Fed Up

"In politics you must always keep running with the pack. The moment that you falter and they sense that you are injured, the rest will turn on you like wolves." ~ R. A. Butler

You might have noticed by now that my blog postings often reflect my mood. If I am feeling depressed, you can tell. If I am angry, happy, stressed, or frustrated, it shows in my posts.

Today, before I had a chance to post today's comment, I had to make a special trip to central Pennsylvania. Because this is a Saturday, the regular radio programs I normally listen to weren't on so I was scanning the dial looking for an interesting program.

I came across an encore Randi Rhodes' program from earlier in the week. If you don't know who she is, she's one of Air America's talk show hosts.

And I listened until her show was over, and then a Tom Hoffman (I never heard of him)came on.

I had found the Air America network.

And do you know what I discovered?

Aside from the fact that they and their loyal listeners buy into every conspiracy theory that comes down the pike, as long as it implicates the Republicans, they really aren't that much more mean spirited than some of us Conservatives. Well, actually, the hosts aren't bad. Their callers are.

But some of us Conservatives get pretty insulting at times, too.

So can you guess my mood today?

Truthfully, I am so fed up with the kind of political sniping that goes on forever between Conservatives and Liberals, that I feel like throwing up my hands. It just doesn't seem worth it to waste my time commenting anymore. What good does it do?

I guess the final straw, to me, is this Vice President hunting accident thing. What is the point in hammering this thing into the ground?

Iran is threatening the very existence of Israel and building nukes.

And Vice President Cheney accidentally shot his friend.

Muslims are going berserk all over the world, rioting, burning buildings, killing people. Over some cartoons.

Cartoons!

And Cheney injured his hunting partner.

Landslides in the Philippines may claim the lives of 1,800 people.

And Cheney had a beer 5 hours before shooting his friend.

Two U. S. Helicopters collided during training exercises off the coast of Africa, and 16 men are missing, feared dead.

And the White House press corps is upset that Cheney didn't tell them about shooting his friend before he notified a local newspaper.

The United Arab Emigrates are poised to buy a company that operates several U.S. shipping ports, creating a security risk to America.

And Cheney admitted responsibility for accidentally shooting his friend.

A Muslim cleric offered 1 million dollars for the death of the cartoonist responsible for the infamous Mohammed cartoons.

And the press has pressured Cheney to explain how he accidentally shot his friend as if there is an ulterior motive of some kind. Why can't we just accept that it may have been an accident?

Hoo boy! When will we learn?

Isn't being civil and adult towards each other more important than these petty immature little squabbles? Aren't the imminent threats to the world by all these crazed fanatics and unhinged world leaders more important than how long it took Cheney to report his accident?

We had better get our priorities straight, and fast. We can't afford to take our eyes off the prize. It could mean our eventual demise if we do.

I think I will try to take the high road from now on in my daily posts. This bickering and fighting just isn't worth the stress it causes. And I don't like getting angry at people over things I cannot control.

But don't hold me to that tomorrow when I go off on yet another rant.