In the name of the father, the son and an oil empire
So, i was listening to NPR today (this blog is becoming more political than physic-y lately, I apologize)
Anyways, they are covering Iraq and all the happenings over there and I keep hearing whispers and short clips that imply that the Iraq people don't want our help, that we are more putting someone in power that will be our puppet rather than someone that will be a true leader for the Iraqis. Hopefully, the UN will not allow this, but the UN wasn't for the war, either.
So Dubya is over there, trying to fix all this shit that he has done the past year. (It's an election year, remember?) He is visiting the pope (THE POPE!- you know the one that was REALLY against the Iraq war, the leader of one of the largest religious followings in the world) and gives him some award (the highest award granted to a civilian by the US) in hopes of "patching things up." Like a little kid who did something wrong to get his way and then gives a half-assed, "sorry." Yeah right. Granted, the pope probably had little idea what was going on and went and took a 5 hour nap shortly after this occurance, but the nerve? And the people of Italy are pissed. I would be too, if Bush came into my country, implored my government to send my family and friends to fight for his war in the name of human rights. (Cause the US is just so perfect with human rights~ Iraq prisoners are the best abused prisoners in the world- we need to make "Best Abuser in the World" mugs to give to the US guards)
WAIT A SEC...Bush DID do that in my country. Welcome to the US...when do I get to move to Canada?
He is getting $25 BILLION for Iraq this year in the budget. But Congress doesn't want to be stupid this time like they did with the 89 billion, so they have spelled out a majority of it to where it is supposed to go, only giving Bush 2.5 billion to play with. OH DEAR, the white house is upset.
Once again, I must apologize for my cynicism....but it is very hard to hear all of this stuff and to be SO INFORMED. Can ANYONE please give me a good arguement in favor of Bush? And no, I don't want talking points, I want facts.
Maybe I should try to "dumb down" a bit. I really should just stick to my reality shows, my pop-country musak, NASCAR and my Atkin's diet while driving my SUV with the AC on full blast.
Hell, maybe I should just forget to vote this year.
BUT I CAN'T DO THAT. I was raised to participate, to speak out and to learn. I was born (that's right, BORN) with these rights, just like everyone else here. But all too soon, they are going to become privledges because no one bothers anymore to preserve (not just preserve, but OBSERVE) these rights. John Kerry isn't the right candidate for America. Neither is Bush. We need a leader that inspires our love for our country, I know it is hidden in each of us, behind those ridiculous flags we put on our cars.
Sorry to get all patriotic on you. My bad.
Comments, as always, are welcome.
:)
Anyways, they are covering Iraq and all the happenings over there and I keep hearing whispers and short clips that imply that the Iraq people don't want our help, that we are more putting someone in power that will be our puppet rather than someone that will be a true leader for the Iraqis. Hopefully, the UN will not allow this, but the UN wasn't for the war, either.
So Dubya is over there, trying to fix all this shit that he has done the past year. (It's an election year, remember?) He is visiting the pope (THE POPE!- you know the one that was REALLY against the Iraq war, the leader of one of the largest religious followings in the world) and gives him some award (the highest award granted to a civilian by the US) in hopes of "patching things up." Like a little kid who did something wrong to get his way and then gives a half-assed, "sorry." Yeah right. Granted, the pope probably had little idea what was going on and went and took a 5 hour nap shortly after this occurance, but the nerve? And the people of Italy are pissed. I would be too, if Bush came into my country, implored my government to send my family and friends to fight for his war in the name of human rights. (Cause the US is just so perfect with human rights~ Iraq prisoners are the best abused prisoners in the world- we need to make "Best Abuser in the World" mugs to give to the US guards)
WAIT A SEC...Bush DID do that in my country. Welcome to the US...when do I get to move to Canada?
He is getting $25 BILLION for Iraq this year in the budget. But Congress doesn't want to be stupid this time like they did with the 89 billion, so they have spelled out a majority of it to where it is supposed to go, only giving Bush 2.5 billion to play with. OH DEAR, the white house is upset.
Once again, I must apologize for my cynicism....but it is very hard to hear all of this stuff and to be SO INFORMED. Can ANYONE please give me a good arguement in favor of Bush? And no, I don't want talking points, I want facts.
Maybe I should try to "dumb down" a bit. I really should just stick to my reality shows, my pop-country musak, NASCAR and my Atkin's diet while driving my SUV with the AC on full blast.
Hell, maybe I should just forget to vote this year.
BUT I CAN'T DO THAT. I was raised to participate, to speak out and to learn. I was born (that's right, BORN) with these rights, just like everyone else here. But all too soon, they are going to become privledges because no one bothers anymore to preserve (not just preserve, but OBSERVE) these rights. John Kerry isn't the right candidate for America. Neither is Bush. We need a leader that inspires our love for our country, I know it is hidden in each of us, behind those ridiculous flags we put on our cars.
Sorry to get all patriotic on you. My bad.
Comments, as always, are welcome.
:)
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