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it seems that i have heard more about composting in the last two weeks than i heard about it in my entire life.

lately, a governor has been trying to sell a senator's seat. my question is, why isn't he trying to sell the rest of his furniture? maybe he's keeping it for himself. perhaps it's an upgrade over his own furniture. so, i gather that obama gave his furniture to blagojevich, but if so, couldn't he have given it to someone with an easier name to pronounce? i just don't get it; if he sells the seat, how is he supposed to reach the table?

i recently saw dennis miller say he supports john mccain for president because "he spent 5 years in a vietnamese hell hole." ok, but if this is the case, why hasn't he supported other prisoners of war for president? what has miller done for the hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans, several of which were likely pow's? all of a sudden, being a former prisoner elevates one to being deserving of attaining the presidency? if that is the case, why doesn't miller endorse geronimo pratt for president? and what of people whose imprisonment is ongoing? what of mumia and peltier? come on dennis, you know that would make a great ticket! and since miller is so opposed to torture and imprisonment, why doesn't he endorse men who were brutalized at abu ghraib for president? what of the hundreds who have been held for years at the hell hole known as guatanamo bay? shouldn't they too have our support in their efforts to attain the highest office in the land? and what of the thousands of men that we tortured and imprisoned in vietnam? what of the men we threw off of helicopters? well, i suppose he can't endorse them, because they are dead and they weren't born in the united states, but couldn't miller at least advocate for reparations to their families, and an official apology from our government? and dennis, how were the vietnamese able to capture mccain? did they break into his american house and kidnap him, as our military forces often do? did the vietnamese bomb american cities, as we bombed their cities? dennis, do you not know that mccain was bombing a nation that had never done a thing to him? do you not know that mccain enlisted to do such things? would you feel sympathy if we captured a pilot who was bombing american cities, and held him as a prisoner? if that is so, why didn't you endorse mcveigh for president? let's say we captured this man who was killing americans by dropping bombs on them. let's say we held him for 5 years in a "hell hole." after his release, would he be qualified to be president? ironically, millions of our felons can't even vote, much less become president. these felons have served in hell holes, many for decades, and yet, i can't recall dennis saying they should even be granted the right to vote, much less get his support for the presidency. and what of the thousands who were falsely accused of being felons, and then lost their right to vote? i can't recall a word from dennis on this. in short, dennis miller is a stupid fucking asshole.

so, from now on, the litmus test for political relevancy is if a person has suffered a great deprivation in their lifetime. hey, this may not be so bad, as it would eliminate the bushes and all the others of our political and economic elite from attaining political power. we could then have a new government. it would be one run by african villagers and campesinos from latin america and the indigenous and welfare mothers and those who live in affordable housing and the homeless. yes, dennis miller has started a chain reaction with his line of reasoning. now, all we need to do is follow his logic, and the revolution will have been won.