These days, everybody is blaming someone. The democrats blame the republicans, who blame them right back. The rich blame the poor. The poor are ordering pitchforks.

New York blames Detroit. Detroit blames the labor unions. Labor unions blame Walmart. 

George Bush blames Osama bin Laden. DickCheney blames President Obama.  Evangelical Christians blame San Franciso values. Gays in California blame the Mormons (although, let's face it, when blame is launched, it can sometimes hit the target spot on).

While some might accuse me of participating in the willy nilly bestowal of responsiblity, what I really want is to gain an understanding of what happened. Of course, I know this is a pipe dream. Those responsible are generally too busy covering up their own roles in whatever the mess to engage in mea culpas. So, instead of learning the truth of it, I find comfort in screaming myself silly over multi-million dollar bonuses granted to a bunch undeserving fools. (See. It's really easy to play.)

In this escalating game of who screwed up America, I believe it is time to declare a winner, at least from the perspective of offering a fresh, new scapegoat. (By which I mean an old, tired one.) 

From the pages of NorCalBlogs.com, a local blog site out of Chico, California, comes this gem.

What many still consider the greatest step forward in equality for the sexes, was more then just a glancing blow however. It was in fact a deadly strike that entered the very heart of the ship and has been smoldering since. The damage caused by the 19th amendment was slow in its destruction, but after almost 100 years we can now see how complete the destruction really was.

So, you see, ladies and gentlemen, it's all very simple. The day that American women gained the right to vote, we, as a society, took the first step toward our ruinous end. How can that be, you ask? The author of said blog, OneVike, is only too happy to elaborate:

From the beginning of time women have been the emotional nurturers of society while men have been the logical protectors and managers. It was the men who had to do the dirty deeds that required more logic then emotion. Men have always debated and discussed what it is they thought was best for their communities. There has always been strong women have stood behind their men and supported them in the tough decisions they had to make. Behind the scenes these strong women would prod and nudge because they thought the men moved to slow at times.

However it was that slow and methodical thought process that allowed for an orderly progression that worked for thousands of years. And please do not bring up all the wars men have gotten us into. The biggest war in history was WWII, and it happened with men elected after women around the world won the right to vote.

Unfortunately men eventually abdicated their God given responsibility and allowed their emotional partner an equal footing in deciding the country's fate. From that day forward, men have been vying for the emotional vote of the women and worrying about their reactions after they got in office. Thus they have become more emotional in their legislating then logical.

Logical. But not grammatical. This link's for you, OneVike.

And thank you for pointing out the obvious. The mess we're in could have been prudently avoided had male politicians not been forced to find their inner Richard Simmons by pesky women voters who should have kept their place in the background, letting those logical men make the decisions. 

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world. I feel better. Now, when my mail-order pitchfork arrives, I won't have to join the mob. I can use it for yardwork instead. But I hate yardwork, so I'll probably just break down and cry.