Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is the winner of today's "News that's Not News" category. He alleges that President Bush relied on an "aggressive political propaganda campaign" to initiate the Iraq war, instead of telling the truth.
Duh!
While I've got to give kudos to Mr. McClellan for speaking his mind, he's only telling what many of us knew all along. Let's just be frank here. I knew before Bush was Inaugurated that we would be going to war in Iraq, and that was fine. Just be honest, say you're going to kick some Hussein Butt for trying to kill your father, and America would have been fine. Hell, we love to get even...and truth be told, if he had been that honest, it probably would have been one of the most POPULAR wars in history!
Now of course, you can't blame McClellan for not speaking his mind...after all, his job was to make lemonade out of lemons, not tell the President the recipe he should use to make the lemonade in the first place.
There is supposed to to be a press conference tomorrow to clear the air. Now we'll see just exactly how much pressure is exerted on the former talking head by the White House. Will he stick with his guns, or soften his tone.
We'll wait and see.
Springfield's Park Central Square. You have to admit, it was a great idea in theory - compete against the new Battlefield Mall by turning this into a "pedestrian shopping zone" with no through traffic allowed.
Problem is, when the city father's made this decision, they listened to NONE of the businesses they were trying to help. Everyone from lawyers, to merchants, jewelers, to 5 and dime shops that had been downtown for years told the city this was a BAD idea. Don't close the traffic, they said, and for the love of goodness, don't take away the parking to make some damned silly fountain.
No one listened.
Once again, the city fathers hold the growth and future of downtown in their hands, which is a scary enough thought in itself. Hopefully, the right thing will be done. Listen to those most directly affected, and don't muck it up this time!
Blah. That's how I feel right now, just Blah. I have too much on my mind - some things more important than others of course, but they're there just the same. In no particular order: - Damn, this weather is nice.
- I don't like any of the Presidential candidates.
- Are we going to war with Iran as well?
- Why are there people whose sole purpose in life is to make mine a living hell?
- I need to check the air in my tires.
- How much will I get from my stimulus package?
- Can I pay all of my bills this month?
- Wish I had shaved this morning.
- I have this pit in my stomach...what's up with that?
- My boss is a moron.
- My boss is a mo...ooops, already got that one.
- Need to flip that light socket sometime this week.
- I want a set of patio furniture for my deck.
- A dog would be nice too.
- How much longer before I have to get a part time job with gas and food prices going up?
- I know I've forgotten something...just can't remember what.
- The boss thing...ditto...again.
- I enjoyed that Star Wars movie last night, more than I thought I would.
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is the winner of today's "News that's Not News" category. He alleges that President Bush relied on an "aggressive political propaganda campaign" to initiate the Iraq war, instead of telling the truth. 
