few days

Following Michael Brown's very public criticism of Michael Chertoff, rumors are flying that Chertoff's future is as dismal as Brown's was immediately following Katrina. The source of that rumor is the ultra-conservative Human Events.

As one source acquainted with the former federal prosecutor and U.S. appellate judge said under promise of anonymity, "They will give [Chertoff] a little time so it won't hurt his reputation too much, but he's probably got only a few days left."

For weeks, Chertoff has been under fire from Capitol Hill and in the media for his performance during the disaster last year. In addition, more criticism has been fuelded by his clash with former FEMA Director Michael Brown in the so-called post-Katrina "blame game."

This could be a big shake up in the administration. With Bush under fire from other Republicans, he might make this move for damage control. Of course it will have to be asked who is next. This would be the second DHS secretary we have had in the short time the position has been around. Perhaps positions like this aren't meant for cronies. Of course Bush would never understand that basic principle.

There are still a few on the right (mainly in the administration) who would
want to make you think that Iraq has calmed down and is going well again. Well
this sure doesn't have that same song and dance:

Grisly attacks and other sectarian violence unleashed by last week's
bombing of a Shiite shrine have killed more than 1,300 Iraqis, making the
past few days the deadliest of the war outside of major U.S. offensives,
according to Baghdad's main morgue. The toll was more than three times
higher than the figure previously reported by the U.S. military and the news
media.

Hundreds of unclaimed dead lay at the morgue at midday Monday --
blood-caked men who had been shot, knifed, garroted or apparently suffocated
by the plastic bags still over their heads. Many of the bodies were sprawled
with their hands still bound -- and many of them had wound up at the morgue
after what their families said was their abduction by the Mahdi Army, the
Shiite militia of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

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I don't know how Bush defines civil war but with that many dead within a
single country it certainly appears to fall closer into the standard definition.

Crawford Texas has been hit with rain and storms the last few days. In turn,
it has caused water logging of supplies where Cindy Sheehan is camped out. I
just read the following on
Democrats.com

 

I just got off of the phone with Jodie Evans, who is with Cindy in Crawford
right now. They had 3 and a half inches of rain last night. The camp is
flooded, all of their supplies are soaked. Even worse, Cindy is running a
fever and has a sore throat.

They really need your help. We are trying to dig out anyone who can
volunteer to go to the camp and bring them fresh materials - umbrellas,
chairs, blankets, etc... They are having a terrible time acquiring these
things on their own, so they really are depending on us to help them out
quickly.

If anyone can do anything to help, please send an email to meetwithcindy@gmail.com
- we can answer questions, give you directions, or send Cindy your thoughts.

Thanks,

Joe

If you can send donations, then please go to
CrawfordPeaceHouse.com and do
so. Everyone's help is needed. Cindy is speaking on behalf of a divided and hurt
nation and wants the truth from our leaders! Help give her that much needed
voice.