I, too, detest the transformation of Armistice Day into Veteran's Day. Where one memorialized the end of war, the other memorializes the soldier as victim and sacrifice without condemning the war itself. Its like the transformation of Mother's Day from a statement of grief and power against war into a chocolate box holiday of gift cards and flowers.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Armistice Day ...
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Thursday, November 8, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Heel, Bush, heel ...
Has a nice ring to it, no?Dems Pull Bush' Chain
The Congressional Dems reached a deal.
No, it isn’t ideal, yet I feel
It’s all right—a first step.
Stop this war? Dems said, “Yep!”
As for reining in Bush, they said, “Heel!”
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