Sigh. I vowed I was staying out of political. That I would keep my mouth shut and my hands still but I just can't do it.

To me, patriorism is loving this country regardless of its warts. Patriorism is not blind or at least it shouldn't be. It seems like the Vietnam protests would have taught us that. LBJ was constantly called a murderer ("Hey, Hey, LBJ, how many boys did you kill today?")and those protesting felt justified in using those words. GWB can't be called a murderer but the wars can be compared -- neither of which had any justification for being fought other than idiotic politics. Sorry, but I don't agree.

I was taught to honor the office, not necessarily the man (the joys of military brathood and asking why you saluted someone you knew was a jerk).

I do not like GWB. I don't consider him a murderer but many do. They have that right. Just because the man is in office doesn't change his shortcomings, doesn't alter that lies were told to the American people and the governments of the world about Iraq and Saddam, that Iraq became a target and our fight agaisnt bin Laden and his ilk was put on a back burner.

The day we are stopped from saying what we think of those we've elected into a position of power is the day we have lost the right to call this nation a democracy.