Our Crazy Empire

When a hurricane strikes a large city on our coastline, hundreds parish and thousands lose their homes in the wealthiest most powerful country in the history of the world. The National Guard can barely get water to thirsty residents. Meanwhile many of those same Guard troops are dying in a needless and senseless occupation on the other side of the planet. The few remaining troops from this force are being sent to the border with Mexico as immigrants moving to our country to work and be with family is the real threat, not the billions we are wasting on war and tax cuts for millionaires. Oh yes and conservatives want to pass a national anti-gay marriage amendment because adults who love and care about each other ought to be treated as second class citizens if they aren't of the opposite sex.

I can't help but think we are being watched by aliens a trillion miles away, not because they are planning a War of the Worlds-like invasion, but because they really like sitcoms.