Why bother

Why bother to continue with this farce that is the "war" on Iraq? Everyone seems to know more or less what is going to happen. Petraeus will give his report that will support Bush's contention that progress is being made, the surge will continue. Bush will ask for more billions to waste on this ridiculous attempt to steal oil (how much oil might we have purchased from Iraq by now for the trillion dollars invested in this nonsense? Congress will be divided but will eventually give in to Bush's demands (after all, it's not like it's real money). Bush and Congress will continue to simply ignore the wishes of the American people who want our troops home soon. The 47 million citizens without any health insurance will continue without it because, after all, to do anything else would be immediately labeled "socialism" by Republicans (and some conservative democrats). Our infrastructure will continue to deteriorate because it's more important that billionaires and corporations get more money than to fund routine maintenance. New Orleans will continue to be neglected because, after all, it's mostly black, and condos for rich people are more important than decent housing for minorities and poor people. You think I'm being pessimistic and cynical. Wait and see.

Once when I was playing in a poker game in the back room of a bar one of the players was Joe. The female bartender who was on shift came back to report, "Joe, your wife waits without." Joe said, "without what?" She replied, "without you, you stupid son-of-a-bitch." This is precisely the way I feel at the moment about Congress. All of the problems continue to wait without. Health care, Iraq, infrastructure, the national debt, etc., etc. All these problems wait while the stupid sob's in Congress continue playing their silly political games and raising funds to keep themselves in the game. This is what our formerly great nation has become, a sleazy game played in the back rooms of our corporate masters for stakes that have nothing whatsoever to do with the public good. The public good? Hahahahahaha. The public good, that's a good one.

LKBIQ:
Man is not the creature of circumstances. Circumstances are the creatures of men."
Benjamin Disraeli