Random thoughts of the day...

- Rush Limbaugh has every right to broadcast his ignorant, intolerant, ethically challenged views on a daily basis. I have the right to scoff and laugh at those who accept the words of Rush Limbaugh as doctrine.

- Hillary Clinton has every right to continue her bid for the Democratic nomination. If she ends up winning the nomination, I will be disappointed that Barack Obama did not win the nod for a moment or two and then I will throw my support behind her as the Democratic nominee. If she doesn't win the nomination and John McCain wins the presidency, I will hold Hillary Clinton responsible for 4 more years of the same level of presidential incompetency we experienced under Dubya from John McCain.

- Serving in the military and suffering torture for 5 years makes you no more patriotic than the next person. Thank you for your service to our country, John McCain. I regret that you endured the pain and agony of torture. Those events do not make you any more patriotic than I or the next person and they do not qualify you for the office of the President of the United States.

- Enough of the media trumping up Barack Obama's "bitter" comments and lack of a flag lapel pin. Let's make this about the real issues and recognize the truth for a change. For far too long, we have been numbed and dumbed down because the discourse in this country focuses on the unimportant. Barack Obama is not an elitist but he may be too good, too intelligent for the stupid voters of this country. People that want "somebody that they would drink a beer with" are the reason this country has had to endure 8 disastrous years under George W. Bush.