During the 2000 Presidential election, Al Gore called George Bush and conceded the election before the votes had been counted or contested. (This indicates the man who would be President and his advisors had no clue about vote rigging. Poor clueless Albert.) Within hours he was calling back to say I take that back. I have not quit. Though his supporters claim to this day he was robbed, which he would have been had he not quit first, the fact remains Al lost the election when he made the call saying so. His supporters wanted a clueless quitter to be President and probably still do. George Bush learned right then, you cant take back your words. Enemies will be bringing it on long after George has become king of Crawford. If only we could keep it all in Iraq eh?

While these few words have cost the United States global respect, admiration, moral authority and political power, they cost George Bush only his popularity and not enough to prevent his reelection. Some of us radical whackos believe this is much too much power to place in the hands of the best men - and today the best men have no power at all. Some of us radicals have noticed when one political party controls the Congress and the White House, there are only two branches of government, the judicial and the executive. Congress becomes a rubber stamp with assorted voices of protest. Even a large part of the partisan opposition gets with the executive program. Nobody wants to bet on a losing horse and we are already hearing the electability rhetoric from Democrat voters about the 08 election.

The question has become how long will the United States have a government which prefers killing to talking? Has it always been this way, or have we actually avoided a war or two through discussion and negotiation? Maybe that only postpones an inevitability, since killing is so terribly profitable it has become a global economic engine. Investigative journalist Greg Palast has made the incisive observation explaining all modern politics. The connection between violence, political instability and the price and profitability of oil is undeniable. The more blood they pump into the ground, the more money they pump out. Retired general Smedley Butler wrote a book many years ago entitled War is a Racket. Whether people have read it or not, if they dont know the title as fact, they are a major part of the problem.

The great irony is, most who participate in the violence racket are not paid their fair share of the profits. Why should they be? They really do not care how much money their blood is worth or who profits by its shedding. They fight for honor, glory, duty, God, country, family, tribe, fellow warriors, freedom, democracy, sworn oaths of allegiance and politics. They are all de facto mercenaries fighting for money they never get paid. All the honor and glory is false and illusory but the warrior does not care. His is not to reason why. At best, those who might actually love and care for their ignorant warrior do little or nothing to suggest a more productive vocation. At worst, they encourage him and glorify his choice.

Its a totally rotten job, but no one has to do it. The fact great majorities are otherwise convinced from their youth only testifies to the tremendous economic value of propagandist education. There is no man on earth suited only for the occupation of war or any other. Any person who discovers they have made a poor choice has opportunities to extract their selves and choose again. Yes, there are perks in war making and war preparations. Camaraderie, a sense of belonging, a sense of critical mission and economic welfare. Add in medical, dental, educational, recreational, convenience and retirement benefits and we are right back to the fact of mercenary vocation. One is promoting violence and bloodshed for the benefits others have so generously provided. In a twenty year career, the times of misery and deprivation seldom amount to more than twenty percent of the career years, provided the warrior survives them.

When your fearless leader challenges his enemies to bring it on, take a good look at him. Is he the kind of man who would go one on one with any enemy? Has he ever done so in his life? Has he ever done an honest days work? Can he recall which day it was? When you have your answers to these questions, ask yourself why you should lift a finger to help him. Make an intelligent choice. No one has any right to expect more.

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