John Moltz

Sticking to the agenda

Bush signed the Defense bill which, as you'd expect, contains a host of crap that has nothing to do with terrorism but is right in line with the same agenda the administration has been pursuing since they took office.

Bush Inks Defense Bill, Visits Colo. Base

In addition to what amounts to correcting previous cuts the administration made to military benefits, the bill:

• Allows Rumsfeld to ignore Federal restrictions on hiring, firing and promoting employees (message: we hate workers)
• Includes a big, controversial contract for Boeing (message: we love big corporations, particularly ones that give us lots of money)
• Resumes and continues research into specialized nuclear weapons (message: we have no idea how to fight terrorists so we'll pretend they're large nuclear states like the Soviet Union because Rumsfeld and Cheney already have a playbook for that)
• Exempts the military from the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection act for no good reason (message: animals is only gud fer eatin', wearin' and the occasional buggery)

These are the Defense priorities in our "War on Terror"? I had no idea whales and dolphins had it in for the U.S.

Although, now, can you blame them?