| Posted 11:59pm, Sunday, December 14, 2003
So, the big news of the day was the capture of Saddam Hussein. Tremendous news. A victory for the American troops and a bigger triumph for the Iraqi people. However, it also gives Dumbass a huge boost in his poll numbers. The administration is going to milk it through December. They've got their little election year package all planned. In April, people will start getting their little tax refund checks. For most folks, it'll be from a few hundred dollars to a couple of thousand. For Bush's cronies, hundreds of thousands and perhaps, millions. The voters will get a little glow and feel good about their newfound pocketmoney. they'll forget about the shitty, shitty economy and buy their consumer electronics. "Hey, Bush ain't so bad." Then starting in June, the evening news will trumpet the homecoming of some of our troops. Every night we'll see tearful reunions and hear tales of Iraqi people kissing the American G.I.s in an orchestrated love fest. It is, after all, an election year. Then November will roll around. And people will go the polls. My big fear is that they will check the wrong box. The box that will bring us four more years of staggering deficits and cronyism. Haliburton hand-offs. Secret handshakes and profits for powerful pals. Remember, this the guy who says he loves the environment, while easing environmental laws. This is the man who signed the partial birth abortion ban, on the road to a full repeal of Roe V. Wade. Remember the picture of Bush, signing that document, surrounded by smirking old white guys. He must be stopped.
It's better to give than to receive, right? You should be greatful to receive a gift, correct? Not always apparently. Remember Toys for Tots? Those firemen, and in those days, that's what they were fireMEN, collecting toys for underprivledged children. Well, now we have the Holiday Giving Tree. There's a Chiristmas tree in my office's lobby. Hanging from the branches are ribbons from underprivledged children. Each ribbon has a child's dream toy. Dream toy? What the fuck? When I was a kid, poor children just were happy to get new, unopened toys. Now they have wish lists? It was bad enough when people would post wish lists on their blogs, now we have poor kids doing the same? Shouldn't they be happy with whatever the kind folks can muster up? Now they have to get specific with their demands? In the words of Judge Schmaels, "You'll get nothing and like it!!!"
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