YES AND SOMETIMES THE HOWLS TURN INTO A PRIMAL SCREAM, lost into the Banshee wail of the blizzard. Much like my blog concerning the hanging of Saddam Hussein. I'd stayed up late into the morning with the absolute faith that YouTube would show the despot's demise. I remember well that morning as my fingers stumbled about the keyboard, the blog flowing smoothly into the machine as the anti-Holiday music blared from the speakers and then...it was gone. The blog, the tunes, the Internet connection.

Thus began my latest adventure into the realm of cybereese-computer configurations. I am on a first name basis with most of the support personnel of my provider and computer manufacturer. Therefore this is my heartfelt apology for my sloth at this endeavor. But between the drivers, downloads, scans and installs I did manage to remember the points of the blogs I wanted to write during my war with the over sized word-processor.

Saddam Hussein Hangs- As seen on YouTube- the U.S. could in no way, shape, or form leave that presence sucking air in Iraq as a rallying point for the civil war's flame. The taunting of his guards and executioners brought forth the realization that yes, the militias are deep within the government.

The First 100 Hours of Congress- A pleasant surprise that they actually got more done in this ballyhooed time than the former infamous 100 Day Congress.

21,540 Troops to Iraq- ( Or Stay the Course Duex) Down originally almost 18,00 troops as first proposed, the logic is grimly flawed. And some Senators were rightly concerned that some of these troops are being pulled from Afghanistan. Remember Afghanistan? Home of AL-Qaeda? By the way, WHERE IS USAMA BIN LADEN?

The Grey Suits to the White House- President Bush explains Stay the Course Duex to his core Republicans. " There were few smiles at that meeting" is one quote I remember. But to me, the abstention of the delegation from even commenting told the tale. Obviously the e-mail, snail mail and phone lines have been busy. Not to mention the rest of the Net.

Obama, Clinton announce their candidacy on the Web- Brownback from Heritage Hall in Topeka Kansas. This should clearly demonstrate just who is on the cutting edge of politics and who is living in the good- 'ole -boy -world of the past century. Again I am amazed at the potential political force the Internet has become in just a short time.

AND JUST HOW did I finally 'fix' the computer? Simple. I downloaded the season 3, episode 19 of Married with Children into the machine. Then I hooked-up one of those cheap computer cameras to it so it could watch me as I got the 20 pound sledge out of the shop and placed it next to my chair........

HOWL? I AM NOW GRIPPED IN THE THROES OF A VISCOUS PRIMORDIAL SCREAM that threatens to become a roar of rage. Is there no shame? This President, who hasn't even had the common decency to attend a funeral of a fallen warrior has the gall to insist upon more troops in spite of Generals, Blue-Ribbon panels and the public. And I do mean spite. It's the saddest display of a dry-drunk that I've ever seen.

We must intervene for the lives of the troops and now for the sake of the nation. I have written my esteemed Representatives concerning this matter. We must write, fax, call once a day. I fear that our President is delusional in his quest for personal glory and that his hench-persons (the Secretary of State and the Vice President) are not far behind him, if not in fact, acting as stereo Iagos, spewing poison consul into his ear.

I have learned several things during the past 48 hours: 1) My computer ignorance is far greater than I had originally thought 2) The congressmen not of my districts cheerfully would not accept my e-mails. So now I have to pull out the Big Game Rifle, that monster computer that I have complete with the super-duper fax/copier/printer/dishwasher. It has remained off-line since I've possessed it due to my fear of crashing it. For if they will not accept my e-mail, then by G. Washington's wig they'll get the fax. 3) Here is a good site to find e-mail/fax numbers: http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html ( Hey, I did it!)

In retrospect, it crossed my mind that perhaps a delegation of Governors descending upon the White House wouldn't be a bad idea also. Sort of a two pronged attack as it were. I found this site that covers Gubernatorial addresses : http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/govemail.html.

I humbly offer the following letter to plagiarize at will :

Dear Honorable Sir:

It is with dire urgency that I send this missive concerning the state of the Union which I perceive as being in peril. The recent events of the past five days have forced me to this conclusion. Therefore as my duly elected representative, I implore you to meet as a Kansas delegation and convene on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave as soon as possible to persuade the President from the folly of sending more troops into the quagmire that is Iraq.

That the generals in both the Pentagon and Iraq all ascertain that the Army “ is broken” and the Marine Corps “ cannot respond” is scary at best.
That the President refuses to listen and insists on deploying more troops thus further weakening our Armed Forces borders on criminal.
That continuing upon such a disastrous course could, I fear, lead to a constitutional crisis.

Perhaps State delegations descending upon the White House could be persuasive. Take the lead.

Thank you for your time,

Sincerely

Now as the sun rises on this gray solstice -day of 2006 I await the opening of the electronics store for the proper hardware. I wish to thank everyone for thier kind comments and help. Oh yes, and have a bloody good Christmas!