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Sheila,

I believe you’re mistaken that politicians run this country. Politicians are “supposed” to represent their constituents in matters involving the government. The government was set in place for defense and to facilitate free markets. I’m not sure what you mean by the word “run” when you said that politicians run this county, but the fact that you believe that this is correct shows how deep the problems in this country run. Since I don’t know how old you are, I’m going to run you through a quick history lesson.

After World War II, up until the fall of the Berlin Wall, the United States was involved in the Cold War. The Cold War was a competition between the US, and the United Socialist Soviet Republic. The government of the USSR actually ran the county. They didn’t have free markets, and they believed that the politicians did a better job of running the country. How many hours you worked, how much work you did, and what you received at the end of the day were all matters for the government to decide. The crumbling of the Berlin Wall proved to the world, well except for you, Sheila, that having politicians run things is not an effective form of government.

As for my knowledge of music. “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” is proof of just how detrimental sobriety is to one’s music career. I wish I could give you more examples (editor’s note: “Pink”), but they haven’t released a new album since ‘98. This point isn’t even worth arguing as it’s a well established fact that addicition makes better music. The short list includes The Doors, Joplin, Hendrix, Nirvana, Clapton, and Blind Melon (editor’s note: Zeppelin, Chili Peppers, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Failure). That’s just the short list.

Who says that pop culture isn’t a priority? Your US Senate has spent more hours discussing Janet Jackson’s breast than the AIDS problem in Africa. In 2004 both houses of Congress passed laws increasing the fines for acts that are deemed inappropriate on TV. However, the same year the two houses were unable to come to an agreement on a non-binding resolution related to US opinion on the AIDS epidemic in Africa. I suggest you take a long sobering look at the discretionary budget. Bill Gates, George Soros, and Warren Buffet have all spent more individually on foreign aid then our entire government. Last year the US government spent $8.8 billion on aid to Africa. To put that in perspective, Americans spend approximately $7 billion a year on gum. Don’t blame me for these skewed priorities.

Meanwhile, our governement has steadfastly refused to provide aid to the millions who are starving in Sudan as a result of the Darfur tragedies, while at the same time spending Billions of dollars invading another country that, in a historical sense, had reached realitive stability, and has resulted in excess of 65,000 dead. Sheila, I assume, maybe incorrectly, that you pay income tax. Next time you look at your pay check see how much of it goes to income tax. If you’re like most Americans then that number is probably somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3. So just to be conservative lets assume that 1/4 of your work goes to the government. Half of that, which is 1/8 (You seem like the type of person that might need help with fractions), 1/8 of your paycheck goes to the war in Iraq. So, the first 5 of your 40 hours per week is generating money to be used solely for causing harm to humans in Iraq. And you think I’m the one with the problems?

So what if I let you decide what to listen to on the radio. Hilliary is only going to let you pick one song.