And while I’m just pasting in things that other people wrote, here’s John Conyers’ response to Tim Russert (Russert insinuated that Conyers would most certainly try to lead the charge to impeach Bush if the Dems win enough seats in the midterms, in an effort to scare all his Republican buddies into action.)

Perhaps Mr. Russert has forgotten, but I have been a Chairman before. For five years, from 1989 to 1994, I was the Chairman of the House Government Operations Committee, now called the Government Reform Committee. I have a record of trying to expose government waste, fraud and abuse.
That was back when Congress did something called “oversight.” You know, in our tri-partite system of government, when Congress actually acted like a co-equal branch. The Republican Congress decided to be a rubber stamp for President Bush instead.
Perhaps, if we had a little oversight, we wouldn’t be mired in a war based on false pretenses in which we have lost thousands of our brave men and women in uniform and tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis.
Perhaps we would not have had an energy policy drawn up in secret with oil company executives that has led to gas prices of more than three dollars per gallon.
Perhaps, if we had a little oversight, we wouldn’t have a prescription drug plan written by the pharmaceutical companies, that prohibits the government from negotiating for lower prices with the same drug companies, and that no one really understands.
Perhaps, if we had a little oversight, we would know the extent to which our own government is spying on our phone calls, emails and other communications, contrary to the law of the land.

Hell yeah, dude. You go. ~

This week may be tense and also very exciting, nick, as there is going to be a Full Moon in your sign on Saturday. All those seeds that you have been planting in previous weeks will begin to show fruit at this time. You may also be aware of an increase in feeling as the week progresses. Don’t let impatience or irritability encourage you to make any rash decisions. Stay cool, calm, and collected if you can. Wednesday is great for spiritual issues, or for coming up with vibrant and imaginative ideas that you and your lover or work colleagues can revel in. But don’t try and force any practical arrangements or make firm commitments as these might not work out so well. There is too much confusion in the air for this to be practical. Thursday is great for all kinds of relationships and for meeting new people, including clients and customers. Whatever problems you may have this is the time to sort them out and come to an agreement that suits everyone. Friday may bring a new love relationship your way that you had not expected. You can’t prepare for this, so stay alert and listen to your intuition.

I’m starting to listen now. ~