A Thousand Points of Fight, June 22

The wonder of democracy is the ample opportunity to fight over stuff. Wouldn't have it any other way, would we? Here are a few of BIRCHES' ineffectual jabs ---
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JOHN McCAIN - In his new commercial he says that he "sounded the alarm" on global warming many years ago. Would that have been during the campaign he fought so vigorously against Al Gore, working so hard to get Bush elected in 2000?

THREE STUDENTS- in a Brooklyn N.Y. high school have been suspended and charged with a felony after baking a cake laced with a laxative that sickened two teachers. Many people are not aware of the struggle that goes on between the creative mischief of their children against the need to maintain vigilance by their children's teachers. You remember that contest from when you were in school? Unfortunately, today's students have less parental restraints, so the forces of law have to be called in more often. We should probably be arresting more parents. 

BARACK OBAMA - says he will opt out of the public financing system and raise huge amounts of money to fight for reform and change in our corrupt society. So this is why so many of us have been checking the little box to contribute to the election fund every year on our income tax form: so now the first true "reformer" to come along can piss on our efforts so blatantly? Thanks, Barack. And now, should we vote for you or for Nader?