Mister Faded Glory

I had a pang of regret — wondering if I was a little too polite with yesterday’s post. Rest assured I’m still caustic, and yes, I hate John Ashcroft. In fact, he should be beaten with a shovel. And not a fancy shovel, one of those plastic jobbers from Wal-Mart, that don’t actually pick up snow. You know, if they were necessary, anymore.

Of course, I live in Kansas, and the link is probably a myth - the liberals trying to bring down the working man again. Also a myth, according to our friend John Ashcroft? Illegal wiretapping. Yep, mm-hmm. From last night:

Ashcroft said Bush has done more than any other president during a time of war to defend citizens’ civil liberties. He gave a number of examples of what other presidents have done: President Washington opened envelopes to monitor communication, and President Wilson monitored calls.

Bush has been “very restrained” in the actions he has taken, Ashcroft said.

I’m sure President Wilson relied extensively on those wiretaps to ensure victory in World War I, since, you know, five people worldwide had fucking telephones. (Bitter sarcasm mine.)

Anyway, back to global warming. Yep, it’s 55 degrees in Kansas tonight. But nope, global warming is a myth. But I’m worried about much worse — what if these experts are way wrong, and global warming is way accelerated? Hopefully these experts have carried all their twos, and the icecaps won’t actually melt next year or the year after. Regardless, I’m not changing my vote, because man, I’m achin’ for that upper-class tax cut.

Am I babbling? I’ll shut up. Stuff on Colts - Ravens, coming up soon.