Drink of Choice

Recently, a friend emailed to tell me that he attempted to read my blog but stopped because he thought I had consumed too much 'Obama Kool Aid.' He went on to imply that I likely have second thoughts about Obama considering 'his' White House Administration' and the impotent folks with which, Obama surrounded himself. I gave the emailer's comments some thought and still cannot square-it-all.


A few days later, I read where many Republican Senators argue that Obama's proposal to cut the military budget is unacceptable to these 'war hawks.' Of course, the pro-war crowd will stand before microphones and lament the weakness of our Nation's defense should we reduce forces and trim back on expenditures. Damn if that makes any sense at all to this Kool Aid guzzling liberal. If we are no longer fighting a war in Iraq and plan to withdraw more soldiers from Afghanistan then why the hell would we keep our expenditure levels at the same higher (at war) mode. I pay my professional lawn care guy $250.00 for lawn protection during the spring-summer and fall months. I sure the hell would not give him lawn care money during the winter dormant months.


Let's cut out the bullshit, okay. We all know that war is an economic boost to our nation's economy; always has been and seems to be the likely scenario in the predictable future. Never mind trying to explain to the 'Hawkers' about human sacrifice. We all know which socio-economic status makes up the most 'foot-soldiers.' Whereas most ranking military officers come from higher income families, the greatest number (percentage) of ground (Army) soldiers come from the middle-class... and Blacks are disproportionately found in greater numbers in the Army.  While country club members watch the market closing numbers; union card-holding families watch the evening news war coverage.


We certainly would not be 'cutting' the defense budget or even withdrawing troops from any occupied country if that 'other' outfit had been elected back in 2008. Why Senator John McCain would ante 'up' in both Iraq and Afghanistan as well as bomb the Iranians while  sending troops to Syria and Ukraine. As for the little GOP darling, Sarah Palin, she would be content shooting rockets from her back porch where she "can see Russia."
...my emailing friend needs to drink some PRUNE JUICE !