Serrated Prose

So, here's a twist: The normally super-patriotic, love-to-kick-brown-people's-asses Republicans are now criticizing the no-fly zone over Libya. Unlike the mamby-pamby Democrats of the Bush era, these Republicans aren't saying we shouldn't be bombing the hell out of brown people (again), but that we're not doing it enough. The typical over-the-top right wing talking heads say we should go to Syria, while we're Libya kicking the ass of governments killing their own people for protesting. In a left-handed way, the wing-nuts are trying to play some kind of turnabout "Ah-ha!" bullshit, by implying that the whiny Democrats have a double-standard when it comes to making war in the Middle East. OK, so here's a little clarification: America was attacked by terrorists (mostly from Saudi-Arabia) on 9/11/01 -- a year we will never forget in the States. Then Bush attacked Afghanistan because that's where the al-Qeada training ground was and those Taliban ...

I'll start with the least important first: Charlie Sheen. Trainwreck? Oh, yeah. "Winner"? Um, no -- but I'm not looking down my nose at the latest Hollywood manic. Let's face it, guys -- he's living a man's dream. Two great looking women, lotsa money, and more leisure time than anyone should have. Frankly, if a man between the ages of 18 and 85 says anything bad about that arrangement, they're either lying or so uptight that they need lube to shit. It's the drugs that are the problem.The other stuff, I could live with. But he's gone off the deep end, maybe not because of genetics, but possibly because of extended meth use. And his ex-wife is not much better. Damn shame for the kids, really. Chances are, they'll be raised in the same bubble Charlie grew up in and become adults who think they're entitled to all the hedonistic pleasures the world has to offer. Who knows? Maybe they are. Maybe God just likes the rich folks better. With th...