I won't say that all protesting is stupid. But this one sure seems to be.

Whenever you protest, it's nice to have a freakin' issue for crying out loud. You protest for civil rights, gun ownership, or the war. But these numbnuts are protesting hotbed issues such as the national debt and military recruitment.

"We want them to reassure us that our fears are misguided and that the government is doing everything in its power to prevent our futures from being destroyed," said senior Brian Martens.

The students said they were not protesting this week's election, but said they were worried about the huge national debt run up during the first four years of the Bush administration, along with military recruitment in schools and other issues. [...]

Boulder High teacher James Vacca expressed pride in the students for staging the protest.

"In an age where narcissistic college students riot in an inarticulate drunken stupor, you have students here at Boulder High School, principled, thoughtful and yet scared of four more years of pre-emptive war, the Patriot Act and an increase in militarism at school through the No Child Left Behind Act," he said.

Just how does the No Child Left Behind Act increase militarism at school? Just what is militarism at school? Are they handing out rifles now?

And just what is wrong with military recruitment? As I stood in line Tuesday at my polling place in Robert E. Lee (that's right bitch!) High School, they had the typical recruitment posters hanging up. The two that caught my eye were the one for the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, and the one for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Five bucks says this teacher put them up to it.