A lot has been said about parallels between Bush and Hitler. Of course, there are significant differences, as there would be with any two historical leaders. If you compared Bush to William the conqueror, nay-sayers would say, "Yes, but Bush didn't have to contend with Harald of England, so you can't really compare the two!" while overlooking any actual similarities. The same can be true of Bush and Hitler. There are some similarities between the two. Ok, so Bush doesn't have millions of Jews in concentration camps. In 1933, Hitler didn't either. One of the comparisons that is starkly real is FEAR ("terruh"). In fact, there is a new book about the use of fear in politics, especially as used by Nazi Germany.
And what the hell is the deal with this? South Whidbey High School in Langley, Va, banned t-shirts that had the names of fallen soldiers because it may possibly cause a distraction. Oohh. a distraction. I'm glad it's getting national attention and the ACLU is all over this.
And why is the New York Times a couple of years later? This memo broke at least a year or two ago. There's even a website about it. I'm glad the crackerjack reporters at the New York Times were all over this one. It's nice that our media can report stories when it is popular to do so, instead of when the news actually comes out. Maybe the national media will soon start to report that mush MIGHT have lied about the reasons to go to war with Iraq.
And the current debate about immigration in Washington is definitely polarizing people. Hispanic voters are much-courted voters in many precincts, anyway, and vote largely Democrat, I believe. If the democrats support this bill, that large section of the population may slip through their fingers. If the Democrats came out in full opposition to this bill, they could potentially lock in a huge section of the population for the primaries in May and the general elections in November. But, apparently the Democrats don't want to take any type of stand that might piss off even one person in the entire country, so it's best just to go along with whatever the Republicans want. I'm glad the Hispanic community is so organized that half a million people can demonstrate (peacefully, by the way). But, largely I think it just serves two purposes, not at all related to immigration. It satisfies the "core Republican" that the Republican party stands for reform and wants to protect American against a forms of attack--terrorism AND immigration (neither a terrorist or a damn Mexican is gonna take away your job on MY watch!) and it serves to distract the core voter from the war in Iraq and the growing voice for impeachment.
And what the hell is the deal with this? South Whidbey High School in Langley, Va, banned t-shirts that had the names of fallen soldiers because it may possibly cause a distraction. Oohh. a distraction. I'm glad it's getting national attention and the ACLU is all over this.
And why is the New York Times a couple of years later? This memo broke at least a year or two ago. There's even a website about it. I'm glad the crackerjack reporters at the New York Times were all over this one. It's nice that our media can report stories when it is popular to do so, instead of when the news actually comes out. Maybe the national media will soon start to report that mush MIGHT have lied about the reasons to go to war with Iraq.
And the current debate about immigration in Washington is definitely polarizing people. Hispanic voters are much-courted voters in many precincts, anyway, and vote largely Democrat, I believe. If the democrats support this bill, that large section of the population may slip through their fingers. If the Democrats came out in full opposition to this bill, they could potentially lock in a huge section of the population for the primaries in May and the general elections in November. But, apparently the Democrats don't want to take any type of stand that might piss off even one person in the entire country, so it's best just to go along with whatever the Republicans want. I'm glad the Hispanic community is so organized that half a million people can demonstrate (peacefully, by the way). But, largely I think it just serves two purposes, not at all related to immigration. It satisfies the "core Republican" that the Republican party stands for reform and wants to protect American against a forms of attack--terrorism AND immigration (neither a terrorist or a damn Mexican is gonna take away your job on MY watch!) and it serves to distract the core voter from the war in Iraq and the growing voice for impeachment.
I'm so disgusted with the news that I read it all the time, but I can barely bother myself to comment on it. The news media is so biased and out of touch with typical attitudes that it's almost laughable. I almost read CNN and others to see what they DON'T report on. I can't even make myself read any news from Iraq. It's all so horrible and unnecessary that I just skip over it. It's all car bombs and dead soldiers. And why? We all know, so I'm not going to beat a dead horse. I just can't for the life of me figure out why the Democratic party has been so effectively neutered that they can't say boo about what the Republicans do.
Bush's approval rating is the lowest of any president this century except for Nixon, and he had to resign the presidency. Clinton's was nearly DOUBLE what Bush's is WHEN THEY IMPEACHED HIM. Feingold introduces a bill for CENSURE and the Democratic party pretty much pretends he doesn't even exist. The congressmen wouldn't even admit that they had heard of it to the press. And the same week, a poll came out that said that over 50% of people would support IMPEACHMENT if Bush lied about the reasons for going to war with Iraq. It would be nice to find a government that represented the people. I'm sure the citizens of Iraq feel the same way.
At least one group of representatives is trying to take on the Electoral College system. They are trying to change the laws state-by-state, not to abolish the Electoral College, but to enact laws that make the Electorates cast their vote for the candidate who wins the popular vote NATIONALLY. I think this is a good first step. And, states have control over how their Electorates cast their vote, so it is a movement that can snowball into something larger. Legislation has already been introduced to reform laws in Illinois. I hope it will move on from there.
I guess Encyclopedia Brittanica isn't looking forward to outsourcing jobs to India. They want the magazine Nature to retract an article that Wikipedia is as accurate as Brittanica. However, as the author of this article points out, Wikipedia is free, Brittanica costs $12 a month. Given that I already pay for Internet access at home, I'll opt for the free version. I think it would be worth the time and expense for schools and libraries to pay for the access, but home users just don't need it. And, Wikipedia users can mark disputed entries and discuss why they dispute them. Can I do the same with Brittanica? Nature found 4 "serious" errors in Brittanica articles, but I'm betting there weren't any tags from the public on them that they might be wrong.
I think I mentioned this before, but there are even more reasons to hate Wal-mart here.
Also, attorney-client privilege doesn't apply to those suspected of colluding with Al-Qaeda. All of my doctors were Indian for my surgery. Dr. Daher, Dr. Sudan, and a lot of other doctors with long names (including Dr. Sexy-hair, but that's another story). You gotta love the Justice Department.
Apparently, 85% of people believe in global warming. I wonder if they also believe in evolution and gravity?
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