I'm supposed to believe

[almaty 19]

I'm supposed to believe that the man who sat in a classroom reading a

kids' book for seven minutes AFTER he was told the country was under

attack, who was warned repeatedly about imminent threats against the

country and chose to ignore them, who has traipsed off on vacation

every

time there is a domestic or international disaster, is a decisive

man-of-action with the fortitude to run a nation.

.

I am supposed to believe that God himself chooses my nation's leaders

and that, in His infinite wisdom, he chose a lying, thieving,

self-absorbed, pro-torture, pro-war, lazy frat-boy jerk like George W.

Bush.

.

I am supposed to believe that the same man who used family money and

influence to duck military duty, who has failed at every business

venture he ever tried, who never did an honest day's work or

accomplished anything of value in his entire life, is fit to be

Commander-in-Chief.

.

I am supposed to believe that a man who ignores the Constitution he

swore to uphold, breaks the law with abandon, repeatedly lied about the

reasons for going to war, its cost, its duration, and even its goals,

is

honest and trustworthy.

.

I am supposed to believe that the escalating violence, chaos and deaths

in Iraq and Afghanistan are a sign of progress.

.

I am supposed to believe that a man who, by his own admission, does not

read newspapers, who only meets with and listens to 'yes' men, who

refuses to speak before any group that is not hand-picked from his

staunchest supporters, is in touch with the realities of the world.

.

I am supposed to believe that sending US soldiers into combat without

proper equipment or a viable military strategy, while decreasing their

pensions and their benefits, is a patriotic display of supporting the

troops.

.

I am supposed to believe that gutting the funding of social programs

aimed at assisting the poor, the sick, the hungry and the homeless is

the outcome of good Christians being in office, and that torturing,

maiming and killing innocent civilians is "doing the Lord's work".

.

Oh, don't go anywhere, because I haven't even gotten started yet …

.

I am supposed to believe that a president who acts like an

ill-mannered,

oafish, mindless buffoon in public, both at home and in international

settings, and a vice president who tells a colleague to go #### himself

in the course of conducting the country's business, are both deserving

of respect.

.

I am supposed to believe that spying on US citizens, quashing free

speech, and suspending laws that govern detention and confinement

without just cause is preserving the tenets of democracy.

.

I am supposed to believe that alienating our allies, isolating

ourselves

from the world, refusing to use diplomacy instead of aggression, and

causing people around the globe to hate us is the best way to protect

my

country from violent attack.

.

I am supposed to believe that no-bid contracts awarded to companies

owned by members of this Administration, its families and its cronies

is

pure coincidence, and that secret meetings resulting in policies that

enrich their supporters to the detriment of hard-working Americans is

good and honest government.

.

Hold on, because there's MORE of this ####### ...

.

I am supposed to believe that outsourcing American jobs, under-funding

our educational system, and plunging the country deeper into debt with

every passing day will lead to a stronger, more competitive nation in

the years to come.

.

I am supposed to believe that the same people who left NOLA to drown,

who refuse to secure our borders, who refuse to implement the

recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, and who initiate policies that

incite anger and violence the world over are protecting my country from

harm.

.

I am supposed to believe that an Administration whose policies make

basic medical care and life-saving drugs unaffordable for millions of

Americans is pro-life.

.

I am supposed to believe that elected representatives who voted for the

Bankruptcy Bill, tax breaks for wealthy individuals, and tax subsidies

for multi-billion dollar corporations are looking out for their

constituents.

.

Along with all of the above, I am also supposed to believe that selling

authority over our ports to foreign nations, selling our national lands

to private interests, and selling our children's future by burdening

them with debt for decades to come is in the best interests of our

country.

.

Drum roll, please -- here's the BIG FINALE ...

.

I am supposed to believe it is safe to board an airplane with a hold

full of uninspected cargo as long as no passengers are in possession of

baby formula, that a group of men in Britain were about to take down

ten

airliners without tickets or passports, that seven men in Miami were

going to blow up buildings in cities they didn't have the money to get

to, that one lone guy in New York was going to take down the Brooklyn

Bridge with a blow-torch, that if we leave Iraq every terrorist in the

world is going to come to the US and fight us in the malls and the

supermarkets,

.

that the 'Liberal media' simply forgets to cover the lies, cover-ups

and

corruption of this Administration and its party members, that voting

for

a Democrat in Connecticut sends shockwaves of unbridled encouragement

throughout the Muslim world, that a bunch of PNAC members whose

predictions have been proven totally wrong in every instance should be

dictating policy to my government,

.

that our military isn't stretched too thin and they are just recalling

those who have already fulfilled their duty because they've got too

much

time on their hands, and that George W. Bush spends his summers reading

CAMUS and SHAKESPEARE.

.

Oh, if only I were GULLIBLE, ILL-INFORMED, EASILY LED and TOTALLY

STUPID

– what a FINE Bush supporter I would have made

[Fischkoepfin 1]

Thanks for posting this!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

As we know clever advertising is no guarantee of the quality of a particular product

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Wow, Dean. Hope this year's elections will turn the tide...gotta hold on to hope.

[Traviesa 0]

Good stuff! Thanks for posting that.

[almaty 19]

hey..just some truth

[Alex+R 0]

What inspired that?

[Mirorgate 0]

hey..just some truth

if we leave Iraq every terrorist in the

world is going to come to the US and fight us in the malls and the

supermarkets

see.. this scares me

Dean... you gonna patrol the window now??

[Fuzzness 2]

good stuff Dean, very well said.

[mybackpages 0]

Bravo Almaty

[almaty 19]

hey..just some truth

if we leave Iraq every terrorist in the

world is going to come to the US and fight us in the malls and the

supermarkets

see.. this scares me

Dean... you gonna patrol the window now??

i know..keep your gun loaded and your trigger finger itchy...ranger dean

[Together4ever 1]

You get a standing ovation from me.

A lovely and applicable quote from the movie "V for Vendetta"... "The people shouldn't be afraid of their government. The government should be afraid of its people."

[gimygirl 0]

of course you are suppose to

BELIEVE!!!!

[danae 0]

You get a standing ovation from me.

A lovely and applicable quote from the movie "V for Vendetta"... "The people shouldn't be afraid of their government. The government should be afraid of its people."

That movie was awesome! Really didnt want to watch it, thought it was going to be some cheesy action rubbish- but I really loved it! Hubby keeps quoting the above too-ALL THE TIME!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You get a standing ovation from me.

A lovely and applicable quote from the movie "V for Vendetta"... "The people shouldn't be afraid of their government. The government should be afraid of its people."

Agree with the quote. Not with the adaptation - "V" worked better as a graphic novel, and the premise (abandoned by the film-makers) is entirely different.