The Furious Spinner

It's a peaceful night in the Antieau/Milosevic household. The Mariners are tied with Oakland. What can I say? I enjoy men in uniform. Just kidding! I like a good baseball game. Always have. Ichiro has come back this season once again NOT looking like he's on steroids. So I'll watch.

Meanwhile, Iraq is a mess. People are dying. I saw a clip of John Kerry laughing when Tim Russert showed him a video clip of him thirty years ago talking about atrocities. Was that a real clip? They are all such dolts, aren't they? Except Kucinich. But I have to get over that. He's not going to be president.

For research on Lady Liberty I've been reading about the French Revolution. Did you know they killed 40,000 of their own people? 17,000 of them died via the guillotine. The rest of the deaths were a bit more grisly. I'll spare you the details. It's too close to bedtime. One thing about studying history is that it can give one—that one being me—perspective. The people "back then" (whenever back then was) were petty and horrible and brave and wonderful. Terrible things happened; good things happened. The cycle continues. I don't mean to sound glib. For me, it is good to get perspective.

Speaking of Thomas Jefferson, Thom Hartmann claims Jefferson essentially predicted what has happened in Iraq. You can't force democracy on a nation–particularly not by force.

According to this article, Americans are pessimistic about the war, yet apparently a majority still supports GWBush. Can you explain this to me? These are the same people, I presume, who thought his speech last week was great.

Did you know in the election of 1800 Jefferson tied with Aaron Burr? John Adams was Thomas Jefferson's opponent, but poor Adams came in third. Aaron Burr, who was Jefferson's running mate, got 73 electoral votes, just as Jefferson did. It was finally determined the House of Representatives had to decide which man would become prez. They voted over 30 times before Jefferson was finally declared the winner. The more I learn about Jefferson, the less I care for him. He supported slavery and the south at every turn. Aaron Burr was vice-president to Jefferson's president for his first term. In 1804, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary to the Treasury, fought a duel. Burr fatally wounded Hamilton. Burr fled and joined in a plan to start a new country (there was a bit more to it than this statement conveys). He was eventually charged with treason, but he was acquitted. He returned to New York where he had been a wanted man and spent the rest of his life as a lawyer.

Did you listen to any of the arguments by the government about why "detainees" at Gitmo don't deserve any rights? This is what I heard, paraphrased, "Well, they're not really in the United States. They're in Cuba. Therefore, U.S. laws are meaningless." Can I just say HUH?

Time for bed...

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