Well, our approval of our government is at an all time low, fuel prices are creeping up, and an election is coming soon that will showcase nearly 500 lame duck candidates. So that must mean that it’s time to trot out the old saw “the terrorists are coming.”

Heck, it’s worked like a charm since 9/11, you should stay with it until it doesn’t work anymore. After all, there’s always Iran, North Korea, etc… to take the place of “the terrorists” when that stops working. Here’s the story that started this train of thought.

Now, might what the story reports be true? Maybe. But, you know what? Who cares? Right now we’ve got our government (supposedly of the people by the people) acting in the interests of those who pay them (or those they can pay in the case of Senator Vitters…) Last fall I sincerely hoped that people would (and many did) vote against incumbents to get some new blood, some debate, some change in the system. It didn’t work.

People are noticing, so it must be time to scare them again. If you have an ounce of logical capability, I implore you not to worry about “the terrorist” threat, but rather worry about the break down of our government and society. If you must be worried about some danger you expose yourself to, then worry about automobile travel (by far the most dangerous thing you’ll do every day) and/or eating, obesity is a close second. Let’s not fall for “the terrorists” this time, wouldn’t that be novel?

Freedom does not necessarily include safety. Being free means taking responsibility and risk. That’s historically what we’re good at doing as a nation. Let’s get back to our roots.