They gave us “shock and awe”

As today marks the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, attention has now been anxiously placed in the hands of the newly-formed Iraqi government and the overall responsibility concerning this conflict heavily lies with the United States.

The strong beliefs construed by the present administration to continue its occupation inside the region and successfully put an end to the “war on terror” has also brought more speculation to questions on what happened to those pesky weapons of mass destruction.

Americans have begun to move forward and are embracing for change. They are hoping that the incoming administration arriving at year’s end will grant some sort of closure on the situation.

Most recently, the conflict in Iraq has taken a back seat to President Bush’s contingency plan to stimulate a weakening economy.

Along with a six hundred dollar tax rebate for single residents near the end of June, Americans will be hit with inflation and rising unemployment.

I’m not only the governor, I am also a client.

“I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong.”

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been called into question because of recent allegations that he allocated moneys to an exclusive prostitution ring, the Emperor’s Club VIP, for their services.

The particulars involved within the documented evidence, which was first reported by the New York Times, has the governor hours after meeting with the mayor of Niagara Falls and then completing a conference call about the state’s racing franchise proceeding with more important obligations.

He was called upon to reconcile his Emperor’s Club VIP account balance forcing him to scour Pennsylvania Avenue in hopes of retrieving $2,721.14 in cash, the balance owed.

Without that payment, Kristen, the prostitute involved, would not have been paid in full and the transfer of her exclusive services from New York to a posh Washington hotel room would have never come to fruition.

With the recent turn of events that have come to light, Mr. Spitzer’s impressive political career has been tarnished and now has his detractors awaiting a pending resignation.

Mr. Spitzer, in the past, has spoken with revulsion against the existence of high-end prostitution rings.

In 2004, after the breaking-up of one such ring in Staten Island, Mr. Spitzer, than attorney general, convicted, “this was a sophisticated and lucrative operation with a multi-tiered management structure.”

He also went on to state that “it was, however, nothing more than a prostitution ring.”

Mr. Spitzer is currently married and possesses three children.

Hail to the chief

The United States of America again proved that they were undecided on who would be the best candidate to represent the Democratic Party in this up-coming Presidential election.

Huge victories for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Ohio and Texas evened out the playing field once again for both her and her opponent, Senator Barack Obama. The latest delegate count still has Obama in the lead.

In past elections, the candidate in the rear-view mirror, this being Clinton, would gracefully back out and concede the nomination.

Clinton did just the opposite, telling her constituency that she was “just warming up.”

The enthusiastic senator also professed that she had won Florida and Michigan, two states that possess delegates which were deemed ineligible by the DNC.

I (heart) Huckabee!

The strong showing administered by Mike Huckabee for the Republican presidential nomination was met with a predictable end.

His opponent, Senator John McCain, was officially given the nod to represent the Republicans come November. McCain, a senator from Arizona, was then endorsed by the Commander in Chief, George W. Bush.

Bush was confident that McCain could lead our country in “eliminating the enemy.”

He also reiterated that Mr. McCain possessed a “big heart.”