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daughters without our consent for abortions and when you teach grade-schoolers sexual values and techniques. Creating the "right to choose" was a legal slight-of- hand maneuver rather than a bill passed in Congress. When you decide we can't smoke even in our own homes or cars you are nosing into our business. You are in our wallets with every new tax you can think of, in our decision making when you seek to regulate and control every business decision we make, and in our religion when you deny the free expression thereof. You are nosey,
meddling, and controlling ...so please, don't pretend righteous innocence with us about noses!

(OK time out....giggling, falling on the floor now...was anyone else aware of the science that supports the counting of age from birth as proof of life, counting...just counting? Whoa...no wonder the environmental sky is falling)

9) We will not take away your hunting guns. If you need an automatic weapon or a handgun to kill a bird or a deer, then you really aren't much of a hunter and you should, perhaps, take up another sport. In the meantime, we will arm the deer to make it a fairer fight.

There you go with your nose in our business again! Legal, Constitutional, and none of your business! The real world doesn't exist in cartoons...not even full length features!

10) When we raise the minimum wage, we will raise it for your employees too. They will use that money to buy more things, which means you will get the money back! And when women are finally paid what men make, we will pay conservative women that wage too.

There you go with the "we" again. Will Hillary, Ted or Pelosi pop into my business to make payroll for me every couple of weeks? It's also a little on the disingenuous side to leave out the part where people earn a few more bucks but the price of bread, clothes, shoes, hamburgers, cars, bicycles, latte's, movie tickets also go up. But the biggest double scam in the whole proposal...union dues and tax revenues will also increase. This is the dirty little secret...good old "increase and increase and increase" Ted and the union boss gang just love spending other our money. What was it that Bill Clinton said...we know how to spend it better than you do? Oprah certainly seems to be doing OK, isn't she a woman? Women don't need your help or your nose in our business, we're doing fine and if we aren't it's up to us to better ourselves.

11) We will respect your religious beliefs, even when you don't practice those beliefs. In fact, we will actively seek to promote your most radical religious beliefs ("Blessed are the peacemakers," "Love your enemies," "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" and "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me"). We will let people in other countries know that God doesn't just bless America, he blesses everyone. We will discourage religious
intolerance and fanaticism -- starting here at home.

Big of you, given your record...we're back to being Lordly, aren't we! Taking on the responsibility and risking ones life to bring freedom and democracy to a region that has suffered under oppressive, tyrannical regimes IS being a peacemaker. Stopping the movements and leaders that groom terrorists who have vowed to destroy "all infidels" (that's you too Mikey) IS being a peacemaker. It demonstrates love of enemies and neighbors (you don't let someone continue in destructive behaviors if you love them and you don't turn your back on those who suffer under terrorist regimes if you love them)...don't the children that suffer in those regions deserve deliverance from terrorists activities or isn't the "village it takes to raise a child" real for you anymore?

Walking in a parade with a sign screaming a slogan amounts to very little in terms of compassion and love. It is a self-aggrandizing gesture at best. Making a movie filled with lies and distortions is just plain destructive...and despicable...and not in any way supportive or loving. As to the rich man...your own portfolio isn't lacking in bucks
and your books and movies have enjoyed great monetary success, so maybe you should try that camel thing yourself. File it under "motes" and "beams" in your promoting "radical" religious beliefs portfolio. And finally, saying "God Bless America" doesn't mean that the speaker thinks only America is blessed...it's arrogant, and stupid, of you to assume so.

12) We will not tolerate politicians who are corrupt and break the law. And we promise you we will go after the corrupt politicians on our side first. If we fail to do this, we need you to call us on it. Simply because we are in power does not give us the right to turn our heads the other way when our party goes astray. Please perform this important duty as the loyal opposition.

OK, I'm calling you on it...do I have to provide the list too?

And his parting shot is, well, just more of the same from his Lordship:

...this is your country too. You are every bit as American as we are. We are all in this together. We sink or swim as one. Thank you for your years of service to this country and for giving us the opportunity to see if we can make things a bit better for our 300 million fellow Americans -- and for the rest of the world.

Too bad you didn't feel this way 12 years ago...or 20...or 30. You say we're "every bit as American as you"...wow, that's insightful! Did you just make that up? Let's face it; you and your guys just can't seem to
play it straight. Trust is impossible without honesty. A recent newspaper item reveals the reality: "The impeachment and removal from office of Bush and Cheney is the only way to rectify the horrible abuses committed in our name and under the guise of spreading democracy and fighting terrorism."

Part three, what an olive branch could look like if delivered with honesty and humility, tomorrow.