Interesting letter to the editor in my local paper

[MadMax]

Maybe too much of a distraction! There is turmoil in Iran and China, North Korea is launching missiles and all that is on the news is Michael Jackson's funeral!

I agree that entertainment is important, but between celebrities and sports stars we put the wrong people on a pedestal! It is that average soldier, sailor, airman and Marine that should be the ones we worship. Collectively, they give us more—and protect those things we hold most dear—than some simple court jester!

As for clowns, that is the first word that springs to my mind when someone mentions the United States House of Representatives!