"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

[Skidmore]

My 5 year old grandson's response to what comes between 72 and 74 in a discussion of order. As I was chuckling, it occurred to me we have a similar dialogue with our government and society everyday now. What response do we get when we ask for accountability for the chaos they have sown in the world and our nation? We are essentially being told "Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???". A nonsequitor that addresses a 20 questions venture of "Is it a number?"

Why did we go to war with Iraq?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Why hasn't bin Laden been caught?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Why are the nations which harbor Al Qaeda being treated as our best friends?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Why are we breaking our treaties and the Geneva convention?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Why are you sacrificing the lives of many more troops and civilians for votes for a failing party?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Why are you protecting corruption with the parties and within government?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Where are the billions of dollars poured into Iraq?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

What happened in the 00 and 04 and 06 elections to our votes?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Will you fix health care problems NOW and not after some nebulous election in the future?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Why are people being arrested for stating their opinions and not one of you are speaking out?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Why is our infrastructure being allowed to crumble on your watches?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Why Katrina and Jena 6 and silence?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

Where is your outrage and where is your decency?
"Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

[annabanana]

1. I do believe you're right.

For all the sense and clarity we get out of these crooks, it really is the "If you can't blind them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit" school of government.

[zabet]

2. When I saw this: ""Six monkeys upside down in an airplane flying backwards???"....

I thought it was going to be about the bush family
vacation. Chimp, Pickles, Poppy, Barr and the girls -
that's 6 isn't it?