I would have posted pictures of the crocuses that are blooming in the yard, but between the time when I first saw them yesterday morning, and now, I forgot to get a picture. So instead, you get a sunrise.
Some significant stuff going on in the news these days:
Kosovo had a big week. In terms of American politics, imagine Texas declaring its independence, and then having Mexico be the first nation to officially recognize it. Snap! Serbia has claimed that territory for centuries, and Serbs are not known for their willingness to give up, so I don't expect that conflict to simmer down any time soon. But that's only half the problem: the other half will raise its ugly head in a few years, just like Iraq and Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and Indonesia, and the Philippines...
Maybe you've heard something about ex-Alabama Governor Don Siegelman? He's the Democratic governor who fell afowl of Karl Rove and our utterly corrupt Justice Department when he tried to complain about their stealing his election. This is a twisted tale, difficult to follow, and that, my friends, is by design. You are not meant to follow this story. They want you to become confused by all the blame-passing, to the point at which you no longer care, or can even follow the Bouncing Ball of Blame. The GOP counts on you losing interest and turning the channel back to American Idol. Don't do it. First they came for the Democrats, but I didn't stop them, because I wasn't political...
I will even go so far as to say that I think this is a test case for the upcoming election. Four more years!? You just wait.
Who needs democracy, anyway? Read what some Russians have to say about us, our system, and our proselytizing. Fascinating.
Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us
And finally (and I mean, finally!), could this spell the beginning of the end of the New Gilded Age? Or am I getting my hopes up again? I love the way the article starts: "The wealthy have got away with financial crimes for so long they no longer regard them as crimes." Heh.
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