Incurious George and the Dick Cheney, the voice of Evil Empire, opened the Gates of Hell, and Satan’s Demons are now pouring through the rift. Violence begets violence; so, of course, bombs and boots only make it worse. But hey, they’re good for business — more nonunion McJobs! Vote oil; vote war-profiteering; vote Republican!

Ah, sorry... working on some quasi-religious, bumper-sticker slogans for the upcoming midterm election, arguably the most important in history.

PS: To Obama the Stooge, the Republican wannabe raining down death upon the Great Evildoers (OK, mostly innocent women, children and hapless young men of military age — the Pentagon’s fallback definition of an enemy combatant): Crank up that drone production and NSA surveillance! Because, you know, freedom and liberty...

And, believe it or not, there are a few starry-eyed “patriots” left who still wonder why young people are not voting in droves. A perfect storm. This is what the collapse of empire looks like. —Ryan Lawlor, Kalispell