Well I’ve been away for over a month and have had the pleasure of a virtual news blackout. No media, no papers, no nothin’. What wonderful peace. Everyone should try it. You don’t even need to go away.

But I have to admit when I returned and started checking up on current events I was in hysterics. Nothing had changed.

There is still the requisite body count in Iraq, only now it’s the Iraqis that are getting counted. I wonder if more people aren’t killed in Philadelphia or New York or Los Angeles than in Iraq. Certainly Washington D.C. must be up there. I wonder why that isn’t a daily tally. Of course there wouldn’t be nearly as many deaths if the media wasn’t promoting the killing.

Then there was the usual Democrat Party… the “nothing to offer” party… still obstructing anything and everything, even things they should love. And the Democrats are still out there trying to destroy good and decent people while still encouraging the enemies of this country. They remind me of the commercial where the bobbin’ head doll is shaking his head ‘no.’ Duhhhhh, “No.”

And there are the usual attacks on American companies… those incompetent, corrupt boobs. Even good economic news is somehow bad.

Then there’s the lovable media still making things up and lying to everyone.

J-Lo and Go-lo are still enthralling the elite.

The Red Sox are still throwing at batters and fighting. What round was it? Oh innings… that’s right. Gotta love those peace loving blue staters.

Then there’s the continuing drumbeat of how bad America is.

All the while the Republicans still sit around in fear acting like cowards. They have the power. Why don’t they do something?

Let’s see… I’ll bet tonight’s headlines will be something like, “Iraq is a disaster. America is evil. The economy stinks. Terrorists, er sorry, insurgents are wonderful.

So there, you have the “news” headlines. Just more made up stuff. Save yourself some aggravation, turn off the media and go enjoy a barbeque with your family and neighbors. You and the world will be better for it.