Today is a good day, as one year ago me and the lady started dating. We’re
heading out to celebrate in a few hours with a nice dinner. What can I say,
I’m a very lucky guy.
Archive for March, 2003
Today is a good day, as one year ago me and the lady started dating. We’re
heading out to celebrate in a few hours with a nice dinner. What can I say,
I’m a very lucky guy.
So I just got done watching the Oscars, it’s funny to see Michail Moore get
booed for saying he doesnt agree with the president, but then see a child
molester get an award and standing ovation (tho The Pianist does look very
good, I want to see it).
Think about it, ‘93 WTC bombing, USS Cole Bombing, two American Embassy
bombings in Africa, and 9/11, all by Bin Laden, all within a decade. Five
major attacks on US targets, and Bin Laden isn’t our top priority? How does
that work? I think Sadam is a bastard and all, and have even read some good
liberals write on why they agree (weak UN has allowd genocide (Bosnia), how
can we be liberal and watch this happen to fellow humans). They also bring up
the point that much of the US protests just seem to be of people who are still
just angry at Bush in general (I sort of agree), also bringing up the point
that Clinton had authorized miliarty force against UN recommendations during
his presidency (Bosnia, and two other times that escape me). Despite all this,
I still put Iraq low on our list, Al Queda and North Korea seem much more
willing to give us trouble.
And what the heck has Iran done since the hostage crisis to piss us off?
Really, anyone have any ideas? Name one international story in the past 20
years (not sports) they’ve had anything to do with. Just food for thought.
So ya, if I’ve talked to you in the last week, you know we’re having a big old
welcome back
frank party tonight. Come on over and have some beers, say hi to Frank,
and then play some cones. (Cones!)
This is what kind of crazyness happens on a Reno weekend
Ok, random political thoughts here. Over the past few months, I’ve read a lot
of Michael Moore and the like and am in agreeement that the Democratic party
(of which I vote) is in disarray, and I have generally lost confidence in
them. They have no direction, and are seemingly in agreement with Republicans
on many issues they shouldn’t be (coporate de-regulation, citizen’s rights,
etc). To quote more, the Dems have become Republican’s in a bad suit. This
was the main focus of Nader’s campaign for the the Presidency, that the
Democrats did not represent the middle and lower class anymore, they were the
same as the GOP. At the time I didn’t buy it, now I agree. I no longer think
Nader stole the election (the rules don’t say there can only be two ‘real’
candidates).
So here I am, ready to vote for Nader if the election were
tomorow, save for one argument. Would Gore be this hawkish in relation to
Iraq? Would Gore have told European allies (and the world for that matter) to
fuck off, by backing out of nuclear and environment international treaties,
and ignoring the UN? I really can’t see that happening. Clinton used the UN
through the Bosnia campaign, and still enjoys popularity in Europe. Bush is
hated and disrespected everywhere but in the US.
Personally, I think Bush is just gambling on a quick war. He’s cutting
taxes and pushing for war, hoping that everything will fall his way; Iraq is
freed, economy recovers, etc. This is likely (the first part anyway) but not
guarenteed. As someone else said “Don’t worry, the war is going to be quick,
Iraq is a small country, about the size of Vietnam. But don’t worry about
that comparison, Vietnam didn’t have Chemical and Biological weapons…oh
wait”. So if this all turns bad, it could go south very quick. And I’m not
even thinking about North Korea, who is openly asking for war and
allready has WMD it wants to use on us. Why aren’t we dealing with them
again?
The one thing I really like about breaks is that there is so little to do. It
can be over the top boring sometimes, but compared to last week’s stressors, I
don’t mind.
It’s March now, so look at this until I put up a real post.