Freedom is synonymous with SUV?

Unbelievable.  W actually said about Iraq, “Leaving before we complete our mission would create a terrorist state in the heart of the Middle East, a country with huge oil reserves that the terrorist network would be willing to use to extract economic pain from those of us who believe in freedom”?

What mission?  Saddam, gone.  WMD, lie exposed.  Oil?  Oh, right the oil’s still there and we don’t own it yet.   So I guess those of us who believe in freedom must obviously drive cars with huge tanks and dualies, since those would be the ones feeling the economic pain from high gas prices.
Here’s a hint:  drive less.  Drive smaller vehicles. Drive more efficient vehicles.  Or hey, support alternative fuel research?  Hmm.  Maybe all the money we put into the war “on terror” in Iraq might, ya know, be used for some scientist to discover a way we can all use solar, wind, or something we haven’t even thought of yet, affordably.  Imagine that!  Not having to pay for utilities.  Aw, Bushie’s buddies in the oil fields would be out of business.  Now that is “terror”ble.

Yes, I ride a bike.  But I also paid fifty bucks yesterday to fill up my truck.  And you know what?  I only drive the truck when I have to haul something big. Since I’m constantly doing construction projects, I PLAN AHEAD and make sure to maximize my trips.  Comes out to once a week or every 2 weeks, even when someone borrows the truck.  Other trips, especially groceries, go by car, and smaller trips by bike.  If I’m getting grocerties that don’t include refilling my water gallons, I definitely do a bike.  Even ice cream and milk.

Should Americans be free to buy the biggest cars they want? Unfortunately for the environment and our children, yes.  Fortunately for freedoms we uphold, yes.  Should we go to war to make it easier to pay for your huge beast of a car?  No way.  It’s not worth lives.  If you want to exercise your freedom to buy a huge guzzling car, be prepared to pay for that luxury.  If you have lots of children that require you to use a large car, sorry.  It’s all part of the price of having kids.  Just like diapers, baby-sitters, and food.  It’s what we sign on for during orgasm.  Deal.

What is the friggin point?  1) I believe in freedom, and it’s not synonymous with lower oil prices.  2) The war in Iraq is clearly a huge ruse, and clearly about oil as it has been all along.  3) Our president is a fucktard and has lied to us repeatedly.  4) It’s a rant.  It doesn’t have to have a point.

Because we don’t invade enough countries as it is

Let’s just make a blanket statement and say “if you’re brown and you have oil, we have reason to invade you.”

Rice says Iran is brown and has oil.

Look, we all know the detour to Iraq from Afghanistan was totally pride- and oil-based. Please don’t insult the world population, nevermind just Americans anymore, and say that Iran is some big target now. Come on, fhqwhgads. We know the deal. Just say “They’re brown, they worship differently than we do, and they have rich oil deposits that we want to get our hands on. Oh! And they repress women. Right! Don’t forget repression, y’all. That and America is quickly falling as the world super-duper power and we need a quick fix for our ego. Yeah!”

Addendum: Even the Onion agrees with me on the fading of America!! And they’re never wrong.  Ever.

-rhapsody

Breaking news is “Hey, W., tell the truth”?

wtf? Is it a slow news day or something, with headlines like “Iraq calm as it locks down for election” and “41 Senators tell Bush: Be frank on Iraq”? I mean, are we supposed to be amazed that 41 whole senators are urging for — not the truth but — frankness? Or is it newsworthy that it’s frankness rather than truth they’re requesting?

Come on W, don’t be coy. Tell us where the nukies are.

Really. Shouldn’t at least 41 senators have asked for “frankness” back when troops rather inexplicably took a south-hand turn into Iraq from Afganistan? How about “41 Senators tell Bush: stop grinning like a dolt” or “41 Senators tell Bush: the cow says moo”. Better yet, “41 Senators tell Bush: and this button makes it vibrate.”

Buffoons.