Speak cryptically from now on

We interrupt the Paris, India, all things foreign to comment on the USA.


1) Does he sound more Texan than ever? Oh, right, you all in the USA are inundated daily with news about him and what he's said, done. That is, if you're not overwhelmed with election debates and finger wagging.
2) Does he even have any idea what he's saying?
3) How long does it take the speech writer to drill talking points into him before he goes before an audience?
4) Why is he still in office?
5) And what the hell is he trying to convince us of?



Bush pushes Congress to pass Surveillance Law - see it here -


and then continue it here






I remember when the Great Search Engines of the USA gave up private information about users' searching statistics (including IP addresses, I think). And I remember when the Government demanded phone records from the Great Phone Companies. Very few refused. So, now, the Government wants to block citizens from recovering damages for this illegal surveillance? Hm. I'm not shocked, but I'm scared. Remember the story of the frog and the pot of water? Put the froggy in and slowly turn up the heat and he won't realize he's about to become cuisses de grenouille. But try to drop a froggy into a pot of boiling water and he'll jump out. If Americans are repeatedly awash with crisis, fear, worry, threat, killing, war - it starts to feel normal. And while we might think we're doing something so good by participating in a new election ... will 9 months be too long? Will it be too late? Can we undo some of the knots we've gotten tied into?

I went to Feingold for his response. He's the trusted lawyer turned US Senator from Wisconsin. Too bad he couldn't carry the Presidential bid - I'd drop everything to get him elected.




I don't know about this form of government. How big is the machine? How deep does its roots extend? How far is its reach? I can tell you that there's not one of my colleagues in school who doesn't know that the USA's time in the globe is coming to a close. We're all wondering who polices the police. And we're watching the Group of 77 grow stronger and stronger militarily and economically. So, if the big shot can't play on the playground, where else to turn but to the homeland?


Happy to be in Paris today.