A couple of Republicans are now challenging Bush’s Iraq Policy. They are proposing that Bush must have a new strategy by mid-October, to make adjustments to the “reality” as they see it that sectarian factionalism is not likely to abate anytime soon. In the meantime, American Intelligence has determined that Al Qaeda is stepping up its efforts to infiltrate America as well as having acquired the capabilities it needs to strike America with another terror attack.

With the 2008 Presidential Election looming in the distance it is apparent that the Democratic Candidates all believe that appeasement of the enemy, and taking no action without first receiving approval from an impotent United Nations, is their position. The current president, though willing to take the fight to the nations that harbor terrorism, is unwilling to do what it takes to seal our borders which is necessary for national security. The Republican Presidential Candidates are undecided or wavering on a number of issues. They don’t have a plan for the rapidly increasing fuel prices. None of them, aside from some of the minor candidates, have a definitive answer for the illegal alien problem. The War on Terror confounds them. Rudy is strong on terror, but a liberal when it comes to social issues. McCain is sunk. Romney has flip-flopped nearly as much as Kerry did during the last election.

What to do?

Minor Candidates like Hunter and Huckabee offer some possibilities, and the Conservative Right is hoping that Fred Thompson gets into the race, a possibility that may happen (and his numbers, even without officially announcing his candidacy are quite high).

The next broadcasts of Political Pistachio Radio will address this conundrum by having grassroots conservative candidates on the show. First, July 14, 2007, we will have the self-proclaimed “next Lincoln/Reagan” on the show. His name is John Bootie.

On July 21st Cary Cartter will return to Political Pistachio Radio to talk more specifically on the issues that we did not get the opportunity to touch upon the last time he was on the show.

On July 28th a person close to Sarah Palin’s candidacy will be on to tell us about her drive for the Presidency.

On August 4th Richard Smith, Christian Conservative, will be on the show to discuss his candidacy.

Then, after all of that, the shows get really interesting. On August 11th I have scheduled as a guest on Political Pistachio Radio Atlas Shrugs!

On August 25th one more candidate, Brad Lord-Leutweyler will be on the show.

Then, on September 8th Andrea Shea King will be my guest.

As always, the shows will air live at 4pm Pacific Time/7pm Eastern.

During the shows you may call in at (646) 652-2940 to join the discussion, or submit questions via Yahoo Messenger (My ID is douglasvgibbs).

No, not like the late Charles Kuralt.  My home Internet connection is once again slowed to the point that dial-up looks like transwarp drive.  It hasn’t happened since I started this Blog Talk Radio gig.  Indeed, the last time I remember it happening was last summer during a heat wave when the last motherboard in said PC burned up in the un-air-conditioned heat.  I even turned it off for three days this week when temperatures here got above 80 degrees.  Didn’t get above seventy-five today, so I left it on, and now I’m back to Pony Express days.

Problem #1: I can’t do any show-prep tonight, because for me, show-prep means staying up all night blogging, and that ain’t happening with the current state of my equipment.

Problem #2: With no Internet, I can’t do the show tomorrow.

Problem #3: I can’t do the show using the other PC on my home network (the one I’m using right now, as you’ve probably already guessed) because all my source material is on the other machine in the form of emailed pages which I can’t access over my network.

Solution?  Do everything from an alternate location.  As it happens, about nine miles from where I sit.  Starting early in the morning.

Further details will, like Dick Cheney’s usual whereabouts, not be disclosed.

As to subject matter for tomorrow, the latest congressional Iraq “debate” will undoubtedly get kicked around, as well as what is beginning to look like the Republicidal tendencies of 1996 reprised twelve years later.

If the show prematurely and abruptly ends, don’t worry, it won’t be foul play.