I was reading this article on MSNBC about Nancy Pelosi and Iraq financing and troop withdrawl and thought to myself, how did we get this way? The House wants one thing, the president vetoes it, half of the senate wants to pass something, and the other half does all they can to block it. Why do we pay these people?
I'm registered as a democrat. I have family who are registered as republicans. Does it really matter? No one is ever going to agree with another person on 100% of issues 100% of the time, but partisan fighting does nothing to improve our country, or make life easier for the citizens here.
We can disagree on issues and how issues ought to be handled, but when the disagreeing prevents us from getting anything done, it's time to watch Mr. Rogers reruns and learn how to compromise and work together.
It seems like it's time to stop worrying about labels and start worrying about the health and safety of people.
Showing posts with label War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War. Show all posts
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Interpretations
Connor has a great post on President Hinckley's War and Peace talk. I too have heard the same talk used to justify the war and to oppose it, so I really appreciated his thoughtful post.
On President Hinckley's War and Peace.
On President Hinckley's War and Peace.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Order your t-shirt now!
1) Already smarter than Bush. (On an infant's shirt)
2) 1/20/09: End of an Error!
3) That's OK, I Wasn't Using My Civil Liberties Anyway
4) Let's Fix Democracy in This Country First
5) Bush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber.
6) You Can't Be Pro-War And Pro-Life At The Same Time
7) If You Can Read This, You're Not Our President
8) Hey, Bush Supporters: Embarrassed Yet?
9) George Bush: Creating the Terrorists Our Kids Will Have to Fight
10) America : One Nation, Under Surveillance
11) They Call Him "W" So He Can Spell It
12) Which God Do You Kill For?
13) Jail to the Chief!
14) Who Would Jesus Torture?
15) No, Seriously, Why Did We Invade?
16) Bush: God's Way of Proving Intelligent Design is Full Of Crap
17) Bad president! No Banana.
18) We Need a President Who's Fluent In At Least One Language
19) We're Making Enemies Faster Than We Can Kill Them
20) Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Blood
21) Is It Vietnam Yet?
22) Bush Doesn't Care About White People, Either
23) Where Are We Going? And Why Are We In This Handbasket?
24) You Elected Him. You Deserve Him.
25) Impeach Cheney First
26) When Bush Took Office, Gas Was $1.46/gal!
27) The Republican Party: Our Bridge to the 11th Century
28) 2004: Embarrassed - 2005: Horrified - 2006: Terrified
29) Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
2) 1/20/09: End of an Error!
3) That's OK, I Wasn't Using My Civil Liberties Anyway
4) Let's Fix Democracy in This Country First
5) Bush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber.
6) You Can't Be Pro-War And Pro-Life At The Same Time
7) If You Can Read This, You're Not Our President
8) Hey, Bush Supporters: Embarrassed Yet?
9) George Bush: Creating the Terrorists Our Kids Will Have to Fight
10) America : One Nation, Under Surveillance
11) They Call Him "W" So He Can Spell It
12) Which God Do You Kill For?
13) Jail to the Chief!
14) Who Would Jesus Torture?
15) No, Seriously, Why Did We Invade?
16) Bush: God's Way of Proving Intelligent Design is Full Of Crap
17) Bad president! No Banana.
18) We Need a President Who's Fluent In At Least One Language
19) We're Making Enemies Faster Than We Can Kill Them
20) Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Blood
21) Is It Vietnam Yet?
22) Bush Doesn't Care About White People, Either
23) Where Are We Going? And Why Are We In This Handbasket?
24) You Elected Him. You Deserve Him.
25) Impeach Cheney First
26) When Bush Took Office, Gas Was $1.46/gal!
27) The Republican Party: Our Bridge to the 11th Century
28) 2004: Embarrassed - 2005: Horrified - 2006: Terrified
29) Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Not one more son...
In today's Tribune (I guess the article was published on the 12th, but I read online...) there is an editorial titled Iraq is not worth the sacrifice on one more mother's child written by Kathleen Snyder. Her son was captured and executed after a January 20th attack in Karbala Iraq.
Last night my Mr. and I attended a farewell party for a family member who will be deployed soon. I fear for his safety and I am angered that he is being asked to go. We have very different views on the war and the current administration. He goes because he believes that he can make a difference, and he believes that the US has some sort of responsibility to the people there. I'm not sure exactly what he thinks that might be, and it seemed inappropriate to ask so instead, I wished him safety and said that we would have to have another party next summer, when he comes home.
I'm angry that so much is being asked of men and women and their families, for something that is so unnecessary. We were lied to about the reasons for the war, but each time a new reason is fabricated, so many choose to believe that it's a good reason. We must protect ourselves from the 9-11 terrorists, wait, no, we must stop Saddam and his weapons of mass destruction, wait, no, we must secure Iraq. I don't even know what the reason currently being given for the justification of sending people to fight and be injured or killed.
Kathleen Snyder ends her editorial with this: Death on the battlefields of Iraq does not compare to World War II. The sacrifices being made by American families are not in the proud tradition of generations fighting for their country. Only when all Americans realize the horror of Iraq, realize that the situation is not going to improve, and bring all combat troops home will there be peace for my family. Not until then can the American military be rebuilt to fight the true war on terror. Stop the insanity. Stop the war. Bring our troops home to defend America.
Last night my Mr. and I attended a farewell party for a family member who will be deployed soon. I fear for his safety and I am angered that he is being asked to go. We have very different views on the war and the current administration. He goes because he believes that he can make a difference, and he believes that the US has some sort of responsibility to the people there. I'm not sure exactly what he thinks that might be, and it seemed inappropriate to ask so instead, I wished him safety and said that we would have to have another party next summer, when he comes home.
I'm angry that so much is being asked of men and women and their families, for something that is so unnecessary. We were lied to about the reasons for the war, but each time a new reason is fabricated, so many choose to believe that it's a good reason. We must protect ourselves from the 9-11 terrorists, wait, no, we must stop Saddam and his weapons of mass destruction, wait, no, we must secure Iraq. I don't even know what the reason currently being given for the justification of sending people to fight and be injured or killed.
Kathleen Snyder ends her editorial with this: Death on the battlefields of Iraq does not compare to World War II. The sacrifices being made by American families are not in the proud tradition of generations fighting for their country. Only when all Americans realize the horror of Iraq, realize that the situation is not going to improve, and bring all combat troops home will there be peace for my family. Not until then can the American military be rebuilt to fight the true war on terror. Stop the insanity. Stop the war. Bring our troops home to defend America.
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