Monday, August 07, 2006
Don't just Pray for Israel; Pay for Israel!
I believe firmly in the old WW2 idea that civilians should sacrifice to help the war effort. Just after 9/11, I bought a big chunk of series-I bonds toward that end, even though the Bush admin was actively discouraging war bond purchase. (That should have told me something was peculiar about this bunch, but I was slow to realize....)
Lately, though, I've lost all faith in the ability of our government to do anything useful. I really don't want to put more money into US Bonds, because George Junior will just use the money to build schools in Arab countries, to rebuild Lebanon (in other words, rebuild Hezbollah) and generally to spread Sharia (which he calls Democracy) across the world.
So I sez to myself, Self, who's fighting for civilization? And Self sez: Israel.
Israel has an online bond campaign going on, which looks much more like the old familiar WW2 bond sales. The process is quite easy, though not quite obvious from the website. You need to go here and find your nearest agency, then email the agency. They will send you a PDF form that you can print out; then you send the printed form with your check to the address on the form.
Feels good to know that my money is going to someone who will use it properly! ¶ 2:55 PM
I believe firmly in the old WW2 idea that civilians should sacrifice to help the war effort. Just after 9/11, I bought a big chunk of series-I bonds toward that end, even though the Bush admin was actively discouraging war bond purchase. (That should have told me something was peculiar about this bunch, but I was slow to realize....)
Lately, though, I've lost all faith in the ability of our government to do anything useful. I really don't want to put more money into US Bonds, because George Junior will just use the money to build schools in Arab countries, to rebuild Lebanon (in other words, rebuild Hezbollah) and generally to spread Sharia (which he calls Democracy) across the world.
So I sez to myself, Self, who's fighting for civilization? And Self sez: Israel.
Israel has an online bond campaign going on, which looks much more like the old familiar WW2 bond sales. The process is quite easy, though not quite obvious from the website. You need to go here and find your nearest agency, then email the agency. They will send you a PDF form that you can print out; then you send the printed form with your check to the address on the form.
Feels good to know that my money is going to someone who will use it properly! ¶ 2:55 PM
