I've been trying to get the darn comic to load to the website for two hours without success.  So it is posted at the back up site.  http://sasjhwa.deviantart.com

I will re-draw the final panel.  I promise!

Edit:  I finally got into my account and the comic is up at the main site.  http://www.heroesofaudioland.com

It bothers me that Scifi channel took a 12 episode season of Battlestar Galactica and chose to spread it out over such a long period of time.  More than half the season is over and apparently there won't be a new episode until January 2009.  It isn't the first time they have done this.  I think it kills the flow of the series.  Just do it all at once and be done people!  Or call it a new season.  I know Scifi isn't the only company to do this.  But they are the ones annoying me at the moment. 

Now get off my lawn!

Just under the wire!  http://www.heroesofaudioland.com

I'm posting a little early so I don't have to deal with it tomorrow while I'm traveling.  8 comics in a row have been on time.  The new schedule seems to be working out.

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July 2, 2008

Dear Mr. Dyer:                           

Thank you for contacting me regarding impeachment of the President and members of his administration.  I appreciate hearing from you.

As you know, Rep. Kucinich recently introduced H.Res. 1258, impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors. I voted in favor of the motion to refer this resolution to the House Committee on Judiciary, which passed by a vote of 251-166. I feel we have a duty to the American people to fully explore relevant testimony in Committee. As you may know, Chairman Conyers (D-MI) invited former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan to testify before the Judiciary committee in light of recent revelations regarding the Valerie Plame case contained in McClellan's recent book. McClellan's recent testimony included discussions of a White House cover up in the Plame case and misleading the American people on the reasons for and against going to war. Former Senior White House Advisor Karl Rove has also been invited to testify before the committee.

Additionally, H.Res. 333, the resolution to impeach Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors has been introduced in the House of Representatives and is now being considered in the House Judiciary Committee.  Under this resolution, the Vice President stands accused of manipulating intelligence regarding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and openly threatening aggression against Iran. 

You will be pleased to know that I also voted against the motion to table the bill.  The bill was subsequently referred to the House Judiciary Committee where Chairman Conyers now may choose to consider this issue in his committee, the same path through which all previous impeachment inquiries have followed.

I continue to strongly opposed this administration's incompetent and damaging polices.  I voted against the authorization for this president to invade Iraq, even though the measure at the time was popular.  Since that vote, I have stood up to President Bush on every turn during his misguided adventure in Iraq.  While I am not a member of the House Judiciary Committee, please rest assured I will continue to be vigilant in the protection of our civil liberties and constitutional rights.

In addition to voting against this war from the start, I support full congressional investigations into all aspects of the Iraq War and other legally questionable acts of the administration.  I believe the American people deserve answers about the use of prewar intelligence, and Congress must do its job of oversight and investigation on this and the slew of other outrages.

You will be pleased to know that, after carefully considering the importance of maintaining a fair, credible and responsible Department of Justice, several of my colleagues and I introduced H.Res. 589, directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General of the United States, should be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.  Before introducing my resolution, I discussed this matter with Constitutional scholars and became troubled by facts that have been slowly revealed to Congress and the American public implicating the Alberto Gonzales in these violations.  As a last resort to uncover the truth behind these allegations, I felt that pursing an impeachment investigation was necessary. 

I am pleased to say that, due to this sort of consistent pressure from Members of Congress, Alberto Gonzales has since resigned from his position as Attorney General of the United States, effective September 17, 2007.  It is unfortunate that it took pressure from all points of the compass before this leadership change was finally made at the Department of Justice.  Never again should the judicial process become a tool of the political operations at the White House.  Despite his resignation, I, along with my colleagues in Congress will continue to investigate this Administration's efforts to force the resignation of federal prosecutors as well as the warrantless wiretapping of American citizens.

Please continue to contact me about the issues that concern you, as I both need and welcome your thoughts and ideas. As a service to my constituents, I maintain a website which contains valuable resources and information on Congressional activities. Please feel free to visit the website at http://www.house.gov/inslee for information on recent issues and to learn more about the services my office provides.

I encourage you to contact me via email, telephone, or fax, because security measures are causing House offices to experience delays in receiving postal mail.  My email address is: Jay.Inslee@mail.house.gov.  Please be sure to include your full name and address, including your zip code, in your message.

Very truly yours,

JAY INSLEE
Member of Congress
 

The comic is posted.  Audio Babe's origin story continues.  http://www.heroesofaudioland.com

I have a long time friendship that is ending. 

I accidentally insulted him.  It wasn't intentional and I didn't even realize it, but it happened.  I admit I was a jerk.

He has chosen to send me emails filled with hate but won't accept my  apology or even acknowledge me.

He has chosen to portray himself as a helpless victim in public while blocking any ability I have to defend myself or apologize publicly.

If he had called me when it happened this could have been dealt with in a few minutes and we could have moved on and been stronger friends for it.

But he waited two months to tell me he was offended and then fired a series of shots at me and then locked all forms of response.  

So I'm stuck wondering whether he is worth the stress.  I want his friendship.  I like him.  But he is treating me like dirt and acting like a child.

I should follow my own advice and just forget about him.  But it bothers me that the friendship is ending over such an easily repaired problem.  I guess I can't make him talk though.  If he is afraid to come out of the comfortable bunker he has built for himself to do more than hurl more grenades I don't have much I can do but minimize the damage to my own heart.

It is really sad.  I wish I could put this behind me.  Some part of me isn't willing to just write him off.  I know that he isn't the person he is presenting to me right now. 

I slept terrible last night because of the heat.  Maybe that is souring my mood.

It hit 92 degrees in Seattle today.  That is a scorcher for here.  And yet we still did yard work.  Okay Jill did most of it.  I moved some bags of dirt around and emptied a bunch and then my tailbone hurt too much so I went inside. 

Pam and Dick took Caleb up to Anacortes for the week.  Hurrah!  Sleeping in!  Unfortunately it is month end close time at Jill's work so she will be coming home late all week.  Sadness!

In other news I will be going to the Dragonflight gaming convention in Bellevue in August.  My buddy Gee is flying up from Arizona and we'll be entering the Warhammer tournament there.  It looks like I am taking my Empire army.  Now I have to come up with a list that can compete with the new daemons and vampire lists.  Oi!

I got into a flurry of drawing tonight and finished the next two comics.  I have a sketch done for the third but it is essentially a pin up and I want to get a more dramatic pose.   I'm looking forward to the end of this story arc.  I've got all the bugs worked out for the published book.  I just want to add this story in.  It will double the size of the book from what it was intended to be in February, but it will be good to have it all in there with the re-illustrated first two chapters.

I'm not deluding myself into thinking I'll make any money off the book.  After all I'm averaging just 6 unique visitors a day.  But it will give me that sense of accomplishment I need to continue on with this project and also another creative project that I'm getting inspiration from my wife Jill for.  No details on what that might be yet.  :)

This history of Audio Babe!

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6 comics on time and counting.

Comments welcome.