Wolves In Sheep Clothing.....

Revisionist history is great. Seeing Bill Clinton and Al Gore grabbing the spotlight over the last month or two has been quite amusing. The things that have caught my ear have been their statements about environmental policy. Obviuosly Gore is making headlines with his movie and I caught Clinton on the Daily Show touting his global initiative, part of which is focusing on climate change for cities across the world. Despite how they look on the surface pumping themselves as environmentalists, the Clinton/Gore years were anything but.

So called liberals decry Bush for wanting to open ANWR in Alaska for drilling yet without much fanfare at all Clinton opened up the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to drill on, 24 million acres in size and something the three previous Republican administrations refused to do. Clinton also caved to oil industry pressures by opening up more public land to drill on, 13% above what they were under Bush I. It was also on the Clinton watch that Enron was festering with shady business practices and disregard for the environment. The salvage rider act allowed for the plundering of our forests byt the timber industry. Laws were enacted allowing strip mining, a practice that causes much pollution.

While Clinton/Gore now tout global warming as a severe threat, they stood by for eight years barely lifting a finger on issues contriubting to climate change. Gas mileage in cars actually went DOWN in the 90's, the first time in decades. They also conveniently set Bush up to put the final nail in the coffin of the Kyoto Protocol in 2001, when in fact they had actually killed it long before. Gore said, "Signing the Protocol, while an important step forward, imposes no obligations on the United States. The Protocol becomes binding only with the advice and consent of the US Senate. As we have said before, we will not submit the Protocol for ratification without the meaningful participation of key developing countries in efforts to address climate change." Way to be a leader Al, blame developing countries when it is the US who emits a quarter of the CO2 in the world.

The environmental issue is just one among many where 'liberal' Democrats have let us down yet claim they were always there for us (Kerry agreed on many of these issues). From economy to Iraq to terrorism to the holy grail of social issues it is all the same. Sometimes it is the wolf in sheep clothing whose bite hurts the worse.

Myspace, Ourspace....

The only time I seem to go on myspace now adays is to check out what wannabe porn star wants to be my friend. Today as I was checking out who that special somebody was this time I decided hey, maybe I should actually go check out what my friends have on their pages. I actually haven’t been to any of them recently (the good friend I am). Every single one has a nice little ditty playing so I figured why not spread the love and let you see/hear what my friends choice songs of the moment are and there are some goodies. It even inspired me to post one myself.

So maybe every once in awhile I will share my friends love on this blog from now on.

Creeperjam - Seafood, ‘Signal Spark’
Mr November - The Veils, ‘Jesus For The Jugular'
(preggers) Smith - be your own PET, 'Bicycle Bicycle You Are My'
Quankie Quank Quank - The National, ‘Secret Meeting’
April - Lil Zayne, ‘None Tonight’ (I really need to get this girl straight with her music!)
Gravity Matt - Beirut, ‘Sonic World’
Kelly - Janes Addication, ‘Just Because’
Lord Garth - Young Knives, ‘Weekends and Bleak Days'
Murderface (Hilary in english) - Volcano, I’m Still Excited, ‘In Green’

And some random thoughts for the day

Band I Wish I Was In: Seafood

Pondering: To get a haircut or not to get a haricut. Been six months but kinda of fun to see how far I can push it with the corporate masters

Shit List: media and politicians for their mind numbing exploitation of 9/11

Bob Dylan and the Corporation.....

I did the unthinkable (at least in my world) today. Was in Starbucks getting a nice tasty mocha treat and I could not resist but buy the new Bob Dylan record. Damn it!! Another death blow to cool record stores. Now, I knew I would buy it but convenience finally got the best of me. This damn area has no places to buy music anymore. I really try now to do most of my shopping on insound.com since they seem to be the only indie music store that is accessible to me now adays.

Despite my purchase, I still must say why Bobby...oh, why? The voice of a generation, the anti-establishment has gone the corporate route. Itunes commercials, starbucks, victoria secret for the love of god!! It has become a strange world indeed.

Better news though is that US itunes is actually carrying something the UK itunes usually only has which is the new Seafood record, Papercrown King!! Everyone get on line and buy it. They are great.....