It's no secret to anyone who has read my blog that I don't like the current administration. That's not to say I don't like conservatives; I have stated before that we should be one team, maybe with differing views on how to "win," but working toward the same goal -- a healthy, safe nation upholding our shared principles.

The problem is, I don't believe BushCo is conservative. I don't believe they adhere to any principles or ethics at all. Why? I could write several posts on that topic, but I have children to raise and a household to run. I will write specifically about Iraq, however.

My personal pet peeves are lying and misinformation. By nature, I am an inquisitive person; I have to "know." So it pisses me off to no end when I hear two mistruths coming from BushCo's spin machine regarding Iraq:

1. The "conflict" in Iraq wasn't about confiscating their weapons of mass destruction so Saddam couldn't use them against us. It was about regime change, to bring freedom and stability to the Middle East.

2. Hey, we were all fooled. Democrats had access to the same intelligence, and drew the same conclusions. They all voted for it!

Lie Number 1: Let me tell you something. In March of 2003, I was in my ninth month of pregnancy. I experienced false labor twice and hours of real labor once. While I was lying in a hospital bed with monitors strapped to my gigantic baby-filled abdomen, I had nothing to do but stare at a television monitor for hours and hours. It was always tuned to a news station, or sometimes even Fox News.

I can tell you, unequivocably, BushCo's stated reason for invading Iraq WAS SO to protect us from those nasty weapons of mass destruction. We couldn't wait for Hans to finish his inspection! The peril was imminent! Saddam was going to construct and launch nuclear weapons any second! Time was of the essence! We had evidence he ordered a red telephone and a big red "launch" button! It's true! This one Italian guy saw it!

Anyone who states otherwise is lying. Lying. Lying. How short of a memory do these people think we have?

Lie Number 2: Congress and everyone else received a REPORT from BushCo. They didn't see the original evidence. They TRUSTED BushCo's report. Yes, they let us down by not looking deeper. But the con job originated with BushCo, Congress just bought it. That's the equivalent of saying, "It's YOUR fault for trusting us!" Well, yes. It is. But that doesn't excuse BushCo for their more egregious behavior.

Conservatives have always called for personal responsibility. I find it the utmost hypocrisy to not call for it now. Our loyalties are supposed to lie with America and its stated ideals and laws, not a brand-name political party. To stubbornly stick with a particular man or regime just because he wears your team's jersey puts our entire country in jeopardy. And that, folks, is treasonous and unpatriotic.