Washington Congressman omits "under God" from Pledge
This issue ranks right up there with gay marriage when it comes to pointless wastes of public time and money. Young American men and women are dying in Iraq- many because they lack the proper protective armor needed in that hostile environment- and Congressman are worrying about and expending political capital on two words in the Pledge of Allegiance?
Memo to Pete Sessions: please feel free to remove your anterior from your posterior at your earliest convenience. Your appalling degree of demagoguery and political grandstanding, while typical of Republicans, is wholly inapporpriate and a waste of time that should be devoted to far more important pursuits- like adequately equipping our troops in Iraq.
There is so much meaningful work that could be done by Congress, and yet members of the Republican majority seem to have no problem with wasting time, energy, and money on symbolism and meaningless arguments. I grow tired of listening to Social Conservative wail and moan about "issues" such as the Pledge of Allegiance or gay marriage. When it comes time to address real, tangible issues, they are nowhere to be found.
I'm not about to defend Jim McDermott. To say he is "out there" would be something of an understatement, but to make a issue out of how he recites the Pledge of Allegiance smacks of demagoguery. McDermott may be clueless, but to turn his "gaffe" into a cause celebre is inexcusable.
Yet another memo, this one to Social Conservatives: stop your whining, get off your @$$e$, and get to work. There are soldiers risking their lives daily who do not have the armor they need to protect them. How about devoting your time and energy to making THAT happen? Or is that asking too much?