Can We Eat Lettuce in America?

I just read in Newsweek that Barak Obama got in trouble in Iowa for talking about buying arugula lettuce. Apparently good ol' Americans aren't supposed to eat the bitter tasting herb. Nor are good ol' Americans supposed to shop at Whole Foods Market. Somehow, the fact that Barak Obama does both of these things makes him less American and less electable.

I may be naive, but as far as I can remember, it doesn't matter what kind of lettuce you eat in American. Nor does the color of you skin... or your sex. Thomas Jefferson said it best in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness ," and, may I add, the freedom to eat the lettuce of one's own choosing.

So Barak, eat whatever lettuce you want. But watch out for fickle Americans. Apparently some of them don't think you should be eating arugula or shopping at Whole Foods. Bummer, I know...

Why Dick Chaney Became Vice President

The following clip goes a long way to helping me understand why Dick Chaney became vice president of the United States.



So, what happened to Chaney's preceptive and accurate judgment? September 11 certainly heightened the threat level in the United States, but it didn't change the reality of Iraq. What Chaney argued as true in 1994 is proving true today.

Why the Charges Against Vick are Inconsistant

Watch the video here.

After you have watched it, tell me, with a straight, face why Michael Vick should be tried for animal cruelty? (For information about Vick's indictment, click here).

Better yet, lets go out to eat. We can talk about Vick over a nice juicy stake.

Cruelty to animals is always wrong. But until we deal with our meat, let Vick play football (I still maintain that Vick is over-rated as a quarterback)! The fact of the matter is cuteness or tastiness shouldn't be the criteria we use to determine what cruelty to animals is or isn't! My Chihuahua is no more human, and has no more intrinsic value, then an ugly pig. Actually, any animal can be considered cute if healthy and well cared for. Babe anybody? A law designed to convict me if I let my Chihuahua freeze to death but ignores the meat industry for doing the same thing to thousands of animals a year is ridiculous. If I am wrong, somebody please explain it to me!