Why?

Why? I mean really, why? If you have a young child, then you know that not a day, nary an hour, goes by without a question starting with that word. Why does the sun come up daddy? Why do to birds chirp in the morning? Why are you sitting at the computer typing? (I swear the young teen JUST asked me that question as I am typing this) Why are you wearing mommy's underwear on your head? You know, typical stuff. But, alas, I have read my morning paper yet again. And I have my own bunch of why's.

Why do some people feel compelled to tell the rest of us what do do and how to run our own lives? Do they feel this inherent "motherhood" syndrome where they must watch over us like their own offspring? Although it may seem like a good idea, the new car sign by Jodi Brubaker and Kari Galassi (Get Off The Phone!) infers that we are ALL stupid and can't protect ourselves from the evil world. They want to dumb the rest of us down to their level so they don't feel so alone in their world of bubble wrapped safety for all.

Why do some people blame anybody else but themselves for their own stupidity? Ask Lauren Rosenberg, who was injured by a motorist while following the walking route through Salt Lake City supplied by Google. Yep, you guessed it, she is suing Google. Seems common sense was trumped by a computer when she chose to follow the route along a busy street. Hey Lauren, do you ever think for yourself? Just maybe it was the motorist, or even, gasp, yourself to blame.

Why do we allow elected officials to make decisions in an election year? Illinois can't pass a budget because the law makers are too worried about what will happen to them in November. Popular opinion outweighs the law, especially when the Cook County commissioners pass a resolution boycotting Arizona business because they think that's what the voters want to see. And then turn around and hand a contract to an Arizona firm that makes red light cameras. A better question might be, why do we keep electing these hypocritical, self-serving morons?

Why does the world hate Israel so much? Now I try and avoid this topic, because 1. I am not Jewish, and 2. I am not Palestinian which = none of my business. But when the press starts quoting pro-Palestinian protesters (try saying that ten times fast) in saying, "It's been way too long since there's been a suicide bombing in the State of Israel," I can't help but feel the need to quote Rodney King. "Can't we all just get along?" Whether you think it's ok for Hamas to rain missiles down on Israel, or it's ok for the Jewish state to suppress an entire population with roadblocks and illegal occupation, the bottom line is that both sides hate each other. How the hell do you fix that?