Back In The '80s And '90s, When

My Mum Taught Me How To Read Before I Went To Kindergarden, I Always Thought That Being Able To Read Provided Lightness, Help To Dispel Darkness, Ignorance And Stupidity.

Today, Whether It Is A Student Who Holds A Sit-in To Get The Army Recruiters Off His Campus, Or The Mother Of A Dead Soldier Who Refuses To Leave The Front Gate Of The President's Ranch, We Continue To Be Saved By Brave People Who Risk Ridicule And Rejection But End Up Turning Huge Tides Of Public Opinion In The Direction Of Righteousness. We Owe Them Enormous Debts Of Gratitude. It Is Not Easy To Stand Up For What Is Right, Especially When Everyone Else Is Afraid To Leave The Comfortable Path Of Conformity.

So Is There A Difference Between Democrats And Republicans? Sure. The Democrats Say One Thing ("save The Planet!") And Then Do Another--quietly Holding Hands Behind The Scenes With The Bastards Who Make This World A Dirtier, Meaner Place. The Republicans Just Come Right Out And Give The Bastards A Corner Office In The West Wing. That's The Difference.

I've Always Been Sort Of Confused By The Trajectory My Life Has Taken. I Was Supposed To Be On An Assembly Line Building Buicks.

Instead Of The Government Spending $400,000 On Immunisation, We May Get Far Better Health Outcomes If We Spend $100,000 In Some Other Way, On Nutrition For Example...when You Have An Expenditure On Getting Your Community Healthier, Then The Resistance To Many Childhood Diseases Is Stronger.