Posthuman Blues

Our Hidden WMD Program

"The budget is busted; American soldiers need more armor; they're running out of supplies. Yet the Department of Energy is spending an astonishing $6.5 billion on nuclear weapons this year, and President Bush is requesting $6.8 billion more for next year and a total of $30 billion over the following four years. This does not include his much-cherished missile-defense program, by the way. This is simply for the maintenance, modernization, development, and production of nuclear bombs and warheads."

I don't see why this is particularly news-worthy or otherwise surprising. Bush feels it is his duty to induce Armageddon. Undoubtedly, he finds those "Left Behind" books addictive and is eager to do his part to make sure they come true. What better way than cutting-edge nuclear bombs? There's something so wonderfully satisfying about a big, cherry-red mushroom cloud, don't you think?

I mean, what's Armageddon without nukes? It's like a charity auction without refreshments, or an office building without "motivational" posters.