I kept expecting Arnold to show up at any minute. The lack of Austrian accent and robot body parts was disappointing.
My chiropractor actually gave me exercises designed to strengthen the muscles in my back so I wouldn't need constant adjustment. Not that I *do* them, but that's because I've figured out a way to fix any misalignments on my own (it involves a straight-backed chair).
Acupunture intrigues me. I'm inclined to believe it works because I find that touching pressure points in my back will stimulate nerves all the way down to my feet and that my ears have a strange connection to the backs of my thighs. I'm not sure it's a flow of qi, but there is definitely something happening.
Note: Your results may vary. Don't try this at home.
Out of all the stupid things Bush could have done, comparing Iraq to Vietnam is pretty high up there. He's reminding the country of a war that is unequivocally considered a military failure by the United States while trying to promote a war that most of the country is seen to have become a military failure. And yet the irony is barely recognized by the mainstream media.
I would love to see the people who actually believed what Bush had to say in that speech. The half of the country that doesn't remember the Vietnam War is already opposed to Iraq, and the baby-boomers who lived through Vietnam in one way or another will be reminded of what they experienced. Way to piss off the Vietnam vets, everyone who opposed the draft (and the prospect of a new one *shudder*), the hippies and peaceniks, and every male who lived in fear of being called up. The only people left to believe him are people like him and Cheney, who never saw the war for themselves, since they were busy going AWOL from the National Guard.
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