Mad, I Tell You, Mad

There is now no question about it, the world has gone mad. Yes, mad I tell you, mad.

Now, I don't know if part of that madness is what follows or not but it seems when an issue arises anymore sides are immediately chosen. That starts the personal attacks and changes of arguments on the part of the Democrats; the defensive posturing and kowtowing from the Republicans. Oh, you can forget about the goal of whatever is going on because to get lost in the means is much more fun -- and expensive. The means requires investigations, committees, panels, discussion, debate, and finally legislation that has no resemblance to a cure for the ills. What the legislation does do is regulate the means to the point where the road seems to narrow. Actually, the road is the same size it's always been, the politicians just close any other route available that might reach the goal sooner, cheaper, and better.

One of the most blatant examples of the picking of sides is regarding the War on Terror. We are at war, folks. There are people that want to kill us because we ARE us. They want to, they have, and they will slice through our necks and joyously celebrate our deaths. After all their interpretation of God is the only one that matters.... just like Jesus is the only one that matters to Christians... but I digress...

The Republicans have chosen the side of defense (surprise-surprise ) and the Democrats have chosen the side of tolerance (surprise-surprise ). Dems think that if we just talk with the muslim/jihadists we will understand where they're coming from and vice versa. They think the enemy will understand and accept us if we show them how much we're willing to give aid to them. They think the 20-something Arabs will take a liking to us if they could only look into our hearts.

In the 1950s and 60s the United States' civil rights issue exploded. Should we have listened to the people that attacked blacks when they tried to live their lives in society? Would they have changed their opinions if we "understood where they're coming from?"

And now there is the 'global warming' supporters who are embarrassed by the revelation of suppressed evidence that gw isn't happening. They are not calling for an investigation of the United Nations' committee chairman but he is calling for an investigation into the hacking of their computers! Guess which side the mainstream media will take a liking to?! Soon we'll know the possible sentences and fines for hacking but we will not know how scientific facts were swept under the rug and ignored to prop up junk science.

I think we ought to listen to the hacker.