People are dying in Iraq. Soldiers are dying. Iraqis are dying. And people that are over there to do a job or help out in Iraq are having their heads removed from their bodies. Its grisly. Its terrible. And apparently its no big deal. Bush and Kerry are busy with a put-down contest. Bush’s response the last beheading:

“These killers want to shake our will. They want to determine the fate of the Iraqi people. We will not allow these thugs and terrorists to decide your fate and to decide our fate”

What about John Kerry, he’s a serious and thoughtful guy. Surely, he has a plan or at least some insightful comment about these beheadings. No. I don’t see them either, but he was busy with David Letterman, so maybe it slipped his mind.

What is the matter with us. Why is this not our number one priority. People are getting their heads cut off and videos of it are posted on the internet. And all our country can do is talk about it on cable news. Right now this what the networks are talking about:

Foxnews: Dan Rather, CBS and Memogate
CNN: Dan Rather, CBS and Memogate
MSNBC: The Upcoming Debates

Maybe its just me, but I think that people getting brutally murdered by terrorist in the country that we are occupying is more significant than what Bush did in Alabama in 1972. Or whether or not 60 Minutes was irresponsible. But we’d rather not hear about that, it is uncomfortable, unpleasant.

Are we that self absorbed? Are we that irresponsible?

I hope not. Of course, i am guilty of some that also. I’ve dedicated more space to football than Iraq in this blog. But then again I’m just a geek who has nothing better to do than post my random thoughts on the internet for no one to read.