Choosing the best individual to lead the “Divided States,” as some choose to call the United States, can be a challenging task.

The Democrats and the Republicans both have some philosophies I am fond of and some I am not fond of. However, beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday, American taxpayers should foot the bill for George W. Bush and friends to receive a one-way ride on Air Force One to heaven to answer some questions from the Great God Almighty about the decisions that he has made that have cost soldiers their lives and cost American citizens their freedom.

Furthermore, Bush and friends should receive their preferred serving of food while being exiled from the United States. In addition, the pension for being president and the financial gainings from Halliburton that Bush and his father stand to make should be put toward the nation’s deficit.

My friend “Auto Pilot” would be responsible for making sure that Bush and friends made it to their destination. Furthermore, Bush and friends would be responsible for providing gas to the airplane, since so many soldiers, who are sons, fathers, uncles and brothers, lost their lives so that Bush and friends would have enough gas and oil on reserve for profit.

On Sept. 14, Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, issued an invitation to President Bush and Sen. John Kerry to come on the network and discuss issues such as jobs, education and health care concerns among African-Americans. Kerry accepted the challenge and spoke for 30 minutes. However, Bush representatives stated that his schedule was too busy to take 30 minutes to address African-American concerns.

While laughing so hard about the president’s response, I fell out of my chair and hit my head on the floor. It didn’t even hurt like the response of an excuse did from Bush representatives. Either Bush is scared to discuss issues regarding African-Americans or he just doesn’t care. It took 35 days for Bush to make his decision not to speak with BET. Even if he was too busy to visit the BET studios, he could have conducted the interview via satellite.

It’s a shame that in this country at times, the African-American vote is either taken for granted or the intelligence of African-Americans are insulted. Americans who are prejudice or ignorant have to remember that African-Americans are not in dominant positions of power in government; therefore, decisions that have ruined America’s reputation did not have the representation of a majority of African-Americans.

When voting for Bush, ask yourself the following questions: How many more soldiers is my vote going to allow to be killed? How many more millions of dollars will my vote assist the rich with tax cuts? Am I voting to decrease the health care benefits for myself when voting for Bush? And my personal favorite, when was the last time George W. Bush did something good for African-Americans?

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