Bush Government's Bin Laden charade

I came to believe shortly after Bin Laden "got away" and skipped over the border into Pakistan or wherever he went, that he didn't get away at all, but was given an open gate by Bush's war machine.

Why would he do that? Because the Bush Government was in Iraq supposedly to bring justice to those who attacked the World Trade Center and Bin Laden was said to be their chief. That's the line we were fed. So the longer Bin Laden lives the longer the Bush war machine could pretend to be chasing him.

We fought on, taking over Iraq government and oil wells inch by inch - and all in the name of pursuing Bin Laden. The Bush Government had the perfect excuse to keep pounding away.

Lost, he was. That's what Bush Government said. Couldn't find that slippery guy in those mountains. From then until now the only time we gave focus to Bin Laden was when he gave us a new video lecture.

Bush Government stopped talking about it, but now the election looms and voters will have the chance to repay the Bush Government for this war.

So what would be the one thing that Bush Government might try to do to redeem itself about this Iraq gig? Bring Bin Laden home in a bag, then crow about it.

And guess what the headline was today in London Sunday Times? "Get Osama Bin Laden before I leave office, orders George W Bush" Read it here.

The care and feeding of Ohio legislators

Ever wonder just how lavishly Ohio taxpayers treat the folks who go to Columbus and make laws? Read about it here - Legislative Benefits, Privileges, and Restrictions of Office.

In summary: They do very well, thank you (as you might expect), including salaries of at least $58,934; and up to $91,865 for the House speaker and Senate president. Add $6,500 to $10,000 for committee chairpersonmanship.

Then there is a list of bennies that go with all that - insurance, retirement, whatnot.

But maybe the best thing is the vacation. Get this: They just went on summer break and won't return for work until the week after the elections; a whooping five-month vacation. Nothing is too good for government employees.

That figures out to $8,419 per month of work at the bottom of the scale, not counting bennies.

Not too shabby. Try to match that in the real world, bunky.