PATRIOTIC JUNKIES

• WAVE THE FLAG AND SING THE SONG. "GOD BLESS AMERICA." WE ARE IT. WE ARE THE CHOSEN ONE'S. 
• WE HAVE THE LARGEST MILITARY IN THE WORLD. LET ME REPHRASE THAT: WE HAVE THE LARGEST MILITARY WITH ALL OTHER COUNTRIES COMBINED. OVER 50% OF OUR NATIONS BUDGET GOES TO THE MILITARY. IN REALITY, IT WOULD BE CLOSER TO 65%. THEY DON'T MANAGE TO COUNT EVERYTHING, LIKE TAKING CARE OF INJURED SOLDIERS. YOU NEVER CAN BE TOO SAFE. THEY SAY A MISSILE A DAY KEEPS THE RUSSIANS AWAY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU ELECT ONE.
• I THINK WE HAVE 6 MILITARY HOLIDAYS. WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET ENOUGH OF THEM. SOON THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS WILL JOIN THE MILITARY PARADE. I PERSONALLY AM THANKFUL THAT PEOPLE JOIN THE MILITARY AND GIVE UP MANY OF THEIR RIGHTS AS A CITIZEN. BUT I'M NOT THAT MUCH THANKFUL. HOW ABOUT A HOLIDAY FOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS?
• EVERY SPORTING EVENT NOW FEATURES THE MILITARY. NASCAR, OF COURSE, IS ONE BIG MARKETING TOOL FOR THE MILITARY. THEY SPONSOR 3-4 CARS, ALL USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS. GOLF HAS SIGNED UP IN A BIG WAY, AS HAS BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, AND HOCKEY. NOT MUCH CAN BE WATCHED ANYMORE WITHOUT SOME TYPE OF MILITARY INVOLVEMENT. WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY MARKETING THE MILITARY TO OUR YOUNG FOLKS. I'M THINKING OF WITHHOLDING 20% OF THE TAXES I OWE IN PROTEST. I DON'T WANT MY MONEY TO SUPPORT WAGING WAR AND GETTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE INJURED OR KILLED. 
• POLITICIANS ARE GOOD AT PROMOTING WAR, BUT BAD AT FIGHTING IT. MOST MANAGE TO WEASEL THEIR WAY OUT. BUT THEY SEEM TO KNOW A LOT IT. I PERSONALLY THINK WHEN CONGRESSMEN, WHEN THEY BELIEVE WE SHOULD ENTER A CONFLICT, SHUOLD BE REQUIRED TO STEP UP AND DO BATTLE. THAT WOULD ELIMINATE A LOT OF THE PROBLEM.