I, like many other upstanding citizens, like to keep up on current events. I like to watch my government “representatives” and make sure that they are doing what they are supposed to. I like to read history, I study up on it. I like to see what our Founders have said in regards to what the Constitution actually says. I have written columns in the past detailing the eerie similarities between America and Ancient Rome, so I won’t detail that again here.

However, as eerie and scary as those similarities may seem, what is even worse, is when the politicians try to emulate Hollywood productions. You see, I also like to watch zany comedies. Mel Brooks and Leslie Neilson are two of the funniest and most talented actors in the world. However, when our politicians give speeches, especially on the floor of the House or Senate, and I feel like I am watching a Mel Brooks production, I get scared, very scared.

Someone played a tape of that John Murtha speech the other day, you know the one, the one in which he said we should redeploy the troops currently in Iraq to Okinawa because they would be in a “better position to fight the terrorists”, it reminded me of a scene from Hot Shots! Part Deux starring Charlie Sheen as Topper Harley. This was a movie that went about spoofing Rambo, Platoon and other war movies. There is a scene in the movie, shortly after Topper and his crack forces are bogged down by Sadam’s forces in Iraq, where the President (played by Lloyd Bridges), is planning to rescue them. He points to a globe and tells his military advisors that we should attack there. His advisors tell him that he is pointing at Minnesota, and he tells him that is the brilliance of his plan, stating that is the beauty of his plans, and begins to ramble about how the enemy will never expect it and they can invite their children etc. (Watch it, its one of the few times that Charlie Sheen actually does a good job acting).

Lately, the Democrat talking points have included things such as telling the American people that the foiling of the “liquid bomb” plot in England is proof that the President isn’t doing enough to win the war on terror. Huh? So, stopping one high profile terror plot and numerous others (i.e. the plot in Toronto, the one in Buffalo, the one in Germany and others) is winning the war. For which side? Last time I checked, we haven’t had a single terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11/2001

On to Katrina, yes Katrina. I find it amazing that everyone is being blamed for this except the people who deserve the blame. Let us see what happened. School Bus Nagen had thousands of busses their ready (both school and metro) to take people out, he had refused Amtrak’s offer to take as many people as would fit when they were removing their assets from the region, and yet he is blaming the U.S. citizen for not caring enough. For not paying enough to repair his “Chocolate city”…… Damn it, we gave them millions and millions of dollars (let’s not even get started on the lack of Constitutional authority regarding charity), and yet this S.O.B. has the gall to say this. The first assets on the ground and in the air were military vehicles and private enterprise (Red Cross and Wal-Mart) yet the one who was actually at fault is the one passing out the blame.

Let’s not even start about jobs and the economy. Ok, on second thought I will start about jobs and the economy. The unemployment rate is at about 4%, when 5% is considering full employment, wages are rising (when all benefits are included), and the GDP is through the roof. Yet the Democrats are calling this the worst economy in 40 years. Apparently, the Carter administration’s double digit inflation and unemployment was peachy keen to them.

What is it that makes them act this way? I do not know and quite frankly I do not care. I love laughing at Mel Brooks and the like, but when our government officials are acting as though they are giving screen tests for the next Scary Movie sequel, I get scared.