It makes me sick

I'm feeling better, but I still don't think I'm strong enough to handle the news out of Washington. In November, voters elected a Congress to get us out of Iraq. This Congress gives the lip service, but I'm not holding my breath.

Today Sen. Kennedy sponsored a motion to halt the proposed increase in troops. But it's a non-binding resolution. Doesn't the Constitution say something about Congress having the right to declare war? Not the president.

Every time I hear about terrorist organizations, the names Hamas and Hezbullah thrown out. I haven't taken the time to thoroughly study either group. But weren't they both democratically elected? Which is more than we can say about our own dear leader, who was chosen by a vote of five to four.

I don't want to hear about how the U.S. stands for democracy and freedom. Most of the people do, I think, but not the government. It's just a line to placate the masses.

I remember when this country stood for something besides greed.