Friday, April 09, 2004

The Troubles in Iraq

I get the feeling things have truly gone awry in Iraq this week. The Sunni and Shiite Muslims now seem to hate Americans and all our friends more than they hate each other. In an odd way we seem to be uniting Iraq - but not the way we hoped. Watching children participate in the barbaric mutilation of four murdered Americans seems to epitomize the deep hatred that exists. As many wise people tried to tell us going into Iraq just inflamed the religious lunatics in the Middle East and exacerbated the terrorist problem.

Our administration has gotten us into a horrible mess that will be extremely difficult to solve. And for a country that seems not to have been worth saving. Certainly not worth sacrificing our young people for.

Thursday, April 08, 2004

Preacher Whips Easter Bunny

On the oddball religious front we see that a preacher staged, for a crowd of children, a public whipping of the Easter Bunny to make the point that Easter is about Jesus, not a bunny. I wonder if they will hang Santa Claus?
Texas Woman Who Killed Sons Gets Acquitted

You've heard the story and I know the woman was crazy - but aren't most religious fanatics crazy to some degree? Why should we excuse this horrible crime? I wonder how many poor children have died at the hands of their parents because the parents took seriously the monstrous story of the Biblical Abraham's willingness to murder his son to prove his fear of God?
Mary Easley Wins Senate Seat

While the media virtually ignored the race to fill Kevin Easley's Senate seat it seems enough people heard about it to cast votes. Democrat Mary Easley helped the family hold on to her son's seat (that sounds odd) by defeating political newcomer Jeff Johnson. Johnson and Easley both made a number of outlandish claims in their campaign literature but the goofiest came the day before the election when an automated phone message from Johnson urging Republican voters to not let the Democrats embarrass Bush by letting the Dems hold on to this Senate seat. I think Bush has other things to worry about. Hooboy.