I haven’t taken my Kerry\/Edwards sticker off my bumper yet. I don’t know why. Maybe my period of mourning hasn’t passed yet. Or maybe I want to cling to it as my own “I told you so” for when Bush’s continued incompetence finally catches up to him, although his re-election leaves me little hope that it ever will.<\/p>\n
Other cars sport magnetic yellow or flag colored ribbons reminding us to “Support Our Troops” and that “United We Stand”. I guess we’ve run short of ‘old oak trees’. I support our troops. But I do not support their Commander-in-Chief. Is he supporting our troops?<\/p>\n
Now Lance Armstrong’s rubber yellow braclets<\/a> have led a new wave of wearable advocacy. It’s not new really, I can remember the metal bracelet my father used to wear in remembrance of a POW\/MIA soldier in Vietnam. And some have jumped on this bandwagon by offering blue or black bracelets to tell the world you’re no Bush supporter. I don’t know if I’ll get one, I might. Anyone who knows me doesn’t need to see a bracelet to know my politics.<\/p>\n Just be careful what color your put on your wrist, as there may be untended consequences, especially in a hospital. <\/p>\n update:<\/b> too funny… tonight on my commute home I saw a truck with 7 various ribbon magnets, two American flags, and two racing number 3’s for Dale Earnhardt \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n For further reading:<\/b><\/p>\n Anti-Bush Bracelets Say, ‘Count Me Blue’<\/a> Heart on a wrist<\/a>
AP, 1\/15\/05<\/i><\/p>\n
San Francisco Chronicle, 1\/14\/05, editorial<\/i><\/p>\n