round 2

this time, it seemed clear to me that obama took mccain to school. of course, it was done within the narrow confines of the mainstream political structure, but bust him he did.

ok, having said that, let's get started. obama again knocked venezuela for no reason. he repeated that "if we have osama in our sight, and the pakistani authorities are unable or unwilling to act, we will strike." he reminded us that a nuclear iran is unacceptable.

what has venezuela done wrong? well, they have asserted a degree of independence. they have attempted to educate and provide health care for the poorest of their citizens. they have spoken out against u.s militarism and the system of global capitalism that impoverishes much of humanity. for this and only this, they are criticized.

ok, what is up with this whole "bin laden in our sight" shit? for all we know, the man may be dead. this is just a way for obama to show that he is tough. how do we know he is in pakistan? and if he were, what right do we have to bomb pakistan? certainly innocent people would die in such a strike. would obama sacrifice his wife and children to get osama? if not, why should he have the right to sacrifice someone else's family? it is easy to play with the lives of faceless others, but that doesn't make it just.

and again, why can't we allow iran to have a nuclear weapon? how is it up to us to allow anything? what are we, iran's parents? what arrogance! what if iran said they would not allow the u.s. to have nuclear weapons? hey, sounds like a good idea to me!

mccain again called for a spending freeze, yet, also proposed buying homes to avert the financial crisis. per chance, where would this money come from? he referred to obama as "that one." he again lauded general petraeus, who i like to refer to as general betray us, and claimed that the surge is working. yes, but for who? the holocaust worked for the nazis, but i for one don't see that as cause for celebration.

both candidates kept telling us that we are a great nation. i wanted to ask a native at random about this, but i couldn't find one.

i am tired of hearing people praise mccain for being a pow. fuck him. he shouldn't have been there. even people who are voting against him seem to feel that they need to acknowledge his "heroism." hey, the heroes are the ones who shot his plane down. the heroes are the ones who resisted the brutal bombardment of vietnam. suffering doesn't make you a hero. hitler suffered at the end.

supposedly, retirement funds across the nation lost 2 trillion dollars. 2 trillion! that is 20% of all the money in retirement funds in the country. i expect to see more old dudes at the supermarket, and everywhere else, as even the idea of retirement becomes a fantasy for most working people. for many, it was never an option, but this will surely make the situation worse.

oh yeah, it isn't just a spending freeze. it's a spending freeze on everything but the military, veterans, and certain entitlements.

like tax cuts for the wealthy?

when will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

but, of course, the flowers were never here.