blind·er (bl?n'd?r) Pronunciation Key Something that serves to obscure clear perception and discernment.

If the majority of people believe the President's assertion that there are WMD's in Iraq, that Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden are allies, that the next smoking gun might be a mushroom cloud, that gay marriage threatens the sanctity of the family, and that majority votes him back in for a second term who are the "group thinkers"?

If there are no WMD's, Saddam is overthrown and executed, the rationale for the invasion changes from our national security to their nation-building, 3,000 US troops are dead, the Iraqis are using chlorine gas against each other, and someone questions the motives and agenda of the ones who launched the invasion... well, that seems like sound mental health to me. The kind of healthy questioning of authoriy and freedom of expression that America is supposed to be famous for: the kind of freedom of independent thought and action we'd like the Iraqis to get to.

It takes an awful lot of effort, cognitive dissonance, and willful ignorance to continue to defend the sleazeballs, greedheads, and white collar criminals running this Administration. No wonder you're fatigued Dale.