Pledging fealty to folly

You know the 101st Fighting Keyboardists are in real trouble when their most important project seems more suited to satire than serious punditry. Even for such shameless Bush supporters, this is a new depth of absurdity. I read Hugh Hewitt's latest brain child -- The Pledge -- and looked to see if the link was to the Onion. I was instantly reminded of The He-man Woman-haters club. I could imagine the idea germinated in pretty much the same manner.

Spanky: Let’s start a club right now. The He-man Woman-haters. I'll be president.
Alfalfa: And I'll be second president, and you can be third president.
Buckwheat: Thanks.

I mean really. The Pledge? Short version: We the He-Man Democrat-Haters Club promise not to fall for this dissent business because questioning the competency of the president is the bunk.

Seriously though, it's somewhat frightening to see intelligent people become so immersed in their partisan interests that they're not only demanding a pledge of absolute and blind loyalty to their liege lord, but also calling for the heads of anyone who would dare suggest the Emperor has no clothes. Perhaps they should have gone all the way and also demanded that hereinafter Bush shall be referred to only as "Your Highness." The whole concept is not only nonsenical, it's unAmerican.

Maybe they forgot this country was founded by men who dared to disagree with a king who claimed to be the infallible overlord over our land. Funny, his name was George too.