Oh, and while we're at it, there are a few things that continue to make no sense to me whatsoever. Consider the following:
* Democratic presidential candidate, Howard Dean, recently came under fire from both sides for his remarks that America wasn't any safer after the capture of Saddam Hussein than it was before. Less than a week later, America went to code orange. Well, what the heck? Are we safer or not?
* The reason we went to code orange, according to authorities, is that there was an increase in "chatter" that had not been heard since the days prior to 9/11. If they recognize the similarity now then what the hell were they doing almost three years ago? Think about that one for a minute. Lets try to remember that John Ashcroft was ordered not to fly commercially in July of 2001 because of all that "chatter."
* The GOP in California (and nation-wide supporters) did a complete one-eighty and embraced a candidate who was one hundred times the misogynist they claimed Bill Clinton to be. "Ah-nold" supporters stated that multiple claims against their candidate concerning his abominable treatment of women were "just politics." And they said it with a straight face! It'd be funny if it weren't so pathetically hypocritical. On a side note - ever since the recall, California has been tragically beaten up with wild fires, earthquakes and now mudslides. Not to make light of such horrible circumstances, but if you ask me, it doesn't seem like God is on their side after all.
* Here's a real simple one. If the actions taken by Bush Inc. are alleged to be the "right thing" - how come the rest of the world hates our guts? Bush-kissers remind me of that clueless mother at the side of a parade route who proudly states, "Look, everybody! They're all marching out of step except for my son!" See how stupid that sounds? Maybe it's time to stop doing the right (wing) thing and start doing the American thing. Just a thought.
* Here's an even simpler one. How come Kenny Boy Lay got another huge tax cut instead of a jail sentence?
* There seems to be a lot of partisan glee over the economy lately. I'll admit there are a lot of happy CEOs out there (see above) but meanwhile, 34 states are opting to slash Medicaid and poor children's health insurance coverage while people are falling off the unemployment benefit train - thus making them a non-statistic. So explain to me how compassionate is it to discount someone - even as a number in the statistical tables - because your policies have left him without hope of finding a job or healthcare?
Y'know, there are so many more questions like these that all Americans should be asking themselves. Maybe some of us can grab one of those iron skillets and bonk a few heads out of that patriotic daze that so many find themselves trapped in.
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