| Disgusting the party lines on this vote. I'm not talking about it being disgusting that the Republicans are against the measure - I'm sure they're convinced the language doesn't satisfy something and will embolden terrorists and la da da.
Today I had to drive an hour and couldn't find a radio station and ended up listening to the CSPAN live debate of the measure to make troops spend an equal amount of time deployed and dwell time (not necessarily at home, also training and various other duties, just not in active combat). I was appalled listening to them. Everyone just fills their speeches with as many SUPPORT OUR TROOPS and TERRORISM (both sides) and other key words over and over again, then they suck each other's cocks and call everyone's mother a whore and it takes 4 hours for 5 of them to say the exact same shit.
How does this happen? How have all of our resources and votes become centered around a conflict in another country that may or may not cause danger to us in the future if left unchecked? I am so embarassed that we as a society can be goaded into caring more about this war than every single other issue, regardless of how many multitudes more people are dying because of health related issues, poverty, etc., or how many kids are growing up with pathetic educations ...
I guess my point is, maybe Iraq is important, maybe it isn't, but is there anyone out there who can point to me how this can possibly be the MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE and warrant all of the money, all of the attention, and all of the lives it has?
Oh wait, this is a society where people who play a fucking sports game get paid 300 times what our teachers do, and that has nothing to do with the government. Who am I kidding? There is no logic to look for. | 