My Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds

Earlier today I made a comment, possibly in less than scrupulous taste, that the president (small "P") had passed away. One of my esteemed acquaintances raised a smug, tooth-filled grin and asked: "Bush is dead?" How I was able to keep my composure is a miracle known only to the Almighty, but it prompted some contemplation from the dark recesses of my cranial sac.

It seems that: those who think that war is a pathetic reality which should be dealt with as a crime; those who seek more lenient punishments for the wicked, "feeling" that the problem lies within society or in certain mental conditions, the likes of which we mere mortals can never begin to understand or appreciate; those who are pacifists; feel that the only way to deal with the current administration in the District of Columbia is through the untimely end of the very life of the executive. It has been countless times in recent years that I have heard phrases uttered, such as: "I wish he would just...," "Why won't he...," "Someone ought to..." and the like, in reference to the mortality of a man, regardless of differences of opinion, flesh and blood just as they...an endless torrent of pure hate. These same people, many of whom I have known personally, who utter comments such as these are the very same people who vehemently believe in principles of Chamberlainian pacifism such as I have outlined above, exemplify liberal hypocrisy, and they proclaim their sentiments with ever increasing efficiency and vivacious fervor.

To strive for "change," to clamor for what you determine to be injustice and await reprisal on account of proper, fair judgement in the eyes of your own fellow countrymen is fair and honorable, but to advocate the termination of a human life, a countryman, under the mere pretense that that person's policies are not in agreement with your own is absolutely sickening.