Wednesday, May 28, 2008

George W: Liar or Moron?

Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary, seems to be claiming the latter. On Plamegate, McClellan states that W. had "been deceived, and therefore became unwittingly involved in deceiving" McClellan. 
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So which is worse: Having a President who is more deceitful than Nixon, or having a President who doesn't know what's going on in his own White House? Either way, Bush doesn't look so great after this. But then, Bush hasn't looked so good since 2005, really. 

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Playing by the rules.

Well, maybe I forgot about this little conflict when I made that comment earlier about Hillary playing by the rules. So really, I don't think that she should drop out of the race, but I do think that many of her tactics are despicable- from race baiting by identifying herself with the "white" vote to constantly movng goalposts to claiming that DNC rules that were absolutely clear from the get-go are now "unfair" to the people of Michigan and Florida. Oh, and claiming that she has the popular vote when no mathematician worth their salt could possibly agree. AARGH! 

So no, she doesn't need to drop out, because the rule say she doesn't. But I still have a VERY negative opinion of her coming out of this race. Ugh.

Oh, and for all her talk about experience, she's only 36th in seniority among Senate Democrats. Obama is 39.

Close Guantanamo Now.

For this reason and so many others.

But what will we do in Seattle? 

Apple files patent for solar cells in iPhones. I wonder how that would lower the average techie's carbon footprint.

Fly the Noisy Skies

Airlines in Europe are considering "technology" that will allow customers to use their mobile phones mid-flight. 

If this happens in America, they'll charge you $10, I guarantee it.

Entertainment Technology

This is pretty damned cool. For $100, it's tempting; if only they'd increase their video inventory. If that happens, it's going to be hard to stay with Blockbuster's Total Access package. Blockbuster charges an arm and a leg, but instant access is everything.

Science overstated.

Oh well, no pixie dust for me. It's still a step in the right direction. I just wish that it were all it had been made out to be. Every day we're able to do more incredible things to the human body, and as soon as we can use all of the resources at our disposal, these steps are going to become leaps and bounds. 

Blogger Widget

This post is testing the new Blogger widget I just downloaded. Hopefully this will increase my productivity, as I can shoot posts directly into the ether without having to interface via browser. 

May 27

Fuck it, let Hillary stay in the race. By doing so, she's playing by the rules. So let her drag this out and lose, and I'm sure that she'll back Obama when the time comes. Is it a play for a VP slot on the ticket? Maybe; maybe even probably. After all, it's easier to jump to the presidential position from the VP spot eight years from now. She's got patience; in eight years, she'll be 69 or 70. McCain has proven septuagenarianism isn't a disqualifying point in presidential politics. So let Hillary stay in the race. She isn't hurting anyone, I don't think. Obama knows the spotlight is on him, and he's continually focusing more of his rhetoric against John McCain every day. He knows this is a run-up to a general election between him and McCain, and he's acting appropriately. Meanwhile, Hillary is playing by the rules.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Memorial Day


The day started out wonderfully, sex in the morning. It was more for me than for her, which makes me grateful. Then brunch, delicious brunch. A lamb chop before noon is decadence, and two mimosas wash it down well. We went home and watched Heroes, escapism that delights us both. Life is most wonderful when you're ignoring your life.

We went to the book store, where I bought more distractions. Science fiction and comic books. Lovely. At the coffee shop I decided to start this blog, which I will never tell anyone about. It is my public secret. I wanted to call it 'The Disappearing Man,' but that is already taken. It has never been posted on. Maybe it disappeared.