Child of Liberals

So, since this blog is really supposed to be about work and politics, I will recount to you a startling comment made by a child of one of my coworkers. I believe he is 10.

I work for a financial investment firm. We have a large television in our office. This television is tuned to CNBC for market news and analysis all day. They occasionally touch on daily news (outside finance) and one day, a few days before the election in Iraq, my coworker happened to be in the office with her children as she had just picked them up from school and had to come back for some reason (her husband is President and CEO of our company). She technically only works part-time, if that, so this whole kids-in-the-office thing isn't a common occurance. (Which, by the way, is a different story because it bugs the hell out of me that I am trying to work and there are two little kids running around stealing my good pencils and slamming doors....)

So this report on the elections in Iraq showed U.S. Servicemen setting up barriers and such to prepare for the election.

The boy asks a question, and his father, my boss, says something to the effect of "they are preparing the cities for the election this weekend and the soldiers will be keeping them safe."

The boy then says: "Finally, they are doing something good in Iraq."

WHAT?

And his mother, nonchalantly says "you think that because you have liberal parents." And laughed.

The part that angers me most is that I am sitting 10 feet away and everyone knows that I have a brother who spent 7 months in Iraq, who not only didn't do bad things, and most certainly contributed to the humanitarian relief our government is providing though these brave Marine and soldiers. I felt like slapping that kid on the back of the head and sending him to boot camp to learn about discipline, integrity and how to shut up. This kid isn't growing up in a realistic world...it's too bad his parents 1.) have exposed him to the adult world without preparing him and 2.) when his ready to discuss adult events, teach him how to make an argument.

It sickens me to know that this child will grow up jaded and uninformed, but then again so are his parents.