The Undecided

OK, it's time to face reality. If you consider yourself "undecided" in the pick for the President of the US, you're an idiot. Actually, that's insulting idiots. Let's just say you probably have trouble breathing 'cause you're too stupid to inhale.

Look at some of the facts:

1) The war in Iraq: How can anyone NOT have an opinion about that? Sunday's AJC has an article that says 47% of Bush supports still believe Iraq had WMDs. And, "three of four Bush backers believe Saddam Hussein provided substantial support to al-Qaida or was involved in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and 56 percent said the Sept. 11 commission found such ties." So if you're one of these people, you obviously cannot read, nor do you have any desire to read (the 9/11 Commission has published their report which you can buy anywhere.) Regardless of how insane this is - and oh, how insane it is - at least these morons have an opinion about the US in Iraq.

2) Health care: If you don't have an opinion about the state of health care- or lack thereof - in this country, you probably haven't been to a doctor in the past four years. Also, all of your family members are probably enjoying the eternal dirt nap. I had a interesting conversation this weekend with my French little brother and he had a great point: The Republican party is so damn eager to save the lives of an unborn child that it wants to ban all stem cell research. However, once a woman has that baby, the kid is on it's own in terms of the support of the government. How can you not have an opinion about the health care situation?

3) The economy: When Clinton left office four years ago, this country was enjoying a ??? billion dollar surplus. Three years later, we are choking down a rising bile of 480 billion deficit. I can remember when gasoline rose above the $1.00 mark - and that wasn't that long ago. We were all wondering how we would survive. I can also remember when I lived in Germany and thought that to pay the equivalent to $2.00 for a loaf of bread was insane. If you haven't noticed a change in the economy in the past four years, get your head out of the sand.

4) The international reputation of the United States. A friend of mine in Alabama puts it gently, "Lower than frog shit in the bottom of a Mississippi mud pond". That's preeeeetttttty low.

What's the common denominator, you ask? Hmmmmmm, that's a tough one. Let me see... I just dunno. I just can't decide.