A Political Post
Jun. 25th, 2008 11:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chris_gerribOne of the reasons I took my pledge to pay for political posts was that a lot of things political in recent days have truly pissed me off. I was hoping that penalizing myself would reduce my temper. Alas, not working, and today brings another example of that. It's the reason why I'd vote for Bozo The Clown vs. a Republican for President.
The Bush Administration has decided that if they don't open the email, it didn't happen. Now, I get that they don't want to regulate CO2 output. That's a reasonable policy debate. But not opening the #(@$ email? That's kindergarten stuff. For an amusing take on this, see John Scalzi's post.
In other news, Megan McArdle asks is Islamic terrorism poses an existential threat to the US. I tend to agree with her conclusions (no, Islamic terrorism is not an existential threat) but that's sort of the wrong question. The right question, which I am working up some thoughts about, is "how do we win the fight against Islamic terrorism?"
So, off to pay $30 ($20 for above plus $10 for a comment elsewhere) to Reading Is Fundamental.
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The Bush Administration has decided that if they don't open the email, it didn't happen. Now, I get that they don't want to regulate CO2 output. That's a reasonable policy debate. But not opening the #(@$ email? That's kindergarten stuff. For an amusing take on this, see John Scalzi's post.
In other news, Megan McArdle asks is Islamic terrorism poses an existential threat to the US. I tend to agree with her conclusions (no, Islamic terrorism is not an existential threat) but that's sort of the wrong question. The right question, which I am working up some thoughts about, is "how do we win the fight against Islamic terrorism?"
So, off to pay $30 ($20 for above plus $10 for a comment elsewhere) to Reading Is Fundamental.
Word Count for Space Rescue
Complete (63,736) Goal (80,000)
100% completeSince Last Post = 306 words
Things accomplished in fiction: Up to Chapter 10 on the re-write.
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Date: 2008-06-25 05:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-25 07:15 pm (UTC)Thank you from RIF!
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I think there is a lot more you have to say about politics! ;-)
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Date: 2008-08-10 12:11 am (UTC)