Saw Collateral tonight, pretty good movie. Michael Mann is a really good director and whoever his cinematographer and editor are, they deserve some awards.

Ok I'm boring tonight. Tomorrow I am going to a political rally for Richard Romero, a NM state senator who is running for congress. The columnist, and author Jim Hightower will be there too, so that should be fun.

Anyways can someone please tell me why so many Americans want to vote for georgie shrub again? What possesses you to do so? What is the reasoning? Do you not see what he and his administration have done?

Well apparently they have dismissed scientists from government panels who disagree with the Republican line.

CNN.com - Science, politics clash before election - Aug 16, 2004

In any argument people will emphasize information that supports their position and ignore contrary evidence, said Roger Pielke, Jr., a science policy expert at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He calls the strategy "cherrypicking" and considers it a legitimate debating tactic.

""That is different than actually going out and manufacturing or altering the scientific process in a way that guarantees the result will agree with your point of view," Pielke said.

Bush's critics say his administration is doing just that when it screens scientific advisers based on their political views. They argue that when it comes to science, professional qualifications should trump party affiliation.

Blackburn became a cause celebre for many scientists who felt her dismissal from the President's Council on Bioethics in February was retribution for her disagreements with the administration over stem cells and other issues."

What can I say? I can't articulate my position tonight, too much burrito and humus maybe? I don't know. What I am trying to say is I think this administration has done alot of things behind the scenes, or at least outside of the media spotlight, that are furthering the far right-wing ideology, to the detriment of the country. Such issues as teaching abstinence instead of prevention and protection. Or revoking funding for family planning clinics who perform abortions.

Be afraid, be very afraid. If georgie shrub is re-elected he probably will have the opportunity to appoint a couple new supreme court judges. Based on his track record of appointees to many positions (aka CIA director) I think we could count on another right-wing "nut job".

Please vote for John Kerry in November. Save our country.