What really pisses me off..., Ugh Options

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I find it increasingly annoying the sheer amount of people who feel offended by the Vice President's actions and his company.

Here's an example quote, from my friend Jess (a staunch anti-Bush liberal):

Yeah and companies like the one run by our VP are reaping all the nebenfits of the war, which is a bunch of crap.

And I keep hearing comments along these lines, and I've finally had enough.

I know the ideology of the democrat is to support the individual working man, and to protect the establishment of small businesses. And I wish them all the best when pursuing that ideal, but give me a break...

Would the democrats of the United States suggest we take small, private/family owned businesses and ship them to Iraq to build an entire country? There are two main facts you're simply going to have to deal with...

1) The industry is all about capability. Small businesses lack the capability to handle such a grand task. The honest truth is that companies such as GE, Halliburton, and Dresser Industries are the infrastructure companies who can handle projects of this magnitude, not "Big Jim's electric", or "Johnson Family Natural Gas".

2)Cheney makes money in Iraq, and hundreds of other places, too. ***NEWSFLASH*** dit, dit, dit: Cheney's making money here, too. You know, chances are that when your house is warmed up by gas, your business lit up from a power grid, or you even fill up your SUV at Texaco, Halliburton or Dresser Industries played a big part in the pump existing. You put money in Cheney's pocket everyday, and that's been the situation for years. We call that a monopoly, which is a subdivision of capitalism; the financial basis of this country. Get over it, and let the men do their jobs. Heaven forbid they make some money...

As if the VP's company making money off the war is even a substantial issue, anyway. You don't like it? Don't stay here.

That's one of your freedoms, too. I suggest you utilize it.

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properties in washington, iowa, virgina, texas...

So what? He has the money for them.

Wake up man, $800,000 dollars per year is small in the gene pool in the United States.

My uncle owns six hospitals across Kansas and Missouri and grosses over $5,000,000 dollars per year.

Hell, my cousin Shawn Estes pulled in millions playing in the MLB.

And that's my immediate family...

Throw up $800,000 per year next to the rest of the country, and you'd be laughed at.

Even though I don't know where your numbers are from.

what exactly is this war about then?

The war was, is, and will remain to be about crippling the organization responsible for destroying our two most towering skyscrapers on the East coast even further, and by eliminating the Baath party in Iraq, one of the most highly-linked organizations to Al-Qaeda itself, despite the two being friend or foe, we've succeeded in that.

I just find it ludicrous to base your vote this year on how much money our vice president has, that is if you can vote.

You can't, I can't, but I have the sense to decipher what is and what isn't a decent reason for my vote to sway to the left. And that is most certainly not legitimate enough for that.