Some Thoughts

...Observations from the Alan Moore Interview linked below on Salon.com:

*the U.S. hired Mercenaries are really never called mercenaries anymore are they?  they're contractors...You know, like the guy that built your backyard deck.

*Bush is now a De Facto religious leader of the United States.  some what of a Pope to the Religious Right.  His language is often steeped in Revelations terminology and context.  He claims to dictate his decisions from the divine will of God, and his policy is often connected with the theo-political views of the extreme right.  Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts and their ilk do not hold the same sway that the once did.  moreover, Bush is seen by many of their flock as a person that can bring the rhetoric into reality.  Often this manifests itself in our foreign policy which, at least in the middle east, has as much to do with creating a conducive climate for endtime bible prophecy as it does with normal security and diplomacy.

Do I think this role is taken sincerely.  yes, by some...But I believe there are more who would use that sincerity for gain.  neither rationales leave me comfortable.