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Everybody was surprised about O'Connor being the one who retired first. Shocked, even. I just thought it was unfortunate until I heard her say the Scary Words:"I want to spend more time with my family."
This has been, in recent years, code for "I've been run oput of office and I don't want to talk about it."
I'm not a conspiracy theorist. But there have been too many of these sudden reversals and retirements and they have been too convenient for the Republicans. I'm not above thinking there have been middle of the night visits.
Meanwhile, I have sent the requisite emails about the new judge. And you can too: go here and while you're at it, go here.
My son walked in while I was sending the emails. "You don't think that's going to affact George Bush, do you?" he asked. And then I realized what it's for, really: it's to break up the apparatus. The greater the voice of opposition, the more Republican defectors we get, and the more spine the Democrats get, and that's what we need, to save ourselves, and I'm not being hysterical here. On the radio yesterday I heard that the funding for developing nuclear bunker busters has been restored from being cut a few months ago -- naturally I can't find anything about the story today. The link, by the way, is to the present type of bunker buster, which does not have a nuclear warhead but is packed with depleted uranium. Depleted is, you know, a misleading term, since depleted uranium has enough going on to make you very sick.
In other news, I'm halfway through Black Star Rising and I still can't tell what Frederick Pohl is on about -- but he certainly seems to be having a lot of fun.
This has been, in recent years, code for "I've been run oput of office and I don't want to talk about it."
I'm not a conspiracy theorist. But there have been too many of these sudden reversals and retirements and they have been too convenient for the Republicans. I'm not above thinking there have been middle of the night visits.
Meanwhile, I have sent the requisite emails about the new judge. And you can too: go here and while you're at it, go here.
My son walked in while I was sending the emails. "You don't think that's going to affact George Bush, do you?" he asked. And then I realized what it's for, really: it's to break up the apparatus. The greater the voice of opposition, the more Republican defectors we get, and the more spine the Democrats get, and that's what we need, to save ourselves, and I'm not being hysterical here. On the radio yesterday I heard that the funding for developing nuclear bunker busters has been restored from being cut a few months ago -- naturally I can't find anything about the story today. The link, by the way, is to the present type of bunker buster, which does not have a nuclear warhead but is packed with depleted uranium. Depleted is, you know, a misleading term, since depleted uranium has enough going on to make you very sick.
In other news, I'm halfway through Black Star Rising and I still can't tell what Frederick Pohl is on about -- but he certainly seems to be having a lot of fun.
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Re: Dark thoughts about O'Connor
*sigh*.
and you're absolutely right about the letters. what were you gonna say after "developing"?
Re: Dark thoughts about O'Connor
I don't think the woman's culture thing is much of a factor in women who are prominent enough in law to be tapped for the Supreme COurt.