Something about the recent comments over at Wyatt’s has gotten my gears grinding a bit today, and sometimes when my gears grind, I produce more commentary.

Of course I find the story about hecklers attempting to hijack a citizenship ceremony to make it a political protest to be despicable. But it was the comment about over 4,000 people losing their lives that tweaked my brain.

Those people didn’t die for George W. Bush. No matter what insanity people spew forth. Despite the fascism claims. We are not talking “Dubya’s Army”, “The Bush Marines” (heh, heh, bush), “The Crawford Ranch Air Force” or “George’s Navy”. (Though I hear that those are actually the names of Lego sets that George W. Keeps in the Lincoln bedroom.)

People do not join the military to show how much they love the guy in charge, see? Many of those killed joined several administrations ago- there are still folks who are on active duty today that joined back when that bonehead Jimmy Carter was in office! Hell, if I’d done according to plan after high school, I would have joined while Clinton was still in, and my desire to serve my country had absolutely zero to do with that jackass. And don’t take issue with the jackass part, kids. He’s a Democrat, that’s their symbol. I didn’t come up with it. I also am not responsible for his behaving like a jackass- braying loudly and trying to mount anything that moves. Hah!

It’s truly about wanting to serve the country, the friends, neighbors, families and strangers that we see each day. Wanting to be there when the shit hits the fan (heaven forbid) and stepping up to do that duty regardless of who you voted for in the last election. People don’t get that. I don’t think there will be a huge influx of new military recruits if Obama gets elected, folks- nor will there be a bunch of troops getting out if he does. The people who are willing to put their lives on the line are not doing it for one man… but all of the men, women, children and old farts of our land. While that vast number may include the politicians of this nation, it is not solely for their benefit. I doubt they could say the same for their so-called “service”. It’s all about money and power for them.

And people wonder why I dislike politics so much.

…and yet I am still compelled to post about the circus, because it’s really unavoidable- and it sure grinds my gears.

Just read this article on the (im?)possibility of a McCain-Lieberman ticket. Bummer.

It’s unfortunate that there are people in the Republican Party that have got their heads so far up their asses that they’d sit and wring their hands over social issues while a damn fool with about five minutes of experience gets his ass elected. Way to screw the country, jackasses. If you had half a brain you’d stop pushing your morality on other people that you don’t even know, and do a better job instilling it in your own children, whom you are responsible for.

Or maybe the cliche about the preacher’s slutty daughter was just a big smear job started by liberals to make Christian folks look bad? Give me a break.

Propagandist/professional douchebag Michael Moore is at it again.

He illegally used Michael Yon’s photo (we know the photo, now, don’t we?) on his “let’s all give Obama a handjob and the Oval Office” website. I won’t link to it. But here is the story at Michael Yon’s site. I mean, we know that Moore has no shame, but he apparently has no regard for the law, either.

This is my outrage for the week.