Forget progressives vs. right-wingers. Forget liberal and conservative.
Forget the Yankees vs. the Red Sox. Forget boxers vs. briefs.
Forget George W. Bush’s world of “haves and have mores.” Besides, the Have-Mores own us all, anyway, grabbed us by the short-sales.
We are now officially a society divided with “Yes, we can” and “But should we”? The Yes people on one hand and the But people on the other.
Yes, the Republicans could nominate Sarah Palin as their presidential nominee in 2012 but should they?
Yes, the Alabama Crimson Tide could repeat as NCAA men’s football champions in 2011 but should they?
Yes, some jack-legged network on the TeeVee Box could start yet another inane reality series filled with half-wits and degenerates but should it?
Yes, the Republicans can base an entire campaign season on fear mixed with xenophobia, homophobia and religious bigotry but should they?
Yes, you can wear a striped shirt with plaid pants but should you?
Yes, two billionaires in Florida can try to buy their way into state and national elective office but should they?
Can the voters of Florida be so stupid as to elect those two billionaires? Yes, yes, we can.
Yes, we can believe Jesus manifests himself on a piece of cheese toast but should we?
Yes, Dr. Laura can repeat the “N” word…over and over in rage…and continue to do her show on the live radio but should she? (Ha-ha-ha! No, by her own admission, she shouldn’t.)
And, while we’re at…yes, Douche Limpbranch and Gin BecksBeer can continue to spew their own versions hatred and lies on the live radio each afternoon…but should they?
Yes, we can pick the Miami Dolphins to win the AFC East and possibly even go to the Super Bowl but should we?
Blago can continue to proclaim his innocence on 23 out of the 24 counts but should he?
News Corp., the parent corporation of the Faux News Channel can give $1 million to the Republican Party but should it?
We can continue to claim it somehow violates…something or other…if gay people get married but should we?
Yes, Brett Favre can play again for the Vikings but should he?
Yes, the Tea Party can attempt a hostile takeover of the Republican Party but should it? (For Democrats, the answer would be, “why, yes, please!”)
Gin BecksBeer can spew his racism and hatred on the anniversary of M.L.King’s “I Have a Dream” speech but should he?
We, as a nation, can continue to eat garbage fed to us by giant, thoughtless corporations and grow so fat that when we sit around the house we really sit around the house but should we?
We can ignore the suffering due to floods in Pakistan but should we? We can forget about Haiti but should we?
We can continue to feign a, “yes, we can,” attitude but, at the same time, question our every initiative and cave in to right-wing fear and hysteria…but should we?
