Perry is Indicted... What?

A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday [my day off] for allegedly abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption.

A special prosecutor spent months calling witnesses and presenting evidence that Perry broke the law when he promised publicly to nix $7.5 million over two years for the public integrity unit, which is run by Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg's office. It's the same office that indicted U.S. Rep. Tom Delay as part of a finance probe.

Several top aides to the Governor appeared before grand jurors in Austin, including his deputy chief of staff, legislative director and general counsel. 
Lehmberg[D] oversees the office's public integrity unit, which investigates statewide allegations of corruption and political wrongdoing. Perry said he wouldn't allow Texas to fund the unit while Lehmberg remained in charge.

An investigation of Lehmberg by a separate grand jury, decided she should not be removed for official misconduct [Drunk Driving ].

Lehmberg served 45-day jail sentence but stayed in office, despite Perry's assertions that her behavior was inappropriate.

If there is no public corruption in Texas, or there is??????????

Just a thought.

Volvo-Gun Rack

One of Robin William's great and brief shows. Enjoy it to the max and you can cry as well for loosing one battle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW2jSLuHlz4

A death of innocence..... Ferguson

"This is a boy who did everything right, who never got into a fight, who stayed in school."

The surveillance video shows a large African-American man pushing aside a smaller man who seemingly tries to stop him, then leaving the store. The larger man "appears to be" Michael Brown.

Newly released police documents claim the teenager roughly handled a clerk trying to stop him before walking out of the store with the box of Swisher Sweets Cigar.

The Ferguson police officer who shot him didn't stop him because he was suspected in a convenience-store robbery, but because he was "walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic," the city's police chief said Friday.

Protests in the St. Louis suburb turned violent, with some people lobbing Molotov cocktails and other objects at police who responded with smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Others robbed and destroy shops, stores and many arresteded.

We don't know everything happened, but what would peaceful people do without police in riot gear? See for yourself.

Just a thought.

Helping...

Robin with Twiggy in a scene from the film 'Club Paradise' 1986.

Robin spent so much of his genius life helping others. Entertaining millions on stage, film or television, our troops on the front lines, or comforting a sick child. Robin wanted us to laugh and to feel less afraid.

His greatest legacy is the joy and happiness he offered to others, particularly to those fighting personal battles.

He struggled with his own depression, anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson's Disease, which was not known publicly.

Many people are suffering with many issues not noticed by others. Hope they will find the strength to seek the care and support they need.

We have a responsibility in our families and close friends to be sensitive, be supportive of our children and young and old members of the family. Let us try to be a friend, supportive, helpful, and positive influence for others. We may change many minds.

Just a thought

Oil Demand.

The crude oil market has seen dramatic spikes starting with the Arab Spring in 2010 and continuing into this past June, but some investors are betting that the bull market for oil is over.

Oil started the year at $89 and rallied to $106 during the worst of the headlines out of Iraq. 

"The Iraq news was supposed to be good for the bull ... but instead, that trend ended shortly after—a clear tell-tale that the bull market has run its course,".

European economic growth certainly is not pointing to any increase in demand for internationally priced oil. The euro zone's second-quarter gross domestic product showed flat growth, with the economy of European powerhouse Germany actually contracting.

Global demand appears to be waning elsewhere, China's demand for crude fell 2 percent year over year in July. This recent figure supported other weak demand data from the country. The various conflicts in the Middle east will have no value to the OPIC.

Just a thought

Loss of Civilization.

Kurds running from ....

ISIS views Iraq’s majority Shiites and other religious minorities as infidels who should be killed if they refuse to convert to Sunni Islam. They accuse the Kurds, most of whom are Sunnis, of secularism.

Britain is intensifying its involvement in Iraq by flying military equipment on behalf of Jordan to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (Isis) jihadists in northern Iraq.

The French presidency said arms shipment will be delivered "in the coming hours" and has the blessing of authorities in Baghdad.

More European help is also possible. A high-level EU diplomatic meeting late Tuesday ended with a statement that it would consider the Kurdish request for urgent military support "in close coordination with Iraqi authorities."

The Kurds will soon be getting long-range weapons. Armor-piercing munitions to help penetrate heavily fortified tanks captured by ISIS from both the Syrian and Iraqi militaries.

Where are the Arab world from that conflict? Egypt, Jordan, Saudi, Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Syria, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, any voice of assistance?

Just a thought.

Off the Script!!!

First, they push the Christians out of Mosul [Iraq's second-largest city].  ISIS wasn't interested in picking a fight with the Kurds. So they spread in other area easily.

It was a surprise when ISIS began pushing into Kurdistan. By Thursday, ISIS forces had seized "four strategic towns on a key highway.

That's when they got off script.

*US warplanes bombed Islamic militants outside the Kurdish capital of Irbil. 
After initial strikes outside the city, the US military launched a second and third round later in the day. 

*A former high ranking CIA official in Baghdad tells Newsweek that Turkish jets carried out airstrikes on Islamic State militants. 

ISIS needs money and supply to survive. The money supply came from the Saudi and the Gulf. But things are going out of hand. ISIS can't follow the script and the end is near.

Just a thought

Who Support ISIS? FTC?

ISIS, now threatening Baghdad and the Kurds, was funded for years by oil wealthy donors in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

ISIS reportedly have a stream of steady income sources, from selling oil sometimes directly to the Assad regime.

The three U.S. allies have dual agendas in the war on terror. There, the threat of Iran, Assad, and the Sunni-Shiite sectarian.

The United States and Gulf countries have been secretly backing efforts by opposition rebels to destroy al-Qaeda's most extreme wing in Syria.

John McCain told CNN’s Crowley in January 2014. “Thank God for the Saudis, and Qatari friends,” for supporting forces fighting Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. ISIS is one of these forces. [The Atlantic]

It is the oil prices that support the Lawlessness. Let us reduce the price of oil to $80/Barrel. Can the FTC reduce buying oil on credit? Would that reduce the prices and wealth?.

Just a thought.

McCain and ISIS

McCain has been calling for greater U.S. military intervention in Syria ever since Bashar al-Assad’s regime cracked down violently on peaceful protests in 2011.

He dismissed the notion that increasing American military assistance to rebels in Syria could worsen the conflict there. “More harm could happen?!”  . That’s ludicrous!” he said.

Here it is, happening in front of our eyes. The rebels in Syria lost some grounds, moved to Iraq and created havoc. Got the American weapons given to the Iraqis and now ISIS started their programs.

Some understanding of this area would go a long way.

Russia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and USA are standing on one side against ISIS. Israel is monitoring since Hamas is a division of the theory.

Let us enforce our relationship with the Countries that oppose ISIS. May be a new world of peace can happen while dealing with ISIS. 

Just a thought

China's McDonald, No Beef?

Chinese authorities accused Shanghai Husi of intentionally selling meat beyond its shelf life to restaurant companies. Five employees at the Shanghai unit have been detained by authorities.

McDonald's restaurants in China have faced a shortage of hamburgers and chicken products after cutting ties with Shanghai Husi Food Co. Business in Japan and Hong Kong also has been affected.

In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, McDonald's said that because of the issue with the supplier, businesses in China, Japan and certain other markets "are experiencing a significant negative impact to results." 

A [food] chain is as strong as its weakest  link.

Just a thought.