Thanks For Keeping Track of the Priorities Congress!
It’s absolutely astounding to me that they even feel they have the time to entertain the notion of a ban like this. Wasn’t this issue already handled, oh, say, 30 years ago? The last time it was handled, it was decided that you could in fact desecrate the flag, and that nothing particularly bad would happen. And guess what? Nothing did.
But now the idiots are on the march once again, and feel it necessary to waste our time and money passing a ban on burning a particular piece of nylon created in China and sold at Wal-Mart for $10.
June 27th, 2006 at 4:48 pm
You always can tell that the Conservatives are getting desperate when they fall back on that most favorite of stand-bys, protecting the flag. Does it matter that there have been only 3-4 flags burnt per year? Hell no! Does it matter that while the Senate has set aside 4 days of debate about this measure, there are about 8 BILLION other issues that could be discussed in the 46 days that the Congress has left to meet? Hell no! Don’t get in the way of Old Glory!
Hey, Senator Specter, hows about you start subpoenaeing White House officials about warrantless wiretaps and the reinstatement of the monarchy rather than standing in the Senate and talking about everyone in your family that has joined the service (including your illustrious state-side service during the Korean War)????
June 27th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
That’s what I like about you, Cid. You post relatively nothing for months, and then give it to us in one big flood of posts. Rock on!
June 27th, 2006 at 5:19 pm
My office was 80 degrees today. I didn’t have very much sleep. I am sick. And pretty much everything I read all day pissed me off. So there you go.
June 27th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
It reminds me of that Bill Hicks skit.
Yokel: My daddy died for that flag!
Bill: Really? I bought mine.