The current state of politics in the U.S. sucks. While there are benefits of political parties, it seems that the current version of the United States two party system has deteriorated into nothing more than a political dog and pony show. Both Republicans and Democrats are prone to displays of political grand standing and finger pointing. Today’s game is one of sound bites, twisting your opponents words, and ankle biting.
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Monday night as I watched the news, I saw a story about four U.S. soldiers that had been killed in Rimadi, west of Baghdad. Their bodies lay in mangled heaps, still twisted and contorted where they fell. Each slain by a bullet to the head. Other news spoke of a Korean citizen, being held hostage my Iraqi insurgents. The hostage takers threatened that he too would see the same fate of the two Americans beheaded in recent months unless the South Koreans change their plans of sending soldiers into the area. The terrorists followed through on their promise yesterday after negotiations stalled.
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