Alright, I'm going to turn around on this Karl Rove thing and agree with Lori. I'm not going to let people be paid with my tax dollars turn around and call me a traitor. I was all behind Afghanistan. I wanted to see Osama get his ass kicked. Hell, I still do. Seemingly more than the President and the Chickenhawks live Rove. Rove should resign. Period.
Yes. I'm smart enough to call bullshit on a war when I know it will turn into a quagmire. Yes. I called Iraq right. I knew it would turn to shit and it did. Does that mean I'm a traitor? No. It means I'm doing my duty as an American to keep a watchful eye on the government and oppose their actions when they go against the best interest of the country.
The founding fathers didn't give us the power to vote so that we could rubber-stamp idiots into office who would act as royalty. It is our civic duty and responsibility to be active in the political discourse in America. It's the people who believe in blind faith in a God-chosen supreme overload who are shirking their citizen's responsibilities.
I'm a proud American. I'm a patriot. I'm active in my politics. I support our troops. But I don't have to support the selected President on this awful war. In no way does that make me a traitor. I supported Afghanistan. Rove can kiss my ass. And if he doesn't like me he should stop cashing my checks and get the fuck out of office.
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