Why Not?

According to today's news five states have proposed extending the school year, citing the fact that we are falling behind many other nations in the education of our children. Why not? In most areas it is no longer necessary to close the schools so that the children can join in planting or harvesting the crops, and most pools no longer hire life guards. Air conditioning takes care of the summer heat in school. And 99% of us can no longer afford to take vacations. Let's at least get our money's worth out of those school buildings and teachers. We can also extend the football and basketball seasons. And maybe our children will learn something so that they can earn a living.

Rep. Boehner says the Pres., by insisting on tax rate increases for the rich, is determined to take us over the fiscal cliff. Rep. Boehner, by insisting on cuts to entitlements, is determined to do the same. After all, what is an entitlement if you are not entitled to it? So why not just go over the cliff? It will get rid of those Bush tax cuts that never should have been passed in the first place. You don't cut taxes at the same time you are trying to fight two wars. What you end up with is the longest war in American history. But after the cliff we will be able to afford it. Oh, I forgot. The cliff also cuts the military budget along with our entitlements. Well, why not?

Israel is building more settlements in Palestine. The Palestinians are protesting. What the Palestinians need is an Occupy movement. Just thank the Israelis for the gift as you occupy those settlements. Why not? It is now your country. The United Nations has said so.

Once again our newspaper and TV confronts us with another murder/suicide. We all think "Don't do it!"  But if you are going to do it anyway my advice is "Try the suicide first." Why not?