Do they have the 4th of July in England?

Hey, you! What the hell are you doing surfing the internet? Shouldn't you be outside enjoying the day, eating B-B-Q'd finger food and setting off illegal fireworks right about now? Now I don't want to say that everyone who's sitting in front of a computer today, July 4th, is a total dweeb, but personal experience does lead me to believe this is, in fact, the case.

Why, if I weren't on the computer myself right now, I'd be out rejoicing in my pride at being an American on this day. I'd be out in the streets dancing to the drum beat of our war lords. I'd be thinking, wow, our founding fathers would be so pleased to know that Republicans are thinking of altering the constitution for purely partisan reasons, pushing through judicial nominees, and lying to the citizenry about getting them into a war. I'd be a Yankee Doodle Dandy, though conspicuously less dandyish in the 11 states that passed Anti-gay legislation this past November...

Come to think of it, maybe being inside working today isn't such a bad idea after all. So happy "independence" day to my fellow computer-shackled compatriots! Remember, you're what makes this country great, even if you are an anti-social dork.