I guess you’d better blog while you still can, eh?
One would like to think that between the upcoming election year and the demonstrations of people across the country clearly indicating a level of, ahem, dissatisfaction, we’d see a little more reflection in Washington, a little rearranging of priorities, I don’t know, something.
Instead, we see the usual fare. Some of which is just downright scary.
How about the National Defense Authorization Act, and our own (?) Sen. Carl Levin behind the worrying clause that the President claims he’ll veto – allowing the military to detain American citizens without charge or trial? The Senate has just rejected two amendment attempts (so far) to remove that disturbing clause.
Or how about the Protect IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act? I like my internets, thank you very much. If you care, too, you might want to nudge your legislators, you know, make sure they’re awake and know what it is they’re going to vote on – net censorship. And that we don’t approve.
Meanwhile a college education is fast becoming unattainable for so many. Those that manage to get a college degree struggle to get a job while already burdened with debt. People are crushed under the weight of the health care system, high unemployment numbers are somehow normal, the overseas contingency operations continue to put lives on the line, a $7.7 trillion secret Wall Street bailout goes unaddressed and unacknowledged, and foreclosure is an everyday thing.
But you know all that.
