Just more of the same old BS.

Yesterday morning there came a small explosion-like sound from my neighbor's. I passed it off as a car backfiring. But my attention was refocused next door minutes later by sirens very close that suddenly stopped. They were over at the neighbor's.

The curiosity gene kicked in and I found myself drawn to the front yard to watch as two bodies were brought out of the house on stretchers. One, a female, looked extremely gruesome. The other, larger, presumably male, was next, but his entire body was covered. Dead I asssumed. The small group of onlookers that had gathered watched in shock. Muttering among ourselves, we speculated what could have happened.

Police were there into mid-afternoon. I have a neighbor who's more than just curious. He's a gossip as well. If you're getting a new roof, expect him up there inspecting the worker's job. A new hot water heater? He'll be there to supervise installation. He's funny and everyone who knows him, knows he's that way.

Well, from what my neighbor was able to piece together from eavesdropping on police most of the day was, as this couple was readying for work, she apparently leaned over to kiss her husband. As her lips touched his neck, the volatile mixture of her gloss and his aftershave proved way too explosive.

The hole blown in his carotid artery killed the husband instantly. The wife will likely never kiss anyone again. Lipless.

Who could have known the dangers present in everyday fluids like toothpastes, pudding and bottled waters? But now it's been entered into the collective unconscious. And I fear it's too late to erase such thoughts. Expect more tales of similar horror to become common.

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Well, somewhere beyond the truth lies the results of the latest poll. Bush's approval is up 2 to 38%. But when asked of how he's doing against terrorists, he receives an incredible 55% approval.

Obviously, many Americans are buying Chicken Little's falling sky declarations. But what they're being fed isn't chicken meat. Bush is feeding 'em chicken feathers. And Americans are swallowing it. That's what Bush does. Feeds his flock fear.

A headline on Excite.com last night read,"Bush Says U.S. Safer, but Not Yet Safe." Just curious, but what the fuck would you expect him to say? He's doing a good job, but you're still in danger. The biggest danger lies in the fact this is an election year and if republicans don't retain control of both houses of congress, Bush and gang could end up facing impeachment.

Karl Rove told us months ago this November's election would spin on how much safer republicans keep us. How many elections can be won on American's psychoses?

Never mind that last week's terror plot revealed by British busts of a ring planning to blow up American airliners over the Atlantic was broken, not by the Brits, but by Bush pressure to take it public--NOW!

The administration needed to divert American's attentions from Iraq, Connecticut, Lebanon, whatever. The UK wanted more time to gather more evidence. Now we learn some of those busted may walk because they don't have sufficient evidence to hold 'em. (Evidence that British citizens still retain rights we've willingly conceded?)

But the neocons had urgent need to raise the terror level to red. Needed Americans to see terrorists who intended them harm being rounded up. And if some of the aleged plotters escaped arrest or some arrested get released back into society, that doesn't bother Bush. That's because our take of events that reflect negatively on him must be minimized by spinning these kinds of distractions. If terrorists walk free that's okay. A majority of you think he's making us safer when the exact opposite is true. Bush is fueling terrorism globally. He doesn't give a fuck for your safety. It's his own neck he's trying to save. But at least 55% of you don't believe me.

John Dean, whose latest book is Conservatives Without Conscience spoke yesterday on Democracy Now! of over 50 years of post WWII studies to see if the fascism that overtook Germany and Italy could ever happen here. The conclusion of interdisciplinarians was, "Absolutely!"

And those 55% of approving Americans of Bush's concern for their safety will likely lead us there. In Dean's own words:

"...we know an awful lot about this type of personality. There are people who submit very easily to an authority figure. They do it because they're frightened. 9/11 drove an awful lot of people into submitting to authoritarianism, and they're very aggressive once they submit. This explains a lot of the incivility, the nastiness, the mean-spiritedness. They're not self-critical, and they become true advocates....of whatever position they're advocating and pushing."

Well, who can blame them? Fear can be a pervasive thing. I'm scared too. Not of the terrorists. No, it's Chicken Little's supporters who feel Bush is making 'em safer that scare the shit out of me.

And I'm getting weary harping on this. Those of you who read this are the choir. Your voices are beautiful. But maybe my time would be better spent blogging about dogs, or Taos, or good movies. Things and places I love. To ease my fears of my fellow citizens.