united states of america - the home of the free and the land of the brave, so we like to think we are...
no doubt the united states provides its citizens with many freedoms and rights that few countries would [if ever] provide - freedom of speech, general equality (race/gender), and the right to vote for public officials. damn we are very fortunate. damn we should not take this for granted. damn i feel that we often do.
so much so that we are so involved and so drawn to superficial pointless bull shit: fashion, popular media, and expensive luxuries. i am not saying to throw out every material possession or to neglect certain trends and entertainment (movies, basketball, and etcetera). moreover, i am just tired of seeing people so misinformed about actual important issues - not who dannielynn's, daughter of anna nicole smith, real father is and what the crazed britney spears is up to.
one issue that really bothers me is the iraq pullout plan which president bush vows to veto if passed through by congress. just recently, both democrats and republicans came up with a compromise to have troop withdrawl no later than october 1, 2008. i swear it really fires me up if bush decides to veto this bill. i mean come on genius can't you see that the majority of the nation does not want to stay in iraq. please we beg you put your damn pride aside and actually represent the majority of americans, the people who you are suppose to represent. i guess we just have to wait and see what our fearlessly ignorant president will decide to do.
update 5/2/07: bush vetoed the iraqi spending bill - democracy now.
~normal like you
