While sifting through today's Google ad placements on this blog, I found a link to a Website called republicangomorrah.com. Of course, I had to check it out. The site's content basically reaffirmed everything I've been thinking and saying lately. The GOP brought itself down through right-wing, pseudo-Christian-fundamentalist extremism. And, yes, it's true: Sarah Palin wrecked John McCain's presidential campaign last year.
Today, those extremists on the right are trying to bring down President Obama. There have even reportedly been (fortunately foiled) assassination attempts against the president. According to this Yahoo! story I read, the economic situation has prompted Secret Service cutbacks, thus putting the president in increased danger. Here's my feeling on all this: We live in an increasingly technology-driven age. Anyone who tries to knock off a political leader won't get very far. Furthermore, anyone dumb enough to broadcast his (or her) plans to become a wannabe John Wilkes Booth or Lee Harvey Oswald isn't smart enough to pull off an assassination plot. Thanks to near-universal accessibility to the Internet, such plans can easily be uncovered by any and everybody, including Secret Service and law enforcement personnel. Again, that's just my oh-so-humble opinion.
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