Truth and Scientific Fact

Is there a difference? I'm continuously amazed that cartoonists and comedians seem so much more practical than the people who run the government; not just our government, any government. I think the same thought applies to religious leadership as well. Compromise must be as offensive as liberal in both languages. :-)

I listened to what Ron Paul, a Texas politician, had to say on the Bill Maher show. Paul is a Republican but his roots are more Libertarian. He is portrayed as a kook by many Texans; but he got elected. :-) His argument for eliminating the CIA made sense to me.

I wish I was as smart as Scott Adams, or Bill Maher, or Bill Moyers of NOW on PBS. I really admire them and people of the past like Will Rogers or Mark Twain. They find it so easy to ridicule the ridiculous. :-) Maybe they wish there were more people like me ... easily convinced?

That's not totally true. I've not been convinced by the likes of Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, Dick Cheney or George W. Bush. Hmmm... Maybe I am smart? :-) It's just that reading what my idols have to say makes me wish I had said it. I feel like it is what I would have said, if I were only a little quicker.

Scott Adams wrote about government in this article. It made me wonder if my representatives read his blog. They should. So, I'm sending this link to my Senators and Congressman. Maybe it will make them feel obligated to do something smart. Maybe! I posted my letter several blog posts ago suggesting that Congressman Conaway (my representative) give serious consideration to Congressman Rangel's (not my representative, but more representative of my concerns) thoughts on considering a draft to staff our seriously strapped military services. Congressman Conaway blew me off with much aplomb. He's an arrogant ass, closely related to the Bush menagerie.

I'll also have to send Mr. Conaway a link to Scott Adams take on the "surge." Maybe Mr. Conaway will recommend it to George W. as a "new direction." There is a really good idea there about shooting muslims with "pork flavored bullets." :-)

Gonna go study now. I'm old. Not many years left to "get smart." LOL

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