This is My Soapbox

So greetings from Sunny Al Asad, Iraq!

I watched Lou Dobbs today so, of course, I am angry.

Not at Lou Dobbs. Rich media guru he may once have been, but Lou Dobbs is just about the only political entity in the nation right now that is still on your side. 'nuff about Lou.

So the grand virtual fence (which translates in English to not a fence) on our Southern border is a complete failure. Actually the media was calling it a "real failure". At first I thought that this was piss poor use of the language, but now I see more clearly (accidental Marley reference-neato).

The use of the word Real in media these days signifies that they are not at that very moment in time blowing smoke straight up your wazoo. For instance-The Virtual Border Fence that cost taxpayers $20,000,000 has been discovered to be a real failure. As opposed to-The older gentleman in the blue suit and red tie is a true conservative.

Did everybody catch the difference, there? Good. Moving on.

So what else did I see today? Why, I'll tell you!

Today, on the Capitol Hill Pundit's Blog, a guy claimed that if you want the war in Iraq to be over, you are a traitor to our fine and glorious country. The guy is a die hard Republican, and he is a real conservative, so I try not to mess with the guy too much, but this has gone far enough.

So now I'm gonna 'splain it to ya:

When political opposition has created such a gap in culture between rights, lefts, conservatives, or liberals, it is time to stop and take a good look around. Go to a shopping center near your home and take a look at the multitudes gathered there. I'm sure that a freak or two will stand out, but honestly, can you tell the difference between liberals and conservatives, Republicans and Democrats?
Nope.
All that you will see are Americans (well, mostly). Now, I ask you-How did we get convinced that we are all so different? Was it Congress? Was it the media? Was it the angry naked guy next door swinging a chain saw and smoking a hookah?
Nope. Its our fault.
We have let these people take control of our perception of America. We allowed them to come into our homes and bombard us with hate and discontent.

Everyone in the country is waiting for Hillary to bring out the big guns on Obama. We wait with baited breath to find out about that one big scandalous thing he did.
The guy probably smoked a few too many hooters in college. Who gives a rat's ass? We have been convinced that there is a pending doom on the Obama campaign, when in reality, we are all curious to see what happens with this guy. You know some dumbass redneck is gonna try to kill him or something. You know that he will be one of the most scrutinized presidents in history, if elected. Why not give the guy a shot? At least he will be more interesting than John freaking McCain going on with the status quo like nothing is wrong. Its gotta be better than Yoko or Hillary or whatever with her multitude of personalities.

And in the meantime, just maybe, he attacks the NAFTA issue. You can't name one thing that Hillary or McCain even want to do that is as important or worthy of a president to undertake.

As for the guy who wants us to stay in Iraq, guess what, jackass? We don't really even have a choice. We'll be here for another fifty years, no matter who becomes President. If we left now it would be like throwing an infant to sharks. And even I wouldn't throw a baby Haji to a shark.