Dr. Forbush Thinks

Congresswoman Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) says that Gay Marriage is more important than the “War on Terror.” Well, it depends on who you are if you agree with her or not. If you are a Republican Congress Critter, then I am guessing that you will agree with her 100%. Of course you would, because the Republican Congress and the Republican Executive Branch and now the Republican controlled Supreme Court have totally blown the “War on Terror.” ThinkProgress.com has the video.

Well, to be fair Ms. Musgrave actually said that “Gay Marriage” “is the most important issue that we face today.” So, not only is “Gay Marriage more important than the “War on Terror,” but it is more important than cutting taxes, or saving people from going to Hell. It is more important than feeding the poor, or protecting the rights of the unborn. It is more important than the divorce rate or the homeless problem. It is more important than the War in Iraq, or the space program. It is more important than building better schools or building bridges or highways. It is more important than protecting the environment or the food supply. It is more important than life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness. It is more important than the survival United States of America. Boy, it must really be important. Well, at least it is important to her.

At this point I should remind everyone that the Republican Party controls the entire government and if anything is wrong with government we just need to point a finger at the Republicans who can virtually change anything with the drop of a hat. And if Gay Marriage were so important, you would think that the congress would be united behind this threat to America. But, Republicans have lost their leadership skills, or they just never had any. You be the judge.

The problem is that most sane people actually believe that the “War against Islamic Extremism” is a big deal. Perhaps most sane people would prefer to say that it is a tad bit more important than whether two gay people should be allowed to create a social contract between themselves. In fact, we should expand the war to a “War against Religious Extremism.” In this way we can address the Christian Religious Extremists that insist on pushing Gay Marriage prohibition when an election is looming on the horizon.

Well, actually the election is most likely more important than Gay Marriage for Ms. Musgrave, but she just isn’t honest enough to say so. In fact, avoiding talk about the War on Terror and bringing up the issue of Gay Marriage has one thing in common. What, you might naively ask? Well, of course they both raise prospects of reelection. If ignoring your personal failure helps your election, then scaring the voters into voting for you is even better. But, the sad thing is that we should be thinking of real ways to undermine the Islamic Terrorists that spread hatred around the World. But with Republicans in congress that think that Gay Marriage is the most important issue we face today, many issues will not get the attention they deserve. Certainly Ms. Musgrave does not have the people of her district'’ interest at heart and hopefully her challenger will demonstrate that he can do a better job. It shouldn't be hard now that she has said this.

This comment though is an example of the problem we face in this country. With hyperbole like this we can’t even discuss the “War on Terror” or “Iraq War” issues in the American public forum. The right refuses to acknowledge that these are two separate issues. They are tied to each other like a noose around the Republican’s neck. When you try to talk about the waste of the “War in Iraq” they hear “necessary evil in the War on Terror.” Bill Clinton had a good idea; he suggested that we should help Pakistan fund public education, because it would put the madrassas out of business. For some reason wasting $300 billion dollars on an unnecessary war that actually encourages more terrorists to join the battle against the West is OK, but spending money on things like education in the Middle East that might discourage the youth from going to the madrassas that spread this hatred is a waste of the tax payer’s money. We don’t even spend enough money on our own local education.

It seems like we are doomed until we can convince enough people that the Republicans and the Neocons are insane. Sadly, insanity seems to spread like a disease.




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