When Republicans get power, it seems that one of their priorities is Meaningless Emotional Gestures. To wit: the "Defense of Marriage Act" and Ronald Reagan National Airport. Protecting Us from Them is a given, so keeping gay couples down is a softball pitch. Naming Rights also come with power, and the yahoos have had at it with a vengeance. I will never refer to National Airport as anything but its original name.
The kicker came yesterday as I drove on "Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Memorial Highway" in New Hampshire. Now that's Supporting Our Troops! Even though both (now all three) adventures were dubious, it's important to make some sort of Statement to assuage the ambivalence felt about them. "And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?"
Other than transferring borrowed money to "Loyal Bushies" and continuing to frighten the soft headed electorate, I don't know what the unfortunate sons and daughters are doing over there. Well, now that we've been there for longer than World War II, the main objective seems to be "Not Losing." It might be easier if someone could define Victory.
Rallying behind the Pointless Sacrifice is difficult when the people start asking "Why." That's where Naming Rights come in!
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