I'm back
and I'm pretty relieved too.
for either of you that may have noticed my brief and unintended absence, I confess that I have been operating under a massive hardware failure. my old dell finally threw craps on me just before st paddy's day and that was pretty much that. for anyone interested, pay attention to the fans on your machines, they do seem to make a difference and those strange noises that they make do mean trouble.
anyway, I have been following certain blogs intermittently from terminals here and there, but have refrained from posting as my employer tends to take a dim view of personal activities through the corporate firewall.
I have learned that many of my fellow contract employees are going to be let go in the near future here, so, being on the figurative block, I have decided to throw caution to the wind and post something anyway.
My last post touched on the topic of the Michigan and Florida Democratic primaries. seems as though those two non-issues are still in the news, and will be until August. I think what we are witnessing is the political equivalent of a suicide bombing, with an unnamed candidate taking the Democratic party out with her. read into that what you will. she may succeed at becoming the nominee, I seriously doubt that she will be elected to anything. Bob Barr looks more and more credible every day, and he doesn't seem to be doing anything.
And how about the president? damn is that guy charismatic or what? his response to the economic crisis that is the price of gasoline is to fly at Saudi Arabia and ask for more production and a discount. I am willing to grant that the situation is not his fault, and that there is not a lot that he can do directly, but the leader of the nation could take some initiative on educating the public on the 'whys' of the situation, and by being honest on how we got to this point and how it is likely to play out, but that would not work well for his party or his constituency. So, we get the same old BS and the same old lack of any meaningful action and there you have it.
more when and if I get a chance....
for either of you that may have noticed my brief and unintended absence, I confess that I have been operating under a massive hardware failure. my old dell finally threw craps on me just before st paddy's day and that was pretty much that. for anyone interested, pay attention to the fans on your machines, they do seem to make a difference and those strange noises that they make do mean trouble.
anyway, I have been following certain blogs intermittently from terminals here and there, but have refrained from posting as my employer tends to take a dim view of personal activities through the corporate firewall.
I have learned that many of my fellow contract employees are going to be let go in the near future here, so, being on the figurative block, I have decided to throw caution to the wind and post something anyway.
My last post touched on the topic of the Michigan and Florida Democratic primaries. seems as though those two non-issues are still in the news, and will be until August. I think what we are witnessing is the political equivalent of a suicide bombing, with an unnamed candidate taking the Democratic party out with her. read into that what you will. she may succeed at becoming the nominee, I seriously doubt that she will be elected to anything. Bob Barr looks more and more credible every day, and he doesn't seem to be doing anything.
And how about the president? damn is that guy charismatic or what? his response to the economic crisis that is the price of gasoline is to fly at Saudi Arabia and ask for more production and a discount. I am willing to grant that the situation is not his fault, and that there is not a lot that he can do directly, but the leader of the nation could take some initiative on educating the public on the 'whys' of the situation, and by being honest on how we got to this point and how it is likely to play out, but that would not work well for his party or his constituency. So, we get the same old BS and the same old lack of any meaningful action and there you have it.
more when and if I get a chance....
posted by eccentric recluse at 7:06 AM
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