times that try mens brains

In a month when the U N has collected more charitable contributions than ever Koffi Annan has the gall to ask for more aid to distribute to corrupt governments in guise of helping poor people. When George Bush proposes an amnesty program for illegal aliens. When the iraqi police can't defend themselves. When it turns out the EPA illegally declared the salmon in Klamath Falls endangered directly ruining the lives of the people of the area and indirectly causing the death of four firefighters. When the euro is worth thirty percent more than the dollar. When Washington pols celebrate lavishly . When outsourcing of jobs is epidemic. Doesn't it seem stupid that political figures can play churlish partisan games to salve their egos.