Leno on Bush and Kerry; Janet's breast vs. Kid Rock's desecration of The Flag

one wonders where this administration's priorities lie

I was just reading that on Thursday night Jay Leno made this joke during his monologue:
"Kerry is saying that Bush never showed up for his national guard duty ... and now Bush is on the attack. He's accusing John Kerry of ducking time in the national guard by hiding out in the jungles of Vietnam."

Of course the Bush "machine" still insists that he made up the time that he missed. He had been excused to work on somebody's political campaign, yes, but the whole AWOL issue isn't about that; it's about the fact that he never showed up in Alabama after he got a transfer there, and never showed up back in Texas when he was supposed to go back there, either. I say, "if you made up the time, release the records to prove it."

I don't have a problem with his being excused to work on somebody's campaign. This was the Guard, after all, not an active combat unit. But at least have the decency to come back when you are supposed to! There are neither paper records nor eyewitnesses to corroborate Bush's claim that he returned to his unit after his requested leave.

Still, there are plenty of much more current reasons to boot Bush out of office: the "jobless recovery;" the endless attack on the environment; rampant cronyism; an ignorant and bully-like international stance - witness the "National Security Strategy" document, which essentially stated, "don't even try to compete with us on the world stage, or we will crush you." That document was more reminiscent of Khruschev than of any American president I can think of, and I do know something about history. I dare say that I have a greater grasp of history in general than our current Chief Executive does.

On to the FCC probe of the "Janet Jackson Super Bowl Tit Flash Incident":

Notice how they aren't saying anything at all about the singer Kid Rock, who came out wearing the American flag as a poncho (!) complete with a slit cut up the middle for his cowboy-hat-wearing head. Halfway through his performance, he pulled off the "poncho" (i.e. American flag) and threw it to the ground. This wasn't just a poncho with an American flag design printed on it - it was an American flag with a slit cut into it so that it could be worn as a poncho.

They'd hang the Kid's ass from the goal post if he burned the flag, but let him cut a hole in it, wear it on his sweaty, shirtless shoulders and throw it on the ground, and they say nothing - but a one-second flash of Janet Jackson's breast merits a government investigation. That gives you a pretty good idea of where this administration's priorities lie.