WAKE UP, AMERICANS

My favorite quote used to be, "The west is the best," by Jim Morrison.
It then became, "Every couple hundred years a revolution is good even
if some blood is spilled," by Thomas Jefferson.

I'm sorry to say it's now, "Divided states of embarrassment, land of
hypocrisy," by no other than our favorite, Marshal Mathers, aka Eminem.

I want to know what the heck is wrong with our country's leaders, or
maybe the question I should be asking is what is wrong with the
citizens of this country?

Let me rant for a bit. Our fearless leader, "W.," seems to think every
country should have a democracy. Isn't the belief of democracy that
people have a freedom to do what they want and vote
accordingly?

Maybe those extreme Muslims don't want a democracy. Where are the
WMD's? Are we going to keep blowing up the world until they see it our
way?

That does not sound like the democracy I studied in school and
college. Shouldn't the leader of these wars be overseeing them
personally? Seems to me like "W." should be overseas with our boys and
girls in a base camp with our troops.

Or doesn't he believe in what he's doing or that our troops can't
protect him over there?

It's as if a disease is spreading in our nation. Reagan and his
trickle-down theory seems to be affecting everything.

And how about the Summit County Drug Task Force busting down doors
over a smell and some tips? What the heck is that about? Here is a
tip, my neighbor smells bad and keeps late hours, arrest him, please.

I also hear that the big G (government) wants to put chips in
criminals. I remember about five years ago they did that to pets.
Here's a better idea. Let the government put one in every infant born
and tattoo a six digit number on the wrist as well.

And finally, let's remove our stars on the flag and add swastikas. How
much can we take and how much do we let happen by our government? I
suppose the thieves of Enron and Halliburton are not as bad as
citizens smoking dope and doing other drugs. Wake up, Americans.

Erik Rodgers

Breckenridge