More thoughts on the current war on Iraq (does it even have a proper name yet?): It looks like it's over and the looting has begun. Of course, when it started, our soldiers did little to stop it. Criticism was answered with "we are not a police force." WTF? No one anticipated looting? I'd like to see our administration as gung-ho about rebuilding Iraq as they were about invading the place. On top of that, just a few days ago, Iraq's National Museum was looted & ransacked. Thousands of records & artifacts dating back to the dawn of civilization were stolen, damaged, or destroyed. As a history buff, this shit really pisses me off. Of course, the museum wasn't the only place allied commanders failed to guard. Hospitals weren't guarded either. But guess what was, boys & girls? That's right, the freakin' Oil Ministry! What a way to win the hearts & minds, eh? The museum faux pas has resulted in two members of the President's Advisory Committee on Cultural Property, including its director, to resign. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, predictably, downplayed all the chaos by referring to it as "untidiness." Well Donnie, I think it's time you & your little playmate Georgie learn to pick up your toys when you're finished playing.

Of course, where's Saddam during all this? Rumor has it he & his spawn are in Syria. Will we be launching a pre-emptive strike there next? Well, let's hope we don't abandon Iraq if we do (and don't forget about Afghanistan--we've still got much to do there as well). Fortunately (for now), British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw early this week stated that Syria was not next on the list for pre-emptive US military treatment, and "that there is no plan for Syria to be on the list."

Hmmmmm. So there's a list, is there? I wonder who IS on it?

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posted by El Bastardo at 8:07 PM

So far I've been doing pretty good at posting on a regular basis. Hopefully I'll be able to keep it up. Gonna go see Lucero this Saturday at the Rudyard Kipling. It should be a killer fucking show. That's all for now, fuckcakes!

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posted by El Bastardo at 11:42 PM

Yesterday was Thunder Over Louisville. For those of you who don't know, "Thunder" is the biggest white trash festival in Kentuckiana, & kicks off the Kentucky Derby Festival. Hordes of people crow the riverfront (both in IN & KY) & eat corn dogs & cotton candy, watch an air show during the day, & at night are witness to an obscenely huge fireworks show. Then, everyone clogs the streets & highways for the next three hours trying to get home. I saw a woman on the news last night who said Thunder was really the only thing she looked forward to every year. What the fuck? Talk about sad & pathetic! Hey, fireworks are cool when you're a kid, I guess, but c'mon people! Is there really that much difference between fireworks shows? Did you forget what the hell they looked like last year? Did you forget about having to park a mile away &/or paying $10 to park, & then sitting in traffic til two-fucking-thirty am?!?! These are the kinds of idiots populating my community. Really, the only good reason to go to this event is if you're gonna score, & then she better well be fuckin' hot (sure, she'll still be white trash, but she'll be hot white trash). Well, needless to say, I stayed home last night. Last year at this time I was going to go to Louisville & hit the Mag, but traffic was so bad, I ended up at one of the crappy-assed bars in New Albany instead. So I didn't even bother leaving home last night. Fuck Thunder. And fuck all you half-literate morons who think Thunder's the best thing since sliced bread.

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posted by El Bastardo at 9:29 PM