Ranting

To quote Alan Jackson, "I'm not a real political man". By which I mean, I am woefully ignorant of many things that I shouldn't be--mostly due to mental laziness, I suspect. Or perhaps of a sinking, cynical suspicion that our political leaders really aren't going to be able to deliver on all their promises to 'give the economy a booster shot', as President Bush is supposedly doing (I voted for him twice, btw); or 'provide health care for every American', as Hillary vows to do; or to 'bring about positive change and true leadership', as Obamessiah has so clearly spelled out in extensive detail.


Matter of fact, I get most of my political knowledge from the blogosphere. Wunderkraut used to be my fount of knowledge, but he is staying pretty silent about most gut-wrenching issues these days. Can't blame him, it's more uplifting to blog about family, food, and fun. Besides, there is still Will over at youwillknow.blogspot.com where I discovered that "we all know a lot about Obama's position on politics -- he supports change, and he's opposed to the lack of it".


Maybe it's the outage weighing on me. But I'm tired a lot lately, and not very optimistic about our country in general. In D.C. 2nd Amendment rights are under fire (excuse the pun), a stupid judge in the 2nd District Court of Appeals just ruled that California parents don't have a right to home-school their children, some moron bombed a recruiting center in Times Square, and another idiot judge (again in California) just denied a foster child early enlistment into the Marines because the judge didn't agree with the war in Iraq.


Give me a big stinking break already.


Here's an idea for the economy. You want to give it a booster shot? QUIT TAKING SO MUCH OFF THE TOP IN THE FIRST PLACE! To quote another great songwriter, 'if ten percent is good enough for Jesus, then it ought to be enough for Uncle Sam'. (Ray Stevens) And to the citizens of America, "Quit spending more than you make! Stop supporting your out of balance lifestyle with credit card debt!" Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

But before I digress:


In my book, bombing a recruiting center is an act of TREASON. If they catch the people responsible for this, they should be tried and punished, severely and swiftly. Interpret that however you want. That seventeen year old who wants to enlist in the Marines is exactly the kind of courageous young man that we need in the armed forces. The judge standing in his way is a coward. Every law-abiding citizen in D.C. should go out and purchase a gun. It is their Constitutional right and they need to exercise it. Parents in California should start yanking their kids out of public schools in droves.


But maybe, just maybe, the dream ticket of Hillbama or Baraklinton will save us all. Give us all free health-care, change glorious change, and tried and true leadership. Or, now that McCain has clinched the nomination, maybe he will be the one to lead us on into some Brave New middle-of-the-road World.


I started with a country singer, mentioned another in the middle, and now I'll end with a third: Soon we'll "all be a drinkin' that free bubalup and eatin' that rainbow stew."


Right, Merle. Sure.