It would be funny if it weren't so damn pitiful, and more importantly, downright dangerous. We've got 899 dead Americans in Iraq, Al Qaeda is getting ready to attack at any minute - or so we're told - the Congress has STILL not passed legislation beefing up our transportation security (i.e., ride a train or a bus and go kaboom), and we're one week away from the Democratic Convention in Boston where security is extra-tight out of concerns that Osama might strike, and what do the Senate Republicans want us to focus on? Flag burning.
Well, I guess they couldn't get their fag burning amendment, so this is the next best thing.
Truly truly truly despicable Americans. If anyone dies from an Al Qaeda attack in this country, may it lay on the head of George Bush and the congressional Republicans who chose to focus on fags and flags rather than an imminent attack on our homeland.
Reuters:
A proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw the burning of the American flag won the approval on Tuesday of a Senate Judiciary Committee split largely along party lines.Democrats, if there are any out there in the Congress, shut the place down over this. Do what the Republicans would do. Go bonkers until the Congress passes the additional homeland security monies.
Raised by some Republicans as a mark of patriotism this election year, the measure passed on a 11-7 vote and was sent to the full Senate for final congressional approval. While the Senate has repeatedly rejected such measures in the past, both sides predict a razor-close vote this time.
