JUST A FEW THOUGHTS

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  • I sat last month, as did millions of other American's, and watched as our government underwent a peaceful transition of power.
  • I was proud as Mr. Bush took his oath of office. I was sad, as I watched Mr. Clinton board Air Force One for the final time.
  • It may surprise you that this made me sad, but let me explain.
  • Watching this part of the days festivities, I saw 21 U.S. Marines in full dress blues with rifles deliver a 21 gun salute to the outgoing president.
  • It was then that I realized what was wrong with America's military. They need more time on the range with their weapons.
  • Every last one of them missed!

American Logic Today ?

  • Let's see if I understand how America works lately . . .
  • If a woman burns her thighs on the hot coffee she was holding in her lap while driving, she blames the restaurant.
  • If your teen-age son kills himself, you blame the rock 'n' roll music or musician he liked.
  • If you smoke three packs a day for 40 years and die of lung cancer, your family blames the tobacco company.
  • If your daughter gets pregnant by the football captain, you blame the school for poor sex education.
  • If your neighbor crashes into a tree while driving home drunk, you blame the bartender.
  • If your cousin gets AIDS because the needle he used to shoot up with heroin was dirty, you blame the government for not providing clean ones.
  • If your grandchildren are brats without manners, you blame television.
  • If your friend is shot by a deranged madman, you blame the gun manufacturer.
  • And if a crazed person breaks into the cockpit and tries to kill the pilots at 35,000 feet, and the passengers kill him instead, the mother of the deceased blames the airline.
  • I must have lived too long to understand the world as it is anymore.
  • So if I die while my old, wrinkled ass is parked in front of this computer, I want you to blame Bill Gates, OK? ______________________