Bush Nicks California National Guard Equipment

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

The Govenator wants it back, since about half of the stuff is gone, which leaves us vunerable in the event]of a fire or earthquake or other event. Everything from radios to humvees was taken and has never been returned or replaced.
Other governors are complaining as well, and there's been two events were equipment that was needed was overseas, inclluding the recent tornado strike in Kansas that affected voter turn-out for the primaries.

[Aggie]

Is that why Arnie asked for his tank back?

[Sibling Chatty]

Hell, look at the Katrina mess--that WOULD have been much less---except that the Guard and their stuff was gone.

The 'normal' way of running a war has been abandoned for "Let the states and the Guards handle it." The military leadership says little about it, but they ALL hate it. Removing the troops will eventually happen, and rebuilding the military may take several generations.

[Aphos]

Back when the big fires were raging in southern California, I recall hearing that part of the problem fighting them was that all the Guard's fire fighting equipment was in Iraq.

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

Oh yes. I remember hearing about that. As I recall, my local newspaper's editors were very angry about that. Didn't know they had taken half the stuff, though.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Is anyone here really surprised to discover this?  (If it was not already known, of course)

Bushya&Co seem to think that whatever they want, they ought to get--for are they not king? 

Just look at the deficit spending of the Bush regime....

*bleah*

[pieces o nine]

I've heard a little -- a very little -- about each these situations. It seems the MSM is still giving a pass to the regime, perhaps to avoid being called out by demagogues screaming about 'traitors' and 'emboldening the enemy'. sigh. I certainly hope such...cursory...coverage is not due to public apathy.

[Swatopluk]

Since forest fires are solely the work of Al Qaeda & Co, more guard units and equipment have to be shifted to the Middle East because obviously we are fighting them not enough yet over there, so they came here. Don't you people understand simple logic?

[ivor]

Why would they take the fire fighting equipment?  Does sand burn?  Do adobe brick houses burn?  What are they using the fire fighting equipment for?

[Pachyderm]

Adobe brick houses don't burn particularly well. But the lovely shiny new bases the US troops are occupying might do. I think it's very important for squaddies coming back to barracks after a hard day's fighting The War on Terror to feel that they are at least protected by the best fire-fighting equipment the State of California can provide. It's also nice that several communities in California  may show their support by burning down...

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

I don't usually believe in reparations, but the government might have to, since it was their fault, indirectly, that so much burned. We have so much trouble fighting fires, even with full forces, that the loss of all that equipment made it much, much worse.

[pieces o nine]

Since forest fires are solely the work of Al Qaeda & Co, more guard units and equipment have to be shifted to the Middle East because obviously we are fighting them not enough yet over there, so they came here. Don't you people understand simple logic?

I dunno, I think those fruit-n-nuts, tree-hugging, sandal-wearing, immoral, godless, LIE-beral, hollywood-elitist Californeeyans hate our ... um ... freedoms. Or maybe Cailifornia is being smited for our collective sins.

In either case, there's no need to endanger decent, god-fearing Murakins and emboldenfy our enemies -- because if you're not with us you're against us, heh heh --  by not supporting our troops -- or at least, our civilian contractors -- and liberal partisan Congress is endangerizing Muraka by refusing to grant immunity to the good corporations who may have aided us in our -- completely legal -- attempts to catch the evildoers -- and because of it, money-grubbing trial lawyers are going to attempt to sue them under laws that protect the Murakin people -- although *I* am here to protect you from the Constitution -- I'm the "Protector" --  sigh, I just can't write like this...

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Since forest fires are solely the work of Al Qaeda & Co, more guard units and equipment have to be shifted to the Middle East because obviously we are fighting them not enough yet over there, so they came here. Don't you people understand simple logic?

I dunno, I think those fruit-n-nuts, tree-hugging, sandal-wearing, immoral, godless, LIE-beral, hollywood-elitist Californeeyans hate our ... um ... freedoms. Or maybe Cailifornia is being smited for our collective sins.

In either case, there's no need to endanger decent, god-fearing Murakins and emboldenfy our enemies -- because if you're not with us you're against us, heh heh --  by not supporting our troops -- or at least, our civilian contractors -- and liberal partisan Congress is endangerizing Muraka by refusing to grant immunity to the good corporations who may have aided us in our -- completely legal -- attempts to catch the evildoers -- and because of it, money-grubbing trial lawyers are going to attempt to sue them under laws that protect the Murakin people -- although *I* am here to protect you from the Constitution -- I'm the "Protector" --  sigh, I just can't write like this...

LOL!

For a minute, there, I thought that you were channeling the ghost of Dubya, and my deepest fears were finally realized-- that we wouldn't be rid of him, even in death!

Then, my humor subprocessor kicked in, and I began to laugh-- that funny-ha-ha of relief at first, then a genuine laugh-out-loud.

Thanks, I needed that!

[pieces o nine]

You're welcome, I'm glad it made you smile.

And sad that our leaders so deserve to be mocked.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

I'd say that all leaders deserve to be mocked, and some deserve to be recalled.