passing the wand of moral corruption

with the death of king fahd, it is now again time for the leaders of western democracies to kiss the ass of an oppressive absolute monarch. never mind that the house of saud promotes a version of islam that is diametrically opposed to western values, or that the terrorists who seek to destroy america and the west have their roots and financial backing in saudi arabia, the country has most of the world's oil, and we can't live without it. frankly, i find the house of saud deeply cynical for all this, but i also think the enthusiasm with which america pursues oil dependence rather than conservation and energy sources alternative to oil shows either greater cynicism or extream short-sightedness. the american energy policy only reinforces my belief that america is run by greedy pigs who think of nothing but their own personal enrichment and don't give a rat's ass about the american people, especially the poor and working classes. if dick cheney and his halliburton cronies can make lots of money off it, then american policies will be skewed towards supporting that.

we have to figure out a way to make women's rights, freedom, democracy, and renewable energy grossly profitable.