Musings

Just because i'm devoid of things to write about...

-- There are a lot of people who feel that my calling them a 'liberal' is "Name-Calling". Last I checked, there aren't any negative connotations associated with the word 'liberal'. If it has ACQUIRED negative connotations, it's probably because of what liberals have done and what has happened afterwards.

-- If people couldn't be any more self absorbed than they already are today, how can one stake out their policy position (sounds so important doesn't it...) as being 'anti-war'. Unless you're a blood thirsty person who gets jollies from watching people die or a complete idiot, of course you're 'anti war'. The real debate is how we best limit and deter war, or in today's world, finish it. But then again, people who are busy talking about how 'anti-war' they are, are usually those who fail to take the responsibility of confronting the issue to begin with.

-- Despite having no snow this winter and the mass hysteria over global warming, our Earth's temperature still isn't as high as it was around 800 AD. Those darn serfs and their SUV's.

-- What church is Rev. Jesse Jackson a 'Reverend' in?

-- I'm confused. So most people who have to file their income taxes use someone else to prepare the forms and do the tabulation, etc. Then you're supposed to sign under 'penalty of perjury' that the forms are correct, right? But if we were fully competent to do that, wouldn't we NOT need someone else to do our taxes FOR us?

-- Many people say we should leave Iraq for a variety of reasons: It's a civil war, foreign dictatorships and genocide are bad, but we shouldn't be bothered, too many of our troops are dying... but then they call for action in Darfur for the same reasons the Iraq war is supposedly 'not justified'?

-- Sports are the reason I am out of shape. I watch them on TV.

-- Historically speaking, we've always frowned upon those who lack judgement. Why is it all of a sudden so cool to be 'non-judgemental'? Not to mention how anything can be cool or good or, well, anything for that matter if you are, in fact, 'non-judgemental'.

-- Has there ever been a war we've fought in this country's history, or even World history, that operated under a 'timetable'?

-- If Sex Offenders are so dangerous that we need to write their names down and then post them up on the Internet for the rest of their lives, then why are we letting them out of jail?

-- Apparently teachers in Massachusetts are tired of 'teaching to the tests'. Some how, it has disabled them from being able to teach well. But what they deem as 'good teaching' is the exact reason why our students do so poorly when juxtapositioned next to international students. It would also likely explain the huge number of remedial (see 'wearing a helmet') courses that most colleges and universities carry because their students lack basic skills.

-- How can you be an 'insurgent' when you're fighting in someone Else's country? We're supposedly fighting waves of terrorists coming INTO the country right? So why do the media insist on calling what the terrorists are doing in Iraq and 'insurgency'?

-- Why do all 'non-conformists' dress the same?

-- There IS a right and wrong, there is an up and down, and people sure as hell aren't 'just different'. For example; "Every one's beautiful in their own way" completely strips the word beautiful of it's meaning doesn't it? If the world was all the color blue, there wouldn't be the word 'blue' in the language because it would be meaningless. It wouldn't distinguish one thing from another. Therefore there are Beautiful people, but, there are some pretty damn ugly ones If I don't say so myself.

-- Why is acting decent considered a violation of the first amendment so much these days?

-- In the little black book, the 'face book' of the Massachusetts Legislators, there are tree surgeons, legislators, lawyers and even plumbers listed as occupations and professions. However, not one single person claims to be a 'public servant'.