March 28, 2003
Off The List
Off The List
Yes!
Richard Perle, the scariest, craziest member of the Bush administration has resigned. A man that easily makes Donald Rumsfeld sound polished and thoughtful.
To his credit, Perle, of the hawks in the administration has never tried to tie the case for war in Iraq to the 9/11 attacks. BUt he did promote the ridiculous expectations that many had for how such a war would proceed and how the Arab world would react.
He also invited that rather odd former Lyndon LaRouche associate to the Pentagon to give this presentation.
Perle provided the motivation for many people, Republican and Democrat, to read Woodward's Bush at War. They did so because they were worried that he was essential in formulating policy and wanted to be reassured that he was not. Perle could not (or would not) be fired for being a complete fucking lunatic, but he could be forced to resign due to shady dealings with bankrupt scam corporation Global Crossing.
I drink to his demise.
Who's next? Cheney seems to have a scandal brewing, but I hope for Wolfowitz.
March 14, 2003
Socialist
Socialist - You believe the free market can be
beneficial, but that a large and powerful state
is necessary to redistribute the wealth of the
top classes to those of the bottom. You also
think that basic utilities and trasportation
should be publicly owned. Your historical role
model is Eugene Debs.
Which political sterotype are you?
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Quizilla confirms something that my reactionary Uncle has always insisted.
At least I got Debs as my role model (overall nice guy, peaceful and nonviolent for a union leader) rather than say, Stalin (to whom I bear an unfortunate resemblance if I grow out my goatee).
Really though, that test reminded me of those lopsided political quizes that libertarians used. They mostly asked questions about about various freedoms to confirm that YES, there are a lot more libertarians than the ones actually registered with the party and hacking for the CATO institute.
The quiz left me with stark choices between voucher crazed Randite capitalism and bong-addled Woody Harrelson anarcho-greenism. I guess choosing mixed economy middle groud left me with ol' Eugene here.
The girl is better, the mood passed from her. She's now the same loving funny, and energetic girl that I fell in love with.
I feel like someone in a cartoon, where I've opened the closet saw a monster in there, did a double take reopened the door and the was no monster there any longer.