Rosa Parks

I note the passing of a true American heroine, a woman who decided that enough was enough, Rosa Parks. For a black woman to do what she did in 1950s Birmingham took more guts than are possessed by the occupants of the entire Bush White House executive suite.

What Rosa Parks did could have cost her life. When has any member of the Bush administration stood bravely for anything that hadn't already been vetted by a poll?

We need more people like Rosa Parks. More people who look at things the way they are, decide that something is wrong, and say "Bullshit!" Not that Rosa Parks ever said that. But she probably did.

Today the entire country is a lot like 1950s Alabama. There's a lot that's wrong, but too many people are just standing around, whistling, and averting their eyes. Afraid to say that the administration used lies to pull us into a war that has now cost 2000 lives. Afraid to admit that members of the Bush administration traitorously revealed the identity of a CIA agent for political purposes. Afraid to say that the neocons who are running the country are a bunch of sycophants who have their eyes on nothing more than what's in it for them.

Afraid of what? The truth?

Well, bullshit! Rosa, we'll miss you.

For another point of view on Rosa Parks and the meaning of her life, be sure to visit the "Editor Mom" blog.