Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Vote!
Just a few semi-connected comments today. Why does an election always wind up with the candidates saying how fucked up their opponent is instead of what they are going to do. "I have a plan for..." and "he's a crappy person" really don't do much for me. How about spelling out your plan and why I should vote FOR you rather than AGAINST the other person.
Gay marriage - why do the same people who complain about gay marriage being unnatural since it doesn't continue the race also get so upset saying children need a mom and dad. If you're complaining a gay marriage won't have kids, why complain about a gay marriage being bad for the children? Isn't having a mom and mom or dad and dad better than growing up in an orphanage?
Three hundred some odd tons of explosives missing in Iraq. First, the fact that stuff is missing isn't a surprise - there's uncounted tons of that stuff missing. What is worrisome is that we knew it was there, in fact we were specifically warned it was there and did nothing about it. How many G.I.s with missing bits can blame those missing tons of explosives on their lost body parts?
If you don't want to take the time to vote, look for someone who has the opposite political viewpoint as you do and take them out and get drunk together. Since you're both voting on opposite sides, it doesn't change the election outcome and you may learn something of each side's views.
I'm doing some remodeling in our house and just ran across several pages of the April 24, 1918 local newspaper. Turkish cigarettes were 13 cents, ketchup was 15 cents a bottle and their looking for able-bodied help to make shells for the USA. A Packard costs $925 and they just changed a street name from Germania to Federal (can't support the huns you know).
2fers: 1918 Flu Epidemic and The year 1918
