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Tuesday, November 09, 2004

WORD WORD: " The rights and interests of the laboring man will be protected and cared for, not by the labor agitators, but by the Christian men to whom God in his infinite wisdom has given control of the property interests of the country - George F Baer, spokesman for the mine operators in the 1902 Pennsylvania coal strike. " (Via UNDERNEWS.) 7:52:49 PM  Permalink  comment []

Donald Knuth writes Condi Rice Donald Knuth writes Condi Rice: " Knuth: Open Letter to Condolezza Rice When I knew you at Stanford I had the greatest admiration for your abilities and good sense. (And I was disappointed that we never were able to get together to play four-hands music.) But now I cannot help but express to you my chagrin that the warm feelings I once had have basically evaporated. I hope you can pause to try to understand why this might be the case. Donald Knuth is the widely-respected author of the classic series _The Art of Computer Programming. Condolezza Rice is the National Security Advisor to President Bush._ " (Via Aaron Swartz.) 10:36:20 AM  Permalink  comment []

Kerry in 2008? Kerry in 2008?: "KERRY IN 2008?....From the Washington Post today:Democrat John F. Kerry plans to use his Senate seat and long lists of supporters to remain a major voice in American politics despite losing the presidential race last Tuesday, and he is assessing..." (Via Political Animal.) I've been thinking about this lately. Kerry would make a very good president, I think, and was really getting hopeful about this two weeks ago. Kerry received the second greatest number of votes for president as any candidate in history. Trouble is, this time around, that was like Ken's comment about what's the worst hand in poker: the second best hand at the table. But I do think Kerry would make a good candidate next time around, or shouldn't be written off. Unlike most losing presidential candidates, he still has his post in the Senate, and should be a leading voice for Democrats. Better still would be Bill Clinton in congress. 8:55:21 AM  Permalink  comment []

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