Staying Put

In an age of moral relativism it is nice to see one thing remain constant:
Helen Thomas retains her front row seat in the White House Briefing Room!!
And Faux Fox News gets sent back to the second row:)

When rude people piss off good constituents...

Dear Congressman Conyers,

Today, March 6, 2007, I called your office to leave a message for you and I was deeply disturbed by the rudeness of a member of your staff. A woman who identified herself as Carol answered the telephone and when I told her I wished to leave a message for you she laughed at me. When I asked her why she was laughing she put me on hold.

I then gave her my message (see attached). Carol interrupted me to ask me if I was a lawyer. When I responded in the negative she made it clear that it was not appropriate for me to a) call you and b) speak on a topic for which I am not properly degreed.

Congressman Conyers, I ask you, is it your policy to be dismissive of messages from the public?

In regards to the fact that I was offering an opinion on a legal matter though I am not a lawyer I have this response: My eighth great grandfather was a farmer but that did not prevent him from serving in the Continental Congress and while my fourth great grandmother was not a songwriter that did not prevent her from writing The Battle Hymn of the Republic and I join my fellow Americans in gratitude for the work of both of these brave patriots.

I am deeply disturbed by the response I received from your office and look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,
Queenie's Daughter

Dear Congressman Conyers,

Today I. Scooter Libby was found guilty of lying to federal investigators and obstructing justice.
Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald promised to do the appropriate thing in regards to the Valerie Plame Wilson betrayal and said that he will give his materials to Congress if they ask for it.
“The appropriate thing” is for John Conyers to make a motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e)(3). The information from the GJ is needed to investigate the role that Dick Cheney played in the treasonous offense of disclosing the name of a covert officer.
Please ask John Conyers to make a 6(e)(3) motion so that we can finally get to the truth.
Sincerely Yours,
Queenie's Daughter

Does Libby still have a job?

Since Scooter Libby has been found guilty as hell on four counts ... will George Bush keep his promise to fire anyone who was involved with the Valerie Plame betrayal.

St. Patrick's Day came a little early this March!

FITZ!!!

Feeding the Beast

We might as well come right out and tell you that our Horoscope always feeds the beastie which is Queenie's Daughter. It is always encouraging us to talk louder, jump higher, go faster. Even when what we truly believe we need is restraint our stars tell us no ... put the pedal to the metal and GO. To wit...today we are in a cranky mood and contemplating throwing up our rather decent job and other opportunities and change direction totally and instead of encouraging us to "hold on tight" we get this from Jonathan Cainer...

There are many things we will never know. Among these are the things we think we know... but which really we don't. Like buildings constructed upon inadequate foundations, we place layer after layer of logic on top of shaky assumptions. Then we wonder why our plans collapse and our ideas prove ill thought through. The wonder is that it doesn't happen more often. Life now demands you change your idea of where you have been and where you are going. That's tough, but it's also very good.

Damn, we thought we were staying put but now ... not so sure...and Sesame Street is hiring!