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As if we don't already look like total dorks to the world, the Shrub appoints THIS loser to represent us. Oh joyous rapture.
Bush Names Bolton U.N. Ambassador in Recess Appointment: "President Bush installed John R. Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations yesterday, employing the presidential power to make temporary appointments to break through a wall of Democratic opposition to Bolton's confrontational brand of conservatism.
As I was watching CNN today, I couldn't help but notice a quite silly poll run by CBS asking the American public what methods they would like to see for protecting us against terrorism. I was rather upset that my favorite remedy was not listed - prohibiting the stampede of politicians crawling over each other to initiate stupid legislation while trampling civil rights and the constitution.
When are the moronic masses ever going to figure out that these stupid band-aid remedies are utterly useless when we allow Bin Laden and Zawahiri (who doesn't deserve the Arabic honorific "Al") and all these others to continue to use the World forum to spew their crap? We KNOW where these people are hiding. Why are we not blasting the holes they're hiding in rather than further restricting OUR liberties? Why are we wasting the lives of Marines from Ohio in Iraq rather than systematically taking out every single one of these people, their friends, their families, those who aid them, hide them, help them, talk to them, etc?
Why? Because the American people are largely stupid. Yes, ok, I've said it. But when you have only 33% of the American public saying "no" to national identity cards, they are just NOT capable of following a trail of logic. National ID cards do NOTHING but further restrict law abiding citizens. (Unless, of course, you're a forger or identity thief, then they're nirvana) Checking backpacks on subways does NOTHING but further restricts law abiding citizens. Restricting you from flying anywhere near DC does NOTHING but further restricts law abiding citizens. But what do you see on TV? Joe idiot after Jane idiot saying how they feel so much safer that the police are doing useless things!
So when are we going to have something that DOESN'T make it easier for "big brother" to keep tabs on us, yet helps in the fight on terror? Oh wait! That would mean something besides a knee jerk reaction. That would mean the the "powers that be" would have to think not of what the general idiot population thinks is a great idea and instead actually consider that would be USEFUL and make a difference. I suppose that perhaps I shouldn't hold my breath.