The boys at Bill's Café cannot get over the lack of common sense in both political parties. The Democrats, normally ones for change, want to keep the voting law the same, while the Republicans, usually ones for keeping the status quo, want to change the state constitution. Clearly, conservative and liberal are merely labels to apply when it's convenient to your point of view.
Bill shook his head at the whole thing. "It gets worse," he said, as he filled the boys' coffee. "Why attack our diplomats for trying to put out a fire?"
"What do you mean?" George Jackson asked.
"The Americans in Egypt were getting surrounded by these uneducated, brain-washed knuckle-heads who don't know a fifth-rate cheap movie trailer from something produced by the American government. The embassy released a statement." Bill pulled out the newspaper. "Here's what they said: 'The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims -- as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions." Bill threw down the paper in disgust. "So some our own American knuckle-heads are attacking that statement as sympathy for vandals and killers."
George scratched his head. "That's what I heard it was."
"Look," said Bill. "If you were surrounded by a bunch of knuckle-heads threatening to burn you down, are you going to call those knuckle-heads 'knuckle-heads' to their face or are you going to tell them you understand their anger but you don't agree with anyone who insults others?"
George looked puzzled. "I guess I'd first try to get the situation to settle down, then try to get the truth out."
"Exactly," said Bill. "And here, once again, politicians think we're as stupid as those knuckle-heads who can't tell the difference between a nut in Hollywood and real workers in America."
