I gave up on writing a point-by-point response to Bush's speech on Monday night. Let's face it, he didn't say anything new. Just the same jingoistic diarrhea that has poured from his assface since day one.

"Less is more." "The medium is the message." "Two wrongs don't make a right." Cliches are such because they are true, even when they apply to art. Cliches speak to human nature, the way the collective subconscience reacts to stimuli. Any opinion, viewpoint, or concept can be expressed to a large population if it is delivered in a way that is accessible. Even the most abstract concept can be conveyed compellingly if it provides such a foothold for the audience or reader or what-have-you.

Unless you don't care about being popular or accepted. Which is fine. Just take a shower and brush your teeth every once and a while. That's all I ask.