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About Me :
I'm a grownup nerd living in the Boston burbs. I write computer programs for a living and plays for fun.
I'm married to a wonderful woman, and we share a nice little house with our daughter and our cats.
I'm a humanist, a technologist, an artist, and an idealist. I believe in reason, freedom, love, equality,
and democracy. (Did I mention that I'm
an idealist? I did, OK.)
I'm also a pragmatist and an empiricist. I reject ideology and dogma, especially when they conflict with
practical facts (i.e., pretty much always). I particularly hate willful ignorance, which tends to go hand-in-hand
with ideology and dogma.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Monday, August 11, 2003
GW Bush Went AWOL
GW Bush Went AWOL Title says it all. His Floridacy's chutzpah in dressing up like a real serviceman is just breathtaking, considering the fact that he couldn't be bothered to actually show up for more than a year of his own service, even after it had been watered down to only having to serve in the Texas Air National Guard. But we all know that in Emperor George II's world, there are two sets of rules: one for the rich and well-connected, like himself, and one for the rest of us. Bush's true contempt for America is illustrated by nothing so well as the cavalier way in which he shirked his military obligation, and then, when it turned convenient for him, decided he was a "pilot" as well as a "patriot".
GW Bush Went AWOL Title says it all. His Floridacy's chutzpah in dressing up like a real serviceman is just breathtaking, considering the fact that he couldn't be bothered to actually show up for more than a year of his own service, even after it had been watered down to only having to serve in the Texas Air National Guard. But we all know that in Emperor George II's world, there are two sets of rules: one for the rich and well-connected, like himself, and one for the rest of us. Bush's true contempt for America is illustrated by nothing so well as the cavalier way in which he shirked his military obligation, and then, when it turned convenient for him, decided he was a "pilot" as well as a "patriot".
