Assange & The new Pentagon Papers?

I generally agree with Sen. Ron Paul, this Wikileaks an total overreaction. Yes, some people have been embarrassed, but that's it so far. It's easy to label his actions as treason. Far too easy really. We can all make fun of the silly TeaParty (which this person does), but there's a saying that a little revolution is good now & then. Me firmly believe this & it's clearly the far right who only has the stones at this point to make a revolution happen. Not saying what Assange? did was right, not saying what he did was wrong. However, take a step back before you snap to judge. Your getting one side of the story now, the side people with TREMENDOUS power want you to see/hear. They're laying it on thick. This may be a bad man, he may cause serious damage, but he may also cause some change to come. Change that could be for the better. Sometimes bad people cause change for good. Let's just calm down here. Take. A. Breath. If this turns into a bonafide Valerie Plame-like situation, then get back to me.

On Cheney - a ghoulism thought

Seeing how the scars, the emotional and physical damage of the Viet Nam War are playing out politically here 4 decades past the hellish war...

And seeing how veterans were treated like shit by predominantly Republican Administrations...

And seeing how those very veterans tend to ironically vote Republican, and all "Patriotism" issues and war issues swing into the Republican plus column without serious thought by these veterans...

I have just had a brainstorm curiosity. As ghoulish, and sick as Cheney clearly must be, I ponder if he looked to re-establish a new constituency of veterans who were shoved into a meaningless, unwinnable war (see Vit Nam), will be indoctrinated of sorts to vote Republican, and subsequently be treated as trash by those Republican administrations.

All to engender a new population of Republican voters to replace the Viet Nam'ers who are beginning to die off, and maintain a hold on the American Democracy through a dogmatic viewpoint that has been taught to them (eg: brainwashing).

It's a sickening thought, and a dark thought, that while Cheney is evil...not sure he's THAT smart.

? to Ponder #2

There's a saying, "___ is as soft as a baby's bottom."

Really? Seriously? I have concerns about this:

1. Who are these people blatantly groping baby's butts? 2. Why are they groping the ass of a poor, defenseless baby? 3. Is there a chart? A Richter Scale-type apparatus used to measure the "softness" of a given baby's ass? What is the "official" name of said scale ("The Bass" - "The Baby's Ass Softness Scale")? 5. Is the scale liner? 6. Does it have a standard deviation? 7. Who certifies this scale? 8. Should we be prosecuting these people who apparently go around groping a bare ass of a baby for pedophilia? For sexual harassment? For assault? Should they get jail time? A fine of some consequence? Both?

Just a few questions I recently pondered.

Is that a Seinfeldian moment or what?

? to Ponder

With all the things Dubya's administration has seemed fit to shovel off to the private sector (eg: our national security), I wonder if he would be thrilled to privatize his security detail...hmmmmmm...