Fear & Loathing in a Democracy

CNN.com - Parents worried about polls in schools - Sep 28, 2004

I do not deny that the horrible stand-off and massacre in Beslan, Russia, is second only to 9-11 as an example of terrorist tragedies. But even though we far from denigrating to the level of Afganistan or Iraq, these outrageous parent in Massachussetts are simply being ridiculous. It is this kind of submittal to unfounded and utterly ridiculous fears that may end up keeping the incompetant buffoon in office along with his dastardly henchmen (Ashcroft, Cheney, et al) and all their too eager minions willing to sacrifice the safety of our own CIA agents simply to exact a little petty revenge upon a truth-telling whistleblower.

I suppose we can hope that people too ignorant and fearful to host polling places in their schools will be too afraid to actually vote. Let's hope the haven't figured out how to fill out an absentee ballot.