CARTER, OUR NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT

AS A RETIREE, I AM LOOKING FOR A DECADE OF PURPOSE IN MY LIFE. AS A RECOVERING WALLFLOWER I HAVE FEW AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND. THOUGH A GENETIC CONSERVATIVE, I AM NOT A PRACTICING LUDDITE BECAUSE AFTER SPENDING 3 OR 4 DOLLARS ON CAT TOYS THAT MY KITTY DIDN'T WISH TO BAT AROUND, I BOUGHT A $1.00 CAP AT VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA. I CLIPPED THE FRILLY BALL OFF THE TOP FOR A TOY AND BOY KITTY IMMEDIATELY WENT TO WORK SHREDDING IT FOR FUN. THEN I CUT MYSELF A HEADBAND TO WARM MY EARS - WHICH WORKED WELL. LASTLY, I PUT THE 'TRIMMED' LEFTOVER INTO A DRAWER FOR A 'RAINY DAY.'

IF THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON SENSE, OUR EX-PRESIDENT HAS DEFINED THE DEVIANCY OF SENSE DOWN. HE EMBARRASSED HIMSELF WITH HIS PATHETIC NEW BOOK EXPRESSING HIS SENSE OF UN-AMERICANISM (AGAIN). HIS VALUES ARE NOT AMERICA'S. LIBERALS SUCH AS HE WEAR HYPOCRISY SEAMLESSLY. READ BRET STEPHENS' (HE'S CUTE TO BEHOLD) REVIEW OF THE BOOK IN TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL. DON'T WEEP YET...

A PRESSING QUESTION REMAINS: "WHY ARE NOT IMPORTANT VALUES RE-ITERATED OR AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MEDIA, BY INFLUENTIAL FOLKS? FOR EXAMPLE, PETTY, UNIMPORTANT, POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, NON-STORIES ABOUT 'SCOOTER' LIBBY'S PART IN A CIA-LEAK INVESTIGATION GET ALL THE PLAY, BUT ISLAMIC TERRORISTS IN INDONESIA WHO BEHEAD 3 INNOCENT - AND CHRISTIAN - SCHOOLGIRLS ARE IGNORED. PERHAPS IT IS THE ANTI-CHRISTIAN FACTOR AT WORK. MURDER AS OPPOSED TO METAPHORICAL, CONGRESSIONAL MAYHEM. WEEP NOW.