Friday Random Blogging (Part Two: Blackwater & Welch Edition)

Damn, I wish I would have gotten together with some of my buddies on September 12, 2001 and made this video. Who knew that it would result in nearly a billion dollars in governmental “security” contracts? Frankly, it does look like something Paul Beaudry and his buddies at True North Radio would have put together while working themselves into a frenzy over some big, scary, lurking (and liberal!) danger out there. But, then again, it also looks like the kind of stuff I see in Worcester everyday. Let’s face it, those Blackwater guys are financial geniuses to be able to turn this low-rent video into a billion dollars worth of taxpayer loot.

Speaking of Blackwater, our man in Washington, Congressman Peter Welch, is getting a lot of traction for his sorta-kinda-maybe tough talk on Blackwater. As you’ll recall from yesterday, Welch is responding to the drunken murderous actions by these mercenary thugs by calling for “more governmental oversight” of them. Oh baby, that’ll show ‘em.

But how does our congressman respond to people peacefully showing up to his office seeking to speak with him: Arrest them! Yep, handcuffs and all.

So let’s review Welch’s political week: Oversight for Blackwater. Handcuffs for peace activists.

But don’t expect to hear any kind of meaningful discussion about this in the Vermont blogosphere. Here, for example, is what happened over at Freyne’s blog after he did a rather fine job of reporting on the Welch protest. Um, children, can we get back to the issue, please? There is a war going on. And our congressmen are continuously voting to fund it.

Damn, there I go again – getting all rude by mentioning the issues.