“Go Fuck Yourself, Cheney” Campaign

Given events of the last week, I thought people might be up for a “Go Fuck Yourself, Cheney” campaign (day, week) - sending faxes, emails, letters or calls to our esteemed veep with exactly that message. I envisioned something like the campaign Moveon had against the war with everyone calling (or faxing or emailing) on a particular day or week. I don’t have experience in setting this sort of thing up, but I know some progressive organizations like democrats.com, moveon, and true majority, have or had web/fax systems for sending and keeping track of such faxes. However, they might be a bit squeamish about get into a pissing contest with a skunk, about the “f” word. So I checked petition-online, thinking this could be done as an e-petition sent to Cheney saying something to the order of
“We the undersigned citizens strongly urge you to Go Fuck Yourself, Cheney, both as penance and as a service to our country”.

Unfortunately (though, understandably) they don’t permit “foul” language in their petitions, and it seems like it would lack the punch to just change fuck to “f...” If anyone has any interest, info or thoughts as to pulling this off, send 'em on.

Whats Different about This Recovery?


The Economic Policy Institute shows the real problem with the so called recovery the U.S. is experiencing.
When do workers get their share? points out that in comparison with the last 8 recoveries,


Corporate profits have risen 62.2% since the peak, compared to average growth of 13.9% at the same point in the last eight recoveries that have lasted as long as the current one. This is the fastest rate of profit growth in a recovery since World War II.


But


Growth in total wage and salary income, the primary source of take-home pay for workers, has actually been negative for private-sector workers: -0.6%, versus the 7.2% gain that is the average increase in private wage and salary income at this point in a recovery.

In terms of real wages and income there is no there there.

Enron and on and on


Now on tape!! Utility: Enron Gouged Customers for $1.1B.


"Enron Corp. manipulated the energy market practically every day during the 2000-01 power crunch and gouged Western customers for at least $1.1 billion, according to audiotapes and documents released Monday."

Wonder if Ken Lay will be W's biggest campaign contributor again this year. He's the only big honcho on the Enron crew who doesn't seem to be in trouble with the law. Funny, when the economy's good and the company's making money hand over foot, exorbitant CEO salaries are justified by how critical the skills and knowledge of these wonder workers are to their company's success. When the whole thing turns out to be scam, it's
How could I know, I'm just the CEO.