"...I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound..."

and yes, in 1980, the dow jones Industrial was at 850 and one ounce of gold was worth 850..hmmmm--
and yes, the Tillman "story" keeps being revised...hmmmmm
and yes, the Founders were Deists...hmmmm
and yes, Thomas Paine is still the smartest one around...hmmmmm
and yes, it was the fall of 2000 when martha stewart and world wrestling both went Public---and now we have Blackstone...hmmmm
and damn, dubya on tube says economy all okay....hmmmmm...oh shit..
Lopez hears the sound of ol' Buffalo..............

Future neocons are plentiful--hug hug--kiss kiss

a friday night and watched Bill Moyers show about Iraq war and why or what or when, etc., etc., and at the end there was a film clip of a recently-held Young Republican meeting in DC---well, mostly between 18 and 20, all were very very upbeat and postive on the war and said it was MOST important to "fight al kida over there and not over here."
But then they were asked, "Are you joining up, so you can fight?"
"I really want to but I just got this scholarship, and..."
"I have not decided yet, as i really want to, but got this good job offer..."
"Oh yes, i definitely am going but first i have to finish grad school, right in the middle now, only a couple more years..."
"You know, my heart is broken as i really want to go, but I have this medical condition and THEY won't let me..."
Lopez reviews bobby McNamara's, "In Retrospect" and also, another Viet Nam book, "Bright Shining Lie" by Neil Sheehan.