Bush Derangement Syndrome

It doesn't take much to entertain me, so I thought I'd play along with this BDS alert icon. Problem is, if I used it everytime it was relevant --- I'd overload my free bandwidth!
I'll make it simple ......

Everytime you see or hear one of the following politicos:

Evan Bayh (1955), U.S. senator from Indiana
Joseph Biden (1942), U.S. senator from Delaware, candidate for the Democratic nomination for president
Kathleen Blanco (1942), Governor of Louisiana
Barbara Boxer (1940), U.S. senator from California
Phil Bredesen (1943), Governor of Tennessee
Jerry Brown (1938), mayor of Oakland, California, former governor of California, candidate for Democratic nomination for president
Robert Byrd (1917), U.S. senator from West Virginia, former Senate Majority Leader, candidate for the Democratic nomination for president
Wesley Clark (1944), former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, candidate for Democratic nomination for president
Bill Clinton (1946), Attorney General of Arkansas 1976-1978, Governor of Arkansas 1978-1980, 1982-1992, President of the United States of America, 1993-2001
Hillary Clinton (1947), U.S. senator from New York, former First Lady
Jimmy Carter (1924), State Senator, Georgia 1962-1966, Governor of Georgia 1971-1975, Chairman, Democratic National Committee Congressional and Gubernatorial Elections 1974, President of the United States, 1977-1981, Founder, Carter Center, 1982- ,Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, 2002
Richard Codey (1946), Governor of New Jersey, 2004-2006
John Conyers (1929), U.S. congressman from Michigan
Jon S. Corzine (1947), Governor of New Jersey and former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Richard M. Daley (1942), mayor of Chicago, Illinois
Tom Daschle (1947), former U.S. senator from South Dakota, former Senate Minority Leader
Howard Dean (1948), former governor of Vermont, candidate for Democratic nomination for president, current chair of the Democratic National Committee
Richard Durbin, (1944), U.S. senator from Illinois, Senate Minority Whip
Mike Easley, (1950), Governor of North Carolina
John Edwards (1953), former U.S. senator from North Carolina, candidate for Democratic nomination for President, Democratic Vice Presidential nominee 2004
Russ Feingold (1953), U.S. senator from Wisconsin
Albert Gore Jr. (1948), Former U.S. senator and congressman from Tennessee, former Vice President of the United States, 1993-2001, Democratic Presidential Candiate, 2000, filmmaker
Tom Harkin (1939), U.S. senator from Iowa, candidate for Democratic nomination for president
Jesse Jackson (1941), civil rights activist, candidate for Democratic nomination for president
Tim Kaine (1958), former Lieutenant Governor and current Governor of Virginia
Ted Kennedy (1932), U.S. senator from Massachusetts, candidate for Democratic nomination for president
John F. Kerry (1943), U.S. senator from Massachusetts, 2004 Democratic nomminee for president, possible 2008 candidate
Dennis Kucinich (1946), U.S. congressman from Ohio, candidate for Democratic nomination for president
Frank R. Lautenberg (1924), U.S. senator from New Jersey
Patrick Leahy (1940), U.S. senator from Vermont
Zell Miller (1932), former Governor and former U.S. senator from Georgia
Norman Mineta (1931), Secretary of Transportation, only Democrat in the Bush cabinet.
James E. McGreevey (1957), Governor of New Jersey, 2002-2004
Cynthia McKinney (1955), U.S. congresswoman from Georgia
Barack Obama (1961), U.S. senator from Illinois
Martin O'Malley, mayor of Baltimore, candidate for governor of Maryland
Nancy Pelosi (1940), House Minority Leader from California
Harry Reid (1939), Senate Minority Leader from Nevada
Bill Richardson (1947), governor of New Mexico, former Energy Secretary
Charles Schumer (1950), U.S. senator from New York, chairman of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Al Sharpton (1954), civil rights activist, candidate for Democratic nomination for president
Louise Slaughter (1929), U.S. congresswoman from New York, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee
Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York, candidate for governor of New York
Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles, California
James Hahn, Los Angeles City Controller 1981-1985, Los Angeles City Attorney 1985-2001, Mayor of Los Angeles 2001-2005
Tom Vilsack (1950), governor of Iowa, chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council
Mark Warner (1954), former governor of Virginia
Anthony A. Williams (1951) , mayor of Washington, D.C.

and their lips are moving ---- consider yourself on

Remembering Sept. 11, 2001

I intended to volunteer to write a tribute to one fallen victim, but my life was topsy-turvey during the original sign-up. I did end up reading the tributes, however, and finally decided that what I might do was compile links to articles written by the survivors of 9-11. They, too, are part of the remembrance .....

* Attack on America: Eleven personal stories by people who escaped the Pentagon or the World Trade Center with links to many other accounts and from people who share their stories and thoughts.

* Voices of 9/11: Video testimonies by survivors and victims' family members.

* My Story: Stories, essays and images from around the world.

* Images and Headlines: From news reports around the world.

* Flight 93: The story of their lives and their destiny.

* New York City: After the fall.

* Where Were You?: 2000 stories by individuals from around the world.

* Missing Pieces: Witness Testimonies and Reflections

I plan to continue to add sites. It's the least I can do to honor the memory of those lost and affected by 9/11 .....


Also see Honoring 9/11 Victims.