For some inexplicable reason, it has become fashionable to buy those stupid magnetic ribbons saying "Support our Troops", as if that alone is the entire message a car owner cares about. The truth is that 96% of the cars that adorn these ridiculous blind attempts at patriotism are driven by people who also have the "W" sticker as well. Don't get me wrong, I support our troops just as much as the next guy – hell, the whole country supports them. But I don't support the reason I'm supporting the troops or the implication that supporting our troops automatically conveys support to the boneheaded boneheads in Washington requiring us to support our troops in the first place. Furthermore, if I don't buy that magnet, it doesn't mean that I hate America or I'm unpatriotic. It does mean that I graduated from middle school and have the cognitive ability to draw my own conclusions about whom and what I support and the manner in which I pledge that support. But if I must succumb to voicing my support, let me also express my disgust in the same sentence – because frankly, I'd rather send Bush to Baghdad .