Posted by Pinky.

Yesterday the U.S. Senate voted to spend an additional $165 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It seems almost unbelievable that the United States government - broke as it is - thinks wars of aggression are so important that we should borrow money from other countries in order to keep having them. Can you imagine this kind of logic operating at the personal level?

Bunny: Hey Pinky, can I borrow $12?

Pinky: What for?

Bunny: I want to buy a baseball bat.

Pinky: You don't play baseball.

Bunny: Yeah I know, I just wanted something to go hit dogs with.

Pinky: Where’s your priorities? You want money for a $12 bat when you don't even have enough money for food?!

Bunny: Think about it - if I kill enough dogs I'm sure at least some of them will have food or maybe something else of value in their homes that I’ll be able to take...

Pinky: Okay, sounds reasonable. Here's $12 dollars. Pay me back $18 next month (gotta pay interest, you know)...

Bunny: Probably not going to happen. But I give you permission to one day collect $100 from my kittens... if I ever have any.

I have zero respect for any of these politicians - Democrat or Republican - who voted for the war funding. This is something that members of both parties voted for, so maybe we can stop talking about them as if they were each other's mortal enemies. Obviously both parties believe in empire - they only disagree on the exact method and language used to maintain it.

~ pinky

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Posted by Bunny: Hey, why'd you make me clubbing dogs in your make-believe example? I haven't hit anyone in over a year.