Friday, October 25, 2002

Minneapolis Star-Tribune: "Paul Wellstone, an outspoken liberal Democrat locked in a re-election battle considered key to control of the Senate, was killed in a plane crash today in northern Minnesota along with his wife, daughter and five others." [Scripting News] From Michael Lerner: "Paul Wellstone was one of most principled and decent people to ever enter American politics. He was one of the very few elected officlals who remained true to his principles and who was not corrupted by the need to appeal to the rich and the powerful. "And he retained a fundamental humanity and modesty that few have been able to sustain in public life." 6:14:06 PM    comment []  trackback []

"We have thrown ourselves on the mercy of a conscience too clear to be reliable." John Perry Barlow: "THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC IS DEAD. HAIL THE AMERICAN EMPIRE. OR ELSE. My old pal Mitch Kapor said years ago that what I needed was a "hyperbolectomy." Were such a procedure to exist, this would probably be a good time to get one, since I suddenly find myself incapable of discussing the present state of the American Experiment without veering off into Very Large Statements. With that admonition in mind, I hope that you will continue to read this rant, adjusting it to your own reality settings. This is just how bad it looks to me. From my perspective, this is not hyperbolic at all." Well worth reading, whether you agree with it or not. 6:10:32 PM    comment []  trackback []