On Hitting the Nail on the Head...

Isn't it awesome when someone points something out that should've been so obviously clear for so long, and then it actually is, and you think to yourself, "Damn, why didn't I think of that?"

Well, Amanda's got one right here...

I have also noticed that two values that BushCo likes to fling around are "life" and "freedom", but I have also noticed that the two are opposite values in their rhetoric. You can have freedom or life, but not both. They are pretty consistent in this viewpoint, and if they evoke freedom, you can be sure they are covering up for someone's death, and if they evoke "life", you can be sure they are trying to take away your freedoms.

(from Crooks and Liars...via Respectful of Otters)