To School And Beyond

To School:

I was recently accepted into Texas State University as a transfer student, so today I went to talk to an Academic Advisor. I, being the ubber geek that I am, was already following the degree transfer plan for my degree and so I already had all my classes planned out and already knew what I had and what I needed. The advisor seemed surprised that I was so organized. I guess she just doesn't know me well enough to know the depths of my geekdom.

And now...Beyond...

I read today that Karl Rove has decided to ignore a subpoena and refuse to testify concerning the firings of U.S. attorneys based on the political affiliations that these attorneys had, or were perceived to have. He claims that executive privilege makes him immune to testimony.

I have a huge problem with so-called "executive privilege" and the way it is seemingly freely given to individuals who have no right to have it. There are in fact legal precedents that have been set establishing the rules of so called "executive privilege." Karl Rove is a snake for hire by the highest bidder with no real loyalty other than to money and power. There are far too many individuals associated with our government who are the same, whether they be aids, lawmakers, vice presidents, or presidents. Does anyone really stand for anything these days other than money and power? Is there anyone left who is willing to stand up for other people without expecting some form of payment in exchange?

John McCain is someone that I once had respect for. He seemed to be a man who truly believed what he said and often he did not vote with his own party to vote instead for what he believed was right. He was a man who had been through torture and didn't feel that anyone should ever have to endure what he had endured. He was a man who believed in the Rules of Engagement and the various agreements that this country had made with the other countries of the world. Now he is a man who sells his soul to the religious right to get votes. Now he is a man who sells out his beliefs that torture is wrong to appease Bush and the GOP. He is a man who feels that there is nothing wrong with attacking a country who hasn't attacked us just because their leader is a "bad man."

Is this what Washington D.C. does to people? Does it turn them into mindless drones without souls who spout the talking points they are fed and forget what they once believed? Have we bred this type of behavior by expecting politicians to be something that none of us is...perfect?