq since the war began.

Casualties have also been suffered in Afghanistan since the US invasion.

"Army personnel officials are contacting those officers' families now to personally apologise for erroneously sending the letters," the army said in a statement.

It said the database normally used for such correspondence with former officers had been "thoroughly reviewed" to remove the names of dead and wounded soldiers.

"But an earlier list was used inadvertently for the December mailings," it added.

interesting...

BY JAMES GORDON MEEK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

President Bush added a "signing statement" in recently passed postal reform bill that may give him new powers to pry into your mail - without a warrant.
WASHINGTON - President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans' mail without a judge's warrant, the Daily News has learned.

The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Bush then issued a "signing statement" that declared his right to open people's mail under emergency conditions.

That claim is contrary to existing law and contradicted the bill he had just signed, say experts who have reviewed it.

Bush's move came during the winter congressional recess and a year after his secret domestic electronic eavesdropping program was first revealed. It caught Capitol Hill by surprise.

"Despite the President's statement that he may be able to circumvent a basic privacy protection, the new postal law continues to prohibit the government from snooping into people's mail without a warrant," said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the incoming House Government Reform Committee chairman, who co-sponsored the bill.

2007

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Let's make 2007 a year of peace, democracy, and accountability.
I also find listening to the John Lennon song, IMAGINE, daily is a great help.
War is most definitely not the answer.
Best of everything in 2007 and beyond.
Peace out.

2,983

To date, 2,983 American Troops have been killed in Iraq.
Thousands more wounded.
Fact is, that's more than had died in the Twin Towers on September 11. Makes one wonder.

Great article...

Check this out...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/27/AR2006122701558.html

Night At The Museum

Do not miss this movie.
It's great!
Two thumbs way up!
Saw it at the IMAX.
Awesome film.
Fun and with a happy ending.
Happy Holidays.
Peace.

OK

Good one.
Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
- Charles McCabe

Blood Diamond

Don't miss this film.
It's great.
Don't buy diamonds.
This is an awesome movie.
That's my opinion.
Oscar, Oscar!
Peace.

FYI...

"LOS ANGELES - The nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese said Friday it will pay $60 million to settle 45 sex abuse lawsuits, the largest payout yet by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and among the biggest resulting from the molestation crisis that's plagued the church.

The cases were among more than 500 abuse claims pending against the Los Angeles Archdiocese.

"It's a day of healing and reconciliation as we move forward with these 45 cases," Cardinal Roger Mahony told The Associated Press. "This is very special for these victims in their moment of healing."

The claims settled Friday involve 22 priests and include allegations from two periods when the archdiocese had limited or no insurance against sexual abuse claims - prior to the mid-1950s and after 1987."

Happy December.

Got your holiday shopping done yet?
I do.
Gotta go. Tamale Festival Day!
Peace.

Bobby

I just saw the motion picture Bobby.
Everybody must see this film.
It is very good.
I predict at least one Oscar.
Peace.

Enough is too many!

U.S. MILITARY DEATHS IN IRAQ: 2859
U.S. MILITARY WOUNDED IN IRAQ: 21077
We lost it all the day George W. Bush and gang hijacked our freedom and White House. We must stop this nonsense now. Peace.

Flags Of Our Fathers

Good movie.
Go see it.
Take tissue.
Very good film.
Peace.
Course changed.

COURSE CHANGED!

COURSE CHANGED!
C O U R S E C H A N G E D !
And now on to 2008!
Main street has spoken. America voted. The People have mandated. Peace.

Flushed Away!

Good movie.
Don't miss it.
Thumbs way up from me.
Peace.
Change the world. Please VOTE this Tuesday.

BOO!

For the first time in 18 years there were trick or treaters at my door last night. It was fun. The costumes were very inventive, creative, AND SPOOKY! Children didn't trick or treat in my old neighborhood. In my new neighborhood, they do. I like my new neighborhood better. It's warmer for one. It's much better in many other ways too. Giving candy will become an annual tradition here. We might even broil and eat some juicy children! Happy Halloween!
Peace.

i also recommend...

The Prestige. Don't miss this one. Good film. Fine acting.
Could win an Oscar or two.
Peace.

Film Review

The Illusionist is a must see. Please don't miss it!
I predict Oscar.
Peace.

Oh yes...

