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December 22, 2004

Bush's Folly

Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, they're red, white and blue.
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief",
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son.
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no,

In a few years, that could be my son in those photos.

I've thought a lot about this. My stomach gets all tied up in knots at the thought of my beautiful son off to war/occupation for this wretched mistake. When Bush was reelected, that was the first thing that came to my mind.

Bush doesn't have a son send off to sacrifice. I don't think he knows the meaning of the word, frankly. His own questionable Guard time shows a cavalier attitude toward service and sacrifice. His shallow words and irresponsible actions with our military are evidence that sacrifice isn't a part of his lexicon.

My child won't be going, even if he's called up. We'll leave the country (I'd even go so far as to change our citizenship as a last resort) if necessary. My child won't be shedding our blood for Bush's Folly.

Posted by Carla at December 22, 2004 01:20 PM