The National Archives has been warning the administration for about 4 years because these communications are protected by federal law, but this administration just has absolutely no respect for anything other than itself...constitutionality---pshaw. Federal law---yeah right, whatever.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/opinion/01sat3.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Are the people ready for a president who is intelligent?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/opinion/25kristol.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
Never mind the people who say, 'is America ready for a black president?' or 'is America ready for a female president?'--I'm beginning to think that the people are not ready for a president who acts in an intelligent manner. People complained for about 6 years about Bush's lack of intelligence, inability to speak well, and condescending attitude. Now that we have the possibility to fix those things with the next president, people are changing their tunes. Deep down, maybe people want a president that they can insult, rather than one that actually expects something of us. Someone who challenges people's thinking can be threatening. Perhaps we'd feel safer with the same old story in politics--not much change, not much challenge, etc. That's what we would get with the other two candidates--some minor changes, but nothing major. That feels comfortable to many people.
In this article, William Kristol complains about Barack not wearing a flag lapel pin (I'm so sick of people caring about others' fashion statements, which is really all that is anyway.) I agree with Barack that the important thing isn't what you wear, but what you do. Then, when he attempts to explain his decision, Kristol criticizes him for that. He then states that in nearly every empirical respect, we're doing better than we were 25 years ago, but he does not explain how we're doing better...I'm not so sure that that's the case. Kristol is being purposefully obtuse, and as a result, I think he sounds about as wise as President Bush.
This op-ed piece is the type of thinking that worries me.
Never mind the people who say, 'is America ready for a black president?' or 'is America ready for a female president?'--I'm beginning to think that the people are not ready for a president who acts in an intelligent manner. People complained for about 6 years about Bush's lack of intelligence, inability to speak well, and condescending attitude. Now that we have the possibility to fix those things with the next president, people are changing their tunes. Deep down, maybe people want a president that they can insult, rather than one that actually expects something of us. Someone who challenges people's thinking can be threatening. Perhaps we'd feel safer with the same old story in politics--not much change, not much challenge, etc. That's what we would get with the other two candidates--some minor changes, but nothing major. That feels comfortable to many people.
In this article, William Kristol complains about Barack not wearing a flag lapel pin (I'm so sick of people caring about others' fashion statements, which is really all that is anyway.) I agree with Barack that the important thing isn't what you wear, but what you do. Then, when he attempts to explain his decision, Kristol criticizes him for that. He then states that in nearly every empirical respect, we're doing better than we were 25 years ago, but he does not explain how we're doing better...I'm not so sure that that's the case. Kristol is being purposefully obtuse, and as a result, I think he sounds about as wise as President Bush.
This op-ed piece is the type of thinking that worries me.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
and here I thought high school was over...
"Obama Says It Was a Turn, Not a Snub"
I thought I was the only one who obsessed over dumb stuff like this
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/obama-says-it-was-a-turn-not-a-snub/index.html?nl=pol&emc=pol
I thought I was the only one who obsessed over dumb stuff like this
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/obama-says-it-was-a-turn-not-a-snub/index.html?nl=pol&emc=pol
Monday, January 14, 2008
Writers
The presidential speechwriters should go on strike. This is not because I know of any particular injustice they're suffering or anything, but although I feel bad that the writers for Conan and Leno and Letterman, etc are not getting what they deserve, it's making me actually want to watch the shows again. It was embarrassingly late that I realized these people even HAD writers; I was naive enough to think that they wrote it all themselves. Duh. But I find them much funnier when they are left to their own devices. The same is true for presidential candidates; it took me a long time to realize THEY didn't write their own speeches. I think they should; then we'd have a much better idea of what we were actually going to get. Also, IF anyone reads this, does anyone know a good resource for getting past all the dumbing-down and b.s. of the candidates' speeches and finding details of HOW the candidates are going to do all the stuff they're talking about doing? Is it naive to think there is such a place?
Thursday, January 3, 2008
E.P.A. denies waiver to California: why?
This denial is asinine: why, if you were really an organization put in place to protect the environment, would you deny a state's efforts to protect the environment?! Their explanation is so typical of the government...'no, really, we have this great plan...you'll see...just as soon as we put it into effect...you just watch! Meanwhile, just don't make us look bad with your forward-thinking, common-sense approach.' At least California is fighting back...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/us/03suit.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/us/03suit.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
If they're trying to convince us that their food is NOT terrible...this is not helping
"How to Make a Perfect Casserole: Just Add Badger" (from The Guardian)
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2233976,00.html
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2233976,00.html
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