Tonight I read yet another indication of what our country stands for. The Dixie Chicks recently indicated their displeasure with George Bush. No biggie, right? This is, after all, the land of the free. Countries throughout the world envy us our freedom. Dictators despise us because of our freedoms. In their countries, they don’t allow people to speak out. Our current administration has been quick to note on the news that demonstrations the news is showing happening in Iraq could not happen under Saddam Hussein.

Guess what, Americans. We don’t need a despotic government (although we’re getting one of those, too). We have each other.