When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about.
- Albert Einstein

Two Films

Here are two movies I recommend.
Thumbs up.
Go see them.
1 = The Departed
2 = Man Of The Year
Both films are well worth seeing.
Peace.
Don't forget to vote.

go see this documentary please

The U.S. vs John Lennon is a great film.
Please don't miss it. I give it my highest rating.
All we truly need is love, and all we really are saying is give peace a chance.
We can change the world.

so true

indeed

Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.
- Mark Twain

from time to time

one moves.
sometimes on,
other times off.
but it is always best to keep moving i think,
although there is much to be said for stillness.
happy new year.
shalom

Well said

"The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in the minds of men.

"For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own -- for the children, and the children yet unborn."

Rod Serling, from 1960-something

Exactly

Open minds have a front door and a back door.

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
- Terry Pratchett

This says it all.

I couldn't agree more.

We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
- W. Somerset Maugham

Indeed

So true...

A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.
- Gian Vincenzo Gravina

Exactly

Me too.

"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."
- Albert Einstein

Solid

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
- Dr. Seuss

Lovely thought...

...and true...

Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty.
- Leo Rosten

Hey...

Maybe I can get me a Presidential Pardon too?
Oh, wait, I've never been convicted of anything.
Never mind.
Peace.

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- By granting absolution to a convicted moonshiner, George W. Bush also earned the unique distinction of becoming the first president to pardon a cast member of the 1972 Academy Award-nominated movie "Deliverance."

Randall Leece Deal of Clayton, Georgia, had a small role in the film about four Atlanta businessmen who have unpleasant encounters with locals during a north Georgia canoe trip.

For the last 16 years, Deal, 66, has worked at the Rabun County Sheriff's Department, a far cry from his life in the early 1960s when he was convicted on two counts of violating liquor laws and one count of conspiring to violate liquor laws.

The crimes are commonly known as moonshining and Deal still disputes the conspiracy charge."

Great Movie!

A must see!
I have just seen, "Wal-Mart, the high cost of low price".
I urge everybody to see this film.
I will never shop at Wal-Mart!
www.walmartmovie.com
Peace.

This is right on!

This is from the New York Times.

Americans are frightened by the growing chaos in the Mideast, and the last thing they needed to hear this week was Mr. Rumsfeld laying blame for sectarian violence on a few Al Qaeda schemers. What they want is some assurance that the administration has a firm grasp on reality and has sensible, achievable goals that could lead to an end to the American involvement in Iraq with as little long-term damage as possible. Instead, Mr. Rumsfeld offered the same old exhortation to stay the course, without the slightest hint of what the course is, other than the rather obvious point that the Iraqis have to learn to run their own country.

By contrast, the generals flanking him were pillars of candor and practicality. Gen. John Abizaid, the U.S. commander in the Middle East, said “Iraq could move toward civil war” if the sectarian violence — which he said “is probably as bad as I’ve seen it” — is not contained. The generals tried to be optimistic about the state of the Iraqi security forces, but it was hard. They had to acknowledge that a militia controls Basra, that powerful Iraqi government officials run armed bands that the Pentagon considers terrorist organizations financed by Iran, and that about a third of the Iraqi police force can’t be trusted to fight on the right side.

Monster House

Monster House the movie
is
AWESOME!
Don't miss it. I give it a ten out of ten.
Peace.

Oh my.

Hm...
Very interesting...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A powerful Republican committee chairman who has led the fight against President Bush's signing statements said Monday he would have a bill ready by the end of the week allowing Congress to sue him in federal court.

"We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will...authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president's acts declared unconstitutional," Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said on the Senate floor.

Specter's announcement came the same day that an American Bar Association task force concluded that by attaching conditions to legislation, the president has sidestepped his constitutional duty to either sign a bill, veto it, or take no action.

Bush has issued at least 750 signing statements during his presidency, reserving the right to revise, interpret or disregard laws on national security and constitutional grounds.

"That non-veto hamstrings Congress because Congress cannot respond to a signing statement," said ABA president Michael Greco. The practice, he added "is harming the separation of powers."

Bush has challenged about 750 statutes passed by Congress, according to numbers compiled by Specter's committee. The ABA estimated Bush has issued signing statements on more than 800 statutes, more than all other presidents combined.

Signing statements have been used by presidents, typically for such purposes as instructing agencies how to execute new laws.

But many of Bush's signing statements serve notice that he believes parts of bills he is signing are unconstitutional or might violate national security.

Still, the White House said signing statements are not intended to allow the administration to ignore the law.

"A great many of those signing statements may have little statements about questions about constitutionality," said White House spokesman Tony Snow. "It never says, 'We're not going to enact the law.'"

