Quote of the day

The Republicans are worried about the flag, gay marriage and the terrible burden of the estate tax on the rich. The rest of us are obviously unnecessarily worried about war, peace, the economy, the environment and civilization. Another reason to vote Republican -- they have a shorter list. ~ so said Molly Ivins earlier this week

Okay, okay.....I've been trying to evolve this long, long page (now over a year in length) into a kinder, gentler blog recently by sharing some pretty pictures and little anecdotes to go with them.

But as reminder of why I began doing this, I have to backslide a moment because of the dismal failures (legislatively) of Republican's most successful efforts to (morally) raise the bar for all of us. From the failure of two of their three 2006 reelection issues that are so germaine to the preservation of the Union (and their reelections in the fall), I feel compelled to speak out.

At least by taking a vote on the gay issue and the estate tax of richer Americans--even though they failed--we now have a list of those homosexual loving bastards who approve of gays and lesbians enjoying the same rights as heterosexuals, plus senators who placed the interests of their poor trashy asshole constituents who disapprove of rich people being sheltered from paying taxes just like their corporations they run offshore. We now know who they are!

So while those votes may have failed (again), we've identified the bastards who, in Molly Ivins words, are more "worried about war, peace, the economy, the environment and civilization."

But I kinda feel for these poor right-wing sleezy bastards who raise the same issues every election and can't get 'em passed. (Oh sure, I suppose there's a little bit of tongue in my cheek here. So let me remove it, after all, this is all done with serious calculation on Republican's part.)

By recording those pro-gay, anti-rich, flag burning sons of bitches for the public record, conservatives can now campaign against those who would destroy America. It's debate worthy of highest priority. Never mind Carlos E. Pernell, 25, of Munford, Ala., Andy D. Anderson, 24, of Falls Church, Va., Luis D. Santos, just 20, of Rialto, Calif. and hosts of others along with nameless Iraqi civilians passed from the living onto the endless list of history's annals as mere statistical footnotes as these issues are debated.

So now it's on to that burning issue of burning flags. As Molly Ivins reminds us, "there was one flag burned in 2005 by a drunken teenager and one by a protester in California in 2002". Holy hell! No wonder the nation's survival is being shaken to its very foundations with this kind of subversive shit going on.

But should representatives fail to procure an amendment to our constitution protecting us from these out of control atrocities, there's other burning issues on the back burners that can be brought to the forefront.

Let's not forget the hell that will rain down on the nation if those left wing Commies challenge every Americans right to own an Uzi or AK-47.

Or holy shit! What if we permit kids to practice birth control other than "abstinence." You know, abstinence, right kids? It's that 100% sure birth control sex method none of its today's advocates were able to practice in their own hormone charged youths.

These hot issues inciting fears of the gullibles that American society is on the verge of collapse are probably sufficient to retain the status quo in the November elections. Think of it as insurance, along with a little help from purged voting rolls and those ingenious Diebold voting machines.

America may well be a nation on the verge of collapse. But it won't come at the hands of married gay couples, flag burners, or folks who think rich Americans ought to pay their way--or more--just like the poorest among us. No, it will likely come from little things. The little things that don't get a hearing in the seat of government in DC. Little things like wars, a bankrupted treasury and the dismantling of our constitution. Little things our government distracts us from with those hot issues like flag burning.