MusiC: Sir Paul Still has IT!

OK... SIR Paul can STILL Rock I guess.. EVEN if he COULD still retire (in the US) since he's 66...

The BBC says "McCartney wows Quebec"

In his only scheduled live appearance in North America this year, Sir Paul, said: "I think it's time to smoke the pipes of peace and to just, you know, put away your hatchet because I think it's a show of friendship."

He played Beatles, Wings and solo songs in the outdoor concert - part of the 400th anniversary celebrations of Quebec.

Before the concert, Sir Paul said they should "smoke the pipes of peace".

Speaking in a mixture of French and English, he told the crowd: "Bonsoir les Quebecois [Good evening people of Quebec]."

Before the concert, many artists and politicians said his presence in Quebec was inappropriate because of the 18th century British conquest of Quebec.

Love (and music) conquers ALL

Peace. Love. Happiness
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OK, you wanted a Political discussion: Here goes.

The background I believe that:
* We're HEADING into a DEPRESSION.
* It's going to be as BAD as the last one.
* According to Robert Reich (former Sec'y of Labor under Clinton): The only number that he EVER saw, defining the
depression was that the unemployment rate hovered around 25%.
* We need a new deal.
* After 58 years of NO Health Care Reform (since 1950!) it will FINALLY be coming soon...
* We've managed to WASTE a FULL generation (from Zero to thirty) with decaying social, educational, and interpersonal skills.
* Our nation is no longer DOING (producing) anything.
SO, from these few premises, I have extrapolated a great deal of items to FIX our society...

But....
We need to make sure that a number of issues are resolved ALL at once.
If we don't do them ALL at once, its like juggling three RUNNING chain saws, but dropping one!

Here's what I came up with:

We need to do the FOLLOWING to FIX our Society:
* Create A Living Wage
* Create a National Single payer Healthcare
* Create a National 3-4 year draft (or alternate service)
* Create a Federally paid Day Care starting at six months
* Implement Tax Reform on the ULTRA Rich
* Lobbying (Political Reform)
* Education
* Infrastructure (road /bridge/Systems repairs)
* Lack of Training/futures
* Truth and Reconcilliation Commission
* A new "Manhattan" project, focusing on Energy INDEPENDENCE

See my other blog: http://sos-newdeal.blogspot.com for more details.

HumorR: Rove Testimony under "cone of silence"™

Over at Don Davis's Blog
He has this great headline with a photo of my all-time FAVORITE MEL-Brooks (written) TV SHOW,"GET SMART"!

"Under Bush’s plan, White House aides such as Karl Rove and Harriet Miers would testify under the infamous “Cone of Silence” employed in the iconic 1960’s spy show, Get Smart."

Just to ensure that no public leaks of testimony occur, Bush added that “only Republicans will be allowed into the Cone of Silence, with the exception, of course, of Joe Lieberman.” However, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pointed out, “Lieberman’s head might be too big to fit under the Cone.”

Thanks to Don at http://satiricalpolitical.com for this great item.

PS: if you're NOT a regular reader of my poetry blog, please see my new epic poems on:
The Dixie chicks were Right!

Pop Goes the Wolfowitz (architect of our Iraq war policy!)

Presidential Knowledge (an oxymoron)

Markb in nj!

Guest Poet: One of our vets in Washington.

Over at his BLOG, one of our victims of this terrible war has posted a poem on his public blog...

Here is his poem: (Source)

Heart tick tick ticking
Harder, louder
Perspiration cold against the neck
Foreheads on fire

Palms clammy cool
Prickles down the arm
Head's pounding ringing
A human fire alarm

Anxious, trembling
Concentration will refrain
Stress will take over
Scattering the brain,

Here there everywhere,
Recycling the thoughts
the past has embedded
In the mind.

Play Rewind. Play Rewind.
A twisted sitcom
On rerun.
Change the channel,
I've seen this one.

Take the remote,
Before it comes back,
Turn off this panic attack.

Exclusive: world premiere HERE! pop goes the wolfowitz

Pop goes the Wolfowitz *

Around and round the Washington wonks
The Wolfowitz did crawl
And said he once, and said to all
Iraq, we need her OIL.

For Sadaam Hussein is an Evil Guy
Just like a little weasel
And 'cause he needs to eventually fall
We might as well take his oil.

Now we can't get in there today
Because he hates our guts.
But since we want to play with his oil
Saadam he needs to fall.

Oh, we got the goods on Sadaam
OK, so we cooked the books.
Who cares that we cooked the evidence,
Sadaam, we wants his oil.

Now boss bush he said he wants that oil
And if Sadaam should happenen to fall
The world would not cry too much
Exxon she needs his oil.

So Wolfowitz searched for some WMD
And failed to find a-one.
But weasels figured out how to fudge them
And Bush he got his oil.

Now Wolfowitz forgot to plan
On how to end the war
He thought that once Saadam was gone again
That they'd give up all their oil.

But unlike most rats he forgot to plan,
An escape route to his nest.
And now the USA is stuck in here
As a totally unwelcome guest.

* Sing-able to the tune of "Pop Goes the weasel", like the weasel that he is!

Note: as is everything, this is CC: attribution/, see blog for more info