Because I am a collector of diecast military aircraft, while surfing the other day I came across an ad for a 12 inch "Top Gun George Bush" figurine, clad in a flight suit which the site touted as a replica of the one he wore when he landed on the aircraft carrier and declared "Mission Accomplished".
So I did some reading up on our gallant hero. Most of us know that he joined the Texas Air National Guard as a means of escaping active duty in Viet Nam. He, in fact, didn't even finish his tour of duty as a guardsman.
Did you know that on the day he "flew" to the carrier for his ultimate photo op, he did a flyby of the carrier and then turned the controls over to a real pilot to land the aircraft?
As an army veteran, it turns my stomach to have Bush wear the uniform of men who have died and are still dying defending this country just to stage a cheap publicity stunt. This wreaks of arrogance and I think it shows just how little he values our fighting men.
These are difficult days to be a true American and a true patriot. But more than ever, we need to start speaking the truth without fear.
I was pleasantly surprised to read the following statement from a member of our coporatocracy:
"Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up? We should be screaming bloody murder. We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right off a cliff. We've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car.
But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say 'stay the course'. So let's shake off this horseshit and go to work. Let's tell them all we've had enough." That, my friends, from none other than Lee Iococca.
And he's right. If we don't start making an effort to change direction through our vote, then we deserve what we get.
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