Politics... again.

Things are a mess down in hot-air central (Washington, DC).

• A House subcomitte voted overwelmingly to attach a rider to an emergency spending bill.  The bill would fund military actions in Iraq and Aftganistan, send $19 billion to the Gulf Coast for disaster relief, and block Dubai World Ports from operating 7 seaports (including the Baltimore Port) -- setting up a possible showdown between our lame-duck President and Congress.
• Democrats are taking avantage of this, showing how badly the Republicans are fumbling about realizing they have to listen to who they represent first, and then the Pres second.

If I had control over things:

• Cancel the contract with Dubai, and rebid.  Make sure all US companies intrested are brought in (there's two lawsuits underway: CTS Inc is suing in Florida, and the NY/NJ Port Authority's suing in New Jersey)
• Order an independent review of all wiretapping by a special prosecutor.
• Introduce legislation to make FEMA an independent agency again, with connections to Homeland Security and the military.
• Introduce a seperate bill for Katrina/Rita relief.
• Whatever we did in Vietnam, don't do in Iraq and Aftganistan.  We're stuck there, and pulling out now isn't going to help.
  
• Prepare to invade Iran, by pointing a few ICBM's at it in an international effort.  If we go to war, we nuke first and pave second.  That mess has gone on for too long.  Draw straws as to who fires a ICBM.

I just contributed to MoveOn.  An opposite-party Congress is worth it's weight in gold.