Mayberry Machiavellian Essence of Evil to Exit the White House

Before August ends, the man who is among the most responsible for the predicament our nation is in will be leaving his job as Chief White House Advisor. Karl Rove is the worst unelected official I have ever had to be aware of in my life. He is unethical, sleazy, smarmy, arrogant, immoral, two-faced, and the master of the untruth and spin. He is unquestionably guilty of numerous crimes and his unethical and illegal behaviors and acts have done great harm to many across the planet. George Bush is largely a front man and a brainless unimaginative marionette and Rove was one of the hands up the back of "W" along with Cheney, Rumsfeld, and others. His looming departure guarantees this administration will be even further adrift, mindless, foolish, and impotent during its remaining 500 plus days which will result in greater dangers for all American citizens everywhere and a greater certainty that war will commence with Iran soon. It also means that Cheney will be the power center and making most of the important decisions even more so than he has up to now. Hopefully the next we hear of the eternally deceitful Rove is when he is indicted and convicted of many of the crimes he committed and when he goes to spend many years in a federal penitentary. The news of his looming departure is excellent news for American citizens and others around the planet.


http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/14/3160/


http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=222893


http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/14/3158/


http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx0813b07


http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/14/3171/


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Phil Rizzuto, 1917-2007

Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto was the quintessential New York Yankees shortstop and the heart of a team that was incomparably dominant for over a decade. The 1950 AL MVP, "The Scooter" was part of seven world championships and did all the little things that need to get done for teams to be successful. He served in the US Navy for three years (1943-45) during World War II (one of countless many professional athletes to do so--where are these athletes during our current wars ?). After his successful 13 season baseball career ended in 1956, he then went on to be a broadcaster for 40 years with the Yankees on WPIX. This is where I had the fortune to hear him with his distinctive style beginning when I was a boy in 1969 and on occasion through the years until he retired in 1996. His broadcast style was warm and relaxed, he had an unassuming sense of humor, and his use of his classic trademark " Holy Cow ! " made listening to ballgames pleasant and fun.


http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/mlb/article/0,2777,DRMN_23924_5672435,00.html


http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-08-14-rizzuto-obit_N.htm


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/sports/baseball/14cnd-rizzuto.html?hp=&pagewanted=all


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto


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