"We're At War, Blockhead!!"

Don't you get sick of hearing that? "We're at War." Perhaps it should be printed in all capitals. For example, I might say: "Bush just signed the biggest spending increase into law since the invention of the credit card." Response: "WE'RE AT WAR!" "Bush washed his hands of the whole Schiavo situation, letting her husband have her killed with the government's consent." Response: "WE'RE AT WAR!" "We're losing our precious soldiers over in Iraq, largely for the benefit of people who neither appreciate it, nor were willing to fight for their own freedom." Response: "WE'RE AT WAR!" "Bush just dubbed Islam a 'religion of peace,' while a raghead in a bloody night-gown stood by with an AK-47, winking at the camera." Response: "WE'RE AT WAR!" "Bush calls for further Israeli Jew evictions--giving yet more territory to the 'Palestinians'--while the Arabs-in-question have made it clear that only the complete decimation of Israel will appease them." Response: "WE'RE AT WAR!" "Our liberty is being eroded by the Law of the Sea Treaty, national ID cards are on the table, and who knows what will happen next?" Response: "WE'RE AT WAR!" "Bush was just caught making a secret pact with Mephistopheles." Response: "WE'RE AT WAR!" Doesn't it get tiresome? Certain people chant this silly mantra, no matter what Bush or his administration does. At what point does such an evasive response no longer hold water? Is it limitless in its legitimacy as an excuse?

On numerous occasions, Mr. Bush or his supporters has said something to this effect: "We have to fight them in Iraq, so we don't have to fight them, here." Am I the only one who thinks that's throwing logic overboard in concrete boots? Do Mr. Bush and his slavish followers believe that every terrorist who wants to do Americans harm is in Iraq? Is Iraq a whirlpool that catches Islamic killers and never lets them go? Hardly. Our borders are wide open, with illegal aliens pouring into the country ever single day; yet we're supposed to believe that the president is concerned about our welfare and safety. A terrorist with an IQ slightly above that of a boiled potato won't have much trouble determining where the opportunities lie. I'm not sure what Mr. Bush's real reason for keeping our soldiers in Iraq is, but I can tell you with certainty what it isn't. It isn't to protect American citizens from Muslim terrorist attacks. If he truly had an inkling of interest in that, he'd shut down the borders tomorrow, and take the situation in hand. It's really heart-breaking: we have a man in the oval office who cares more about the feelings of Vicente Fox and certain activist groups like La Raza (a racist organization, if there ever was one), than he does about the lives of his own people.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Muslim terrorists already are inside our borders, plotting their next attack. In fact, I think it's likely in the extreme that another major terrorist assault on our people will occur within the next two or three years, if not sooner. I believe it will take large-scale murder and destruction--again--to get our "leaders" finally to confront the border situation. And call me cynical, but I won't be shocked if they still don't address it properly.

Our rights are diluted and flushed away, our soldiers are dying, and we face each day in grave danger, but we're at war, after all. So if you ever see George Bush hanging out at the local strip-joint with a handful of one-dollar bills, Bill Clinton at his side, don't you worry none. Don't even worry about his using the Constitution for rolling papers.

Just remember: "WE'RE AT WAR!"