Health care can wait...he was the KING!

Not that I am proud to be from Congressman Dennis Moore's district, but I'll take him any day over Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, who wants the House to pass a resolution honoring Michael Jackson. Even Nancy Pelosi had enough sense to ignore the woman's request. I don't know why you would read through the entire resolution. I skipped to the end, where I found this:

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes Michael Jackson as a global humanitarian and a noted leader in the fight against worldwide hunger and medical crises; and
(2) celebrates Michael Jackson as an accomplished contributor to the worlds of arts and entertainment, scientific advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, and global food security.

I get it. MJ was extremely charitable. But the House does not pass resolutions to honor every humanitarian that passes away. No, this seems to be limited to those that also have the self-proclaimed title of "King of Pop." Not to mention, last I checked, there's a few things of importance that need the attention of politicians in Washington. I suppose this explains why they don't have time to read through bills before voting on them.

The media circus that ensued after Jacko's death was comparable only to that of Anna Nicole Smith's death. Come to think of it, the two stars had a lot in common: completely crazy and died of prescription drug overdose. I didn't watch any of it, other than a segment of Martin Bashir's interview with him several years back, which I watched before going to bed one night last week. I rarely remember what I dream, but I'm fairly certain that there were some weird ones that night. How could they not have been? The last thing I heard before I went to bed was MJ's voice justifying why it is okay to have small children sleep in the same bed as a man.

I don't know whether Michael was guilty or innocent of the child molestation charges against him several years back, but regardless of that, I see something wrong with our society when more tribute is paid to a dead pop star than a dead president. Unfortunately, in our celebrity-obsessed culture, this is reality. And thanks to people like Jackson-Lee, it's part of our politics.