Judicial Racism Still Thriving in America

This week Mychal Bell, a member of the Jena Six, was released after prosecutors announced they would no longer fight to try him as an adult. Bell has spent the last ten months behind bars after he and five more black students beat up a white student. LaSalle Parish Dist. Atty. Reed Walters tried to charge five of the six black teens as adults with attempted second-degree murder. These charges could have put them behind bars for up to 50 years. Reverand Al Sharpton expressed his feelings about the unjust standards in this statement, "You cannot have adult attempted murder for some, and a fine for others," The judicial system was trying to deliever the harshest punishment possible for these kids, but what if it was the other way around. Would they work so hard to put 5 white youths in jail for 50 years? Would they want to try them as adults? Although we do not know the answer to this question for sure, I do not believe they would be so determined to put 5 white kids behind bars. A movement is starting behind the Jena Six and I believe that it is a movement this country needs in order to create a more just judicial system that does not play favors to any races, religions, or ethnicities.

According to Bush, U.S. is thriving on low taxes

America is drowning in debt, the dollar is worth less than ever before, and according to the Presidant the U.S. is thriving on low taxes? America's economy is safe in the Hands of Presidant Bush. He believes our economy is and will stay strong as long as we stay away from tax increases. How is this possible if we are in the most debt in the history of our country Mr. Bush? "You need to talk to economists. I think I got a B in Econ 101. I got an A, however, in keeping taxes low." (Bush) O well that settles it. After everything I have been reading lately the only explanation I can come up with for Bush's current actions is he has lost all concern for the course of the nation but instead is focusing on not going down as the most hated Presidant in the History of the United States. Not everyone is convinced by the Presidants words of the thriving economy, because after a two-day rally the Dow Jones Industrial Avearge dropped 48.86 points. The drop is a reflection of higher oil prices and a weaking dollar. Two factors that have increased the fear of inflation.

Victory redifined as "Success"

George Bush has now decided to agree with the American public that the war can not be won. Instead he hopes that America can be "successful" in its efforts in Iraq. The men who are running the war -- Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, had even more limited hopes for America's struglle in Iraq. When asked if we have a realistic chance to be successful in Iraq, General Patraeus replied, "I believe we have a realistic chance of achieving our objectives." (LA Times)

The goal of Bush's speech was to inform the American public that the military effort is making progress, and that patience and persistence will make further troop withdrawals possible.
In short, he was trying to regain some support by telling Americans that we can be "successful" in Iraq and that all hope is not yet lost.

Personally I am skeptical about our success in Iraq when I see the leader of our country settle for success rather than Victory and when the leader of the war in Iraq shys away from a question about our chance of success in Iraq. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco called Bush's new plan "a path to 10 more years of war in Iraq." and unfortunatly this might be da truth (La Times).