George Buzh is Like a Cherry Blossom

Tilting and lilting, falling slowly to the ground, tossed by the wind, aimless and directionless with nary a care in the world: "All is well!" He shouts to the wind which carries his robotic, repetitive words inside a swirl of torment and chaos that engulf the outer reaches of cherry blossoms gently floating, silently, down.

From Maureen

GEE, P.,

I DON'T THINK HE ADDRESSED YOUR COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS. HOW SURPRISING.

M.

Letter from Senator Webb

Below is a copy of the e-mail I received from Senator Jim Webb's office in triplicate all on the same day, answering one of my e-mails about sewage showers in Iraq:

Thank you for your recent electronic mail message to my office in
Washington. I am pleased that because of the Internet, more than
100,000 Virginians will send their ideas directly to me this year.
Please be assured that your views are very helpful to me and my staff. As the
Senate addresses crucial economic, domestic and foreign policy issues facing
our nation, we will be sure to keep your comments and ideas in mind.
I encourage you to visit my website at www.webb.senate.gov for regular updates about my activities and positions on matters that are important to Virginia and our nation.
If the subject of your communication is time sensitive, involves a personal
issue relating to the federal government (such as help with a passport,
claim for veterans' benefits, or immigration) or requires more detailed
attention, please contact my office directly toll free at
1-866-507-1570. Again, thank you for contacting my office, and I hope you
will communicate with me often in the future.

Sincerely
Jim Webb
United States Senate

U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Are Poisoned or Die While Bathing

Below is a copy of a letter I sent to Senators Webb and Warner last week about the needless deaths of our soldiers based upon a story I read by the AP:

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A U.S. House committee chairman has begun an
investigation into the electrocutions of at least 12 service members in
Iraq, including that of a Pittsburgh soldier killed in January by a jolt
of electricity while showering.

Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, said Wednesday he has asked Defense Secretary Robert
Gates to hand over documents relating to the management of electrical
systems at facilities in Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, died Jan. 2 of cardiac arrest after being
electrocuted while showering at his barracks in Baghdad.

Dear Senator Warner (Webb),

If Halliburton is not poisoning our soldiers in Iraq with its sewage showers, it is electrocuting them.

No wonder Cheney wants the war to continue: He profits!

I hope you will join your colleague, Rep. Henry Waxman, in investigating the terrible deaths and illnesses our soldiers suffer while taking showers in Iraq. What words are there to adequately describe these tragedies and this incompetence? We're not talking about "only" illnesses, but deaths of our soldiers sent to a foreign country to fight for what?

Sincerely,

Patriciadc