Specter's announcement intensifies his challenge of the administration's use of executive power on a number of policy matters. Of particular interest to him are two signing statements challenging the provisions of the USA Patriot Act renewal, which he wrote, and legislation banning the use of torture on detainees.

Bush is not without congressional allies on the matter. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a former judge, has said that signing statements are nothing more than expressions of presidential opinion that carry no legal weight because federal courts are unlikely to consider them when deciding cases that challenge the same laws.

Two for One Day

One:
PLEASE go see the documentary film An Inconveniet Truth. It is great! Thank you Al Gore! We MUST save our planet.

Two: History is being made. George W. Bush is speaking at the NAACP annual convention. This is interesting! Stay tuned. Solid.

Peace.

IT'S JULY!

IT'S JULY!
HAVE FUN!
BE NICE TO EVERYONE.
PEACE.

Father's Day

There are a lot of fathers in our world.
They have quite a lot in common even tho they don't know it.
The most important part about being a father is being there.
Today we honor fathers. I think we should honor each other every day.
Peace.

Today Is Our Anniversary

Today
is our one year anniversary.
I love you honey.
Peace.

One Day At A Time

When you get knocked down,
simply get up again and again and again.
One day at a time.
Peace.

The Da Vinci Code

DO NOT MISS THIS FILM!
A lot of people on planet Earth saw The Da Vinci Code when it opened last weekend. The film earned about $224 million dollars worldwide in approximately two days.
Apparently people are going to movie theatres to see this film. I know I did, and I highly recommend it. It is a great movie!
Thumbs up! Thank you Ron Howard and everybody who worked on it. Peace.

Will you listen and watch?

George W. Bush speaks to the world tonight. Will you listen and watch?
The Peace Sign Project is in full swing. Simply put, we want everybody to put a Peace sign on their car.
Take care.
Peace.

VERY GOOD NEWS!

ALBANY, May 1 — Ten states, including California and New York, plan to file suit this week to force the Bush administration to toughen mileage regulations for sport utility vehicles and other trucks.

The suit, which the states are to announce on Tuesday, contends that the administration did not do a rigorous enough analysis of the environmental benefits of fuel economy regulations, as required by law, before issuing new rules last month for S.U.V.'s, pickup trucks and minivans. The suit will also claim that the government did not consider the impact of gasoline consumption on climate change when devising the new rules.

While the states have initiated a number of suits over Washington's environmental policies, the new suit is the first to take aim at federal fuel economy regulations. With gasoline reaching $3 a gallon in many parts of the country, there has been a broad outcry for action but little consensus on what to do.

Senate Republicans have proposed a $100 rebate to help taxpayers pay gas bills, a proposal that has been met with criticism even from the right, while President Bush has asked for Congressional authority to revise mileage regulations for passenger cars. He already has the authority to do so for S.U.V.'s and other trucks.

California will be lead plaintiff in the suit, which also includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, as well as New York City and the District of Columbia.

I would like to know, would you?

How much money is Bush and his friends making off these high gas prices?
Wouldn't you love to know?
www.stillfree.com

Today

Yesterday was Earth Day.
Today is Rob's birthday.
Yesterday George W. Bush came to Indian Wells, California for a republican fundraiser.
How is any of this connected?
Everything is connected. I went to see George W. Bush yesterday, but he declined to see me. I was there with about 200 other people. (www.thedesertsun.com) People of all kinds. None of us liked Bush much. We don't believe he's made Mother Earth a better place. There were five people there who did. Hence the 33% approval rating. It's been quite a wild ride since 2000. Today is Rob's birthday, and Mother Earth keeps on revolving and evolving. I keep trying to speak with Mr. Bush. You should too. Peace. www.stillfree.com
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB.

The Truth is coming out.

Papers: Cheney Aide Says Bush OK'd Leak

AP - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide told prosecutors President Bush authorized the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case. Before his indictment, I. Lewis Libby testified to the grand jury investigating the CIA leak that Cheney told him to pass on information and that it was Bush who authorized the disclosure, the court papers say. According to the documents, the authorization led to the July 8, 2003, conversation between Libby and New York Times reporter Judith Miller.

VERY INTERESTING! HMMMM...............
STAY TUNED.
THIS MAY ONLY BE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

B-Bye Tom Delay

B-Bye Tom Delay, have a nice day.
I hope Tom meets some really nice, new, diverse friends in prison who will teach him new tricks. I wonder if Tom will follow in the footsteps of Jimmy Carter after he serves his prison sentence? The world needs more people like Jimmy Carter! I wish Mr. Delay all the best.
B-Bye!