Saturday, June 14, 2003

aWol on Flag Day

His little speech:

Americans also can show their respect for the freedom in their nation by volunteering to help fellow citizens, the president said.

``There are so many ways to improve the lives of fellow Americans - by answering the call to feed the hungry, or caring for the elderly, or teaching a child to read, or joining with neighbors to support the police, fire fighters and medics who respond to emergencies,'' he said.

"So many ways" -- except, well, having the federal government actually budget for these things. But then, we gave away all that money in tax cuts to hose the New Deal and the safety net, so that option isn't available any more.

Yep, I guess I'll just cancel a golf game or two and march down to my local police station, and, since aWol isn't budgeting for preventing shoulder-fired missiles from taking down an airplane, ask to help on that little problem.

Then again, I could show respect for freedom by donating for regime change.