A Beautiful Sight…

The Real Generation X

Check out the latest column by the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman… he looks at the bailouts and economic stimulus and gives a quick take on where he thinks it should be focused and how it will be viewed down the line…

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/opinion/07friedman.html

Political Archaeology

David Sanger of the New York Times has an excellent article on how the executive branch of our government has changed over the course of the Bush administration.  He talks to several Clintonites who are involved in the Obama transition that note that the Defense and National Security apperatus has grown immensely.  He also takes a rather deep look at the video-on-demand technology which Bush has had access to (and that his predecessors did not) and how it has had some unintended consequences on the flow of information and freedom of open debate.  Definitely worth a read!

Another reason I do not feel proud to live in the South…

So, predictably, the racists and rednecks are up in arms over Obama’s election victory.  All the “white nationalists” and other racist idiots apparently have their panties in a wad:

After Obama’s win, white backlash festers in US

Disagree with Obama on policy if you want, it’s your right and is in fact patriotic.  Hate Obama because of his skin color?  That just exposes you as the narrow-minded ignoramus that you are.

hillary clinton? really??

the rumors swirling around about hillary clinton as secretary of state are intriguing.  she would certainly be the kind of heavyweight that obama probably wants in that position, and she surely has the relationships with key foreign leaders built up over the years of her husband’s presidency.  i am just a little concerned that she might also bring the clinton “baggage” along with her, and that she may constantly try to overshadow her potential boss (i.e. obama)…  but i do think she could be very effective.  wondering what other people think…