Last weekend, I bought a Sears-brand, Kenmore microwave that wouldn’t even light up when plugged in, as if its circuitry had been entirely omitted. Apparently, the Chinese plant that built it [Have you tried purchasing anything lately that's NOT cheap dross originating from China?!] doesn’t take even the most basic of quality control measures before they box something up.
Today, as I look at an Associated Press photo of a Danish Air Force F-16 fighter jet dispatched to unleash hell on Libya, I’m reminded that the only thing Americans seem to build themselves these days are weapons of mass destruction and warfare.
Is constructing the implements of violence and bloodshed really the only thing at which we, as a people, excel now?
I guess the lesson is, if I want something reliable to heat up my soup, I should just buy an American-made F-16, take aim … and fire.
