tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240289.post114593059486097009..comments2023-12-27T09:00:42.844-08:00Comments on The Workday Liberal: Bush and the almighty. Frik gets all religious on you.bhfrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10261648934732735275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240289.post-1146102158999481122006-04-26T18:42:00.000-07:002006-04-26T18:42:00.000-07:00I tell anyone that will listen that if bush is ser...I tell anyone that will listen that if bush is serious about purging the rotten adivsors from his staff, this "god" he's been listening too has got to go. Thats the fella that told him to invade Irag, or so he has reported.GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240289.post-1145999300583416822006-04-25T14:08:00.000-07:002006-04-25T14:08:00.000-07:00If he does think that he and god are chatting, tha...If he does think that he and god are chatting, that to me tells me he is insane.<BR/>If he's bs-ing about his faith, and I hope for all our sakes that he is, then it's just another in his long chain of lies.<BR/><BR/>Now if he believes with all his heart that god wants him to invade a country and kill thousands of people, all because of a lie, then that's not a god talking to him, that's a demon.<BR/><BR/>People who hear the voices of demons are usually treated in a mental health ward.pissed off patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854364015577541981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240289.post-1145967471449749232006-04-25T05:17:00.000-07:002006-04-25T05:17:00.000-07:00"I find it interesting that President Bush focuses..."I find it interesting that President Bush focuses on the gift of the Almighty to mankind being an inner craving for freedom. There is one overriding drive that all of mankind holds above any other desire, and that is the desire to live."-Frik<BR/><BR/>Bush is right to a degree. We humans are a bit stubbornly stuck on the whole idea of making our own decisions in life. A competent adult after all, should be treated as such.<BR/><BR/>True freedom gives you the choice of giving your life for it, risking your life for it, taking a small risk to your safety for it, merely choosing freedom, or freely giving yourself to the authoritarian of your choice. Freedom does not give you the option to remove the freedom of others by forcing your preferred lifestyle, government choice,religion, or what risk to life you take in regard to freedom on them. Bush is no more entitled to force his view of the Almighty on anyone any more than the Taliban, atheists, or religious right.<BR/><BR/>All that said, this arguement of life over freedom is troubling. <BR/>What of those willing to risk their lives to break free of tyranny? Not everyone is a Patrick Henry but, I bet there are Patrick Henrys here in the US, in Iraq, in Iran, and all over the world. Although it was not my reason for supporting the Iraq invasion, I find it honorable to aid those seeking freedom. During our American Revolution the French probably had a larger agenda that went above freeing us from the King of England. None the less, I am thankful to the god I choose to worship for it!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad Bush has a love and respect for freedom. Unfortunately, I wish he'd apply it here at home. What good is a thriving economy if you don't have a right to earned property? The Republican Supreme Court really hurt us with Kelo vs. New London. What about privacy or the freedom not to house British troops in your home. British troops spying on Colonialist from their homes, or FISA abusers in our homes via phone or internet. What's the difference? <BR/><BR/>In a perfect world I believe in open borders but, that perfect world does not include a socialistic society that forces me to pay for healthcare, education, law enforcement, housing, and income support to every immigrant lucky to make it here! If Bush removes this income theft and tightly screens for terrorists, he can have his damn amnesty. Until then, keep the borders closed and allow only legal immigration.<BR/><BR/>What about patients with glaucoma or cancer? Though I view smoking marijuana as normally a bad "choice", I see no reason to deny some THC to those in agony. I don't see where Bush, the FDA, and War on Drugs find the moral justification for making these people suffer needlessly. Where is their freedom to pursue happiness? Go blind from Glaucoma because Bush is offended? <BR/><BR/>As competent adults we are entitled to suffer our failures, learn from our failures, and profit from our success without fear. Recreational marijauna use is a bad decison to make because, informed decisions are harder to come by. Pot smoking interferes with memory and self-motivation. When the Bush team, any other administration, or the Supreme Court eats away at your right to live your life, I want you to REMEMBER! I want you to be able to motivate yourself to the voting booth. I want you to remember and motivate so, that you might stand a chance in communicating this theft of freedom to other voters. If you still choose to enhale or try to if you're Clinton, that is your choice as far as I go. So long as your drug use places no risk of injury to my rights, it is your life.....not mine and not Bush's. By the way, not interfereing with my rights includes not forcing me to pay taxes in order to subsidize your drug treatment or welfare check if you can't get off your butt to find a job. Logically I would think Bush would be in favor of everyone getting high. It would makes us all oblivious sheep gelling out and grazing on our munchies while the government of the day takes everything else dear.<BR/><BR/>I like how Bush claims that freedom should be championed and that he's willing to fight for it. My problem is that I'm having problems believing.Britt Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986920803945707276noreply@blogger.com