You talkin' to me?

Guess I'm gonna have to reconsider that plan to take the kids to Disney World this year...

On October 1st, Florida will once again take top honors in the Kiss The Ass Of The NRA contest, a spectacle held with increasing frequency and federal support over the past several years. Floridians, who already know the joy of carrying concealed weapons (as do the lucky citizens of 37 additional states), will now be able to shoot first if they even think you're givin' 'em the evil eye. Amazing that this slipped through practically unnoticed back in April, but that's all water under the bridge now. Best be packin' if you visit the Sunshine State.

Is it something in the air? The food supply? Or have people simply gone mad after five years of this Administration?

Guns have one purpose, and one purpose only. To kill. To kill up close in the midst of an argument. To kill at a distance, with umpunity and detachment. To kill another human being in a drunken rage; over a perceived slight on the highway; 'cause your blind date said "No"; for seven dollars in change.

Is this the world promised to us by Conservatives? A world where anyone we meet on the street might shoot us over a rude response? A world of suspicion and violence? A world of gay-bashing and book-banning? A world of war and condemnation and toeing the company line to avoid "Extraordinary Rendition"? Is this really their vision for our future?

And all while wrapped in a flag, nestled in the bosom of "family values" - and shielding us from the horror of another exposed nipple.

I'm sorry, but that's not my image of America. For some reason, I thought I was part of a nation that would rise above the baser instincts and continue to, you know, LEAD THE WAY toward an age of reason. Of tolerance. Of peace and prosperity. An age where we'd celebrate the nipple - and finally get smart about the dangers of an armed, uneducated populace.

Oh well. Silly me. Guess I didn't really want to throw money at Disney this year anyway...