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I've always thought the name "George" was an odd one. When I was little, I pronounced it "Gorge," and somehow, unfortunately, today that seems very appropriate.

Last night, I watched with interest, the episode of 60 Minutes where George Tenet spoke about his time under "Big George." He acted fiery mad, unable to sit still in his seat, as if he were on speed or just couldn't contain himself any longer and didn't know what to say first. George was wild-eyed-fierce about "loyalty" and "honor" in the CIA, swearing over and over, "We do not torture. We do not torture!" I didn't believe him about that. I didn't believe him about much, but I sure wanted to. I wanted to believe that he'd been hung out to dry by our fear-mongering leaders.

I didn't.

I'm a writer; George is selling a book about his time as CIA director, and that's a big job. Selling, I mean. It's major conspicuous-consumption gorging time. When you sell a book, you're really selling yourself. And one of the selling rules is ya gotta throw around the brimstone and the mirth. Well, I felt George did just that last night, and he did it DC style: smoke, mirrors, mirth beyond belief, no truth, major obfuscation. 

George said nothing definitive against "Big George," covering his back, and why? from what? And even though he karumphed, "as if they needed ME to tell them 'it's a slam dunk' to start the war" in Iraq, George said little to damn or tell the truth about Cheney's corruption. George did land on Rice about ignoring his plea to take the "offensive in Afghanistan" prior to the 9/11 attacks. 

Now this I believe to be possible since George served as CIA Director under Clinton when Albright was secretary of state, and they were trying everything short of attacking Afghanistan to get Osama bin Laden. But I still found myself wondering about George's honesty, and I was totally unconvinced of his integrity. Here's the deal:

Last night, George had the podium. We don't get many chances at the podium. He had the opportunity to sing loud about the corruption and lies he witnessed and stood behind, if not created, while he was under the Bush/Cheney regime. He was the head of intelligence, for god's sake, and he knew EXACTLY what was the truth and what was a lie, why we went to war in Iraq and when it was planned, why Plame happened, why everything! And if he didn't, then, he never should have headed the CIA. 

C'mon, George... 

Call me suspicious, call me unforgiving, call me cynical, call me cautious, call me bleeding liberal anti-Washington-political-machine rabid-intellectual-troops-loving-war-hating professor of mass communications ... there was just something ... something in George's eyes, his mannerisms, his voice, something that made me think..."Gorge"... he's gorging. This is his "Big George" time, and he'll say anything short of the truth to sell himself... again.

Nan

I believe our world is in chaos because we have been positioned to only react to the lies and dishonorable actions of Bush and Cheney and members of their administration.

We must act now. We must examine the causes of this chaos, work on solutions, and prevent more violence, more hatred, and more mourning. We must stop these people who lead in this aggressive way. It must begin with impeachment, and it must ONLY end with the arrest and imprisonment of these criminal leaders who have sanctioned the spying and torture, the death and mutilation of humanity and the planet, all in the name of  "freedom" and "America."

What we have today under Bush/Cheney is not freedom. This is not my America; this is not sane thinking, right living, American, or the reflection of honorable human beings.

Impeach and arrest these people; join the fight for human rights for all today, and do something meaningful on April 28 and beyond! Impeach and arrest George W. Bush and Richard Cheney.

Nan