A Can Of Worms

  Sharon had her two week leave and now she is back in Iraq. I am sure time flew by way too fast. I asked her opinion on the war and she said that we are wasting our time, money and lives for government that is lazy and will not step up to the plate. I told her that they’re not lazy when it comes to killing for their cause.  She only has about 6 months more to go then she can come home.

  This war makes me angry. I am amazed that Bush wants to send even more soldiers into a no win situation. Our presents is generationg more hate for the United States. I truely believe we should pull out as fast as we can and force the new Iraqi government into taking control. It makes absolutely no sense to stay. We are protecting and training the people that want to kill us.  @%*&!   Grrrrrrrrr. (Hi Vallerie!)  Most of the soldiers that I have talked to agree and are only loyal to their commitment. I will take decades to recover from all the damage this administration has caused. Trust and respect from our alies has been destroyed. The next President will have his work cut out for him and it will not be pretty.

  Okay I’m done ranting and raving. I know I don’t have all the facts but the picture that has been painted so far is pretty surreal. 

  Pam  

And This Is Progress???

 

  A friend of mine sent this to me and after reading it I felt very sad and very mad. Sometimes I think things are getting better and then I read things like this and can’t help but think that the human race is in a self distruct mode. 

                    AND THIS IS PROGRESS?????

Scenario 1: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.

 

            1953 – Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack’s rifle, goes

                   to his car and gets his to show Jack.

 

            2006 – School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail

                   and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for

                   traumatized students and teachers.

 

 

Scenario 2: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

 

            1953 – Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end

                   up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.

 

            2006 – Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge

                   them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

 

 

Scenario 3: Jeffrey won’t be still in class, disrupts other students.

 

            1953 – Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal.  

                   Sits still in class

                          

            2006 – Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin and becomes a zombie. School

                   gets extra money from state  because Jeffrey has a disability.

 

 

Scenario 4: Billy breaks a window in his father’s car and his Dad

            gives him a whipping.

 

            1953 – Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college,

                   and becomes a successful businessman.

 

            2006 – Billy’s Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster

                   care and joins a gang.  Billy’s sister is told by state psychologist that she

                   remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy’s mom has

                   affair with psychologist.

 

 

Scenario 5: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to school.

 

            1953 – Mark shares headache medicine with Principal who has a headache also.

 

            2006 – Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car

                   searched for drugs and weapons.

 

 

Scenario 6: Mary turns up pregnant.

 

            1953 – 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at a

                   special school for expectant mothers.

 

            2006 – Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the

                   ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her

                   parent’s consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more

                   careful next time.

 

 

Scenario 7: Pedro fails high school English.

 

            1953: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.

 

            2006: Pedro’s cause is taken up by state democratic party. Newspaper

                  articles appear  nationally explaining that teaching English as a

                  requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against

                  state school system and Pedro’s English teacher. English banned from core

                  curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living

                  because he can’t speak English.

 

 

Scenario 8: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July,

            puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

 

            1953 – Ants  die.

 

            2006 – BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic

                   terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed  from home, computers

                   confiscated, Johnny’s Dad goes on a terror  watch list and is never allowed

                   to fly again.

 

 

Scenario 9: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee.

            he is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

 

            1953 – In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

 

            2006 – Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She

                   faces 3 years in State Prison.