Other 432 Wait For Electoral Photo Op
As if insisting that the body politic of the nation is rotten, on November 18, 2005 the United States House authenticated the idea that "supporting the troops" in Iraq meant killing and mutilating more of them. All but three of the 435 members voted against a nonbinding resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within six months. When the "nays" are someday asked, "What did you do during the war, Daddy?" they may answer, "I cut and ran."
The disgraceful count was upheld equally well by both parties and reconfirms there is no opposition party, only one that sits and waits licking its chops on whatever political advantage they believe may be theirs by letting the party in power self destruct. Their political fear only expands the roster of dead Marines and Army amputees.
Their vote affirms this war is for them another vanity-shelf on which to preen and prance and choose image enhancing props from which to hang timely and interest serving dramaturgy; a dance macabre over the mushrooming graves of the dead.
In the time of the country's founding, when blood and gut patriots populated the Republic, faced with the shameless manipulation and shabby disingenuousness driving this government, the people would have marched on The President's House and Capitol and put fire to them.
Today we instead get the immolation of American grunts burned at the stake of their elected leaders' cover. The latter ride together insisting they stirrup a white horse in service of the homeland and her good name - but all the time deceiving. While in the distance, another rider approaches.
His name is Death, and Hell follows him. And after The House's abject retreat from battle, he rises in the saddle and pushes to a canter. On a pale horse he approaches to consume while Congress and The Executive mislead upon an ass, exalting their soldiers advance to victory. Downy Washington beds are far from Iraq, but the gates to perdition open insatiably wide.
This day MC's Jose Serrano, Robert Wexler and Cynthia McKinney bravely supported their troops.
November 20, 2005