Friday, December 03, 2004

Looks like Bush clears out the old cabinet, except Rumsfeld, and wants to move beyond that to take on Anan.  When does "balance" come into play? Blowback? Resistance? Homeland Security seems like a terrible appointment. Then comes the Supreme Court. On women and population : the reduction in fertility is based on choice to be a worker consumer (driven by the high cost of raising children), and not by free choice. I don't like coercive solutions. On politics and the environment: i think the key leverage point will be food. Food currently is very subsidized. because of cheap energy to produce it (fertilizer from natural gas) and transport it. Food problems (and water) will drive security concerns and costs even in the US.   I know we are increasingly concerned that the US will fight for energy and dominance, against other regions and our own resistance citizens, rather than seek a harmonious world solution.   Bush's current attitude reminds me of a corporate take-over and the arbitrage that follows. I would feel worse except so many of us are in the same situation. After clearing out the Cabinet, now it is the UN to be dismantled.   Right wing view: its a tough world, we need to toughen our families and get people off welfare and government. War is inevitable. People are violent and have to chose sides. The need for religious belief is all that can help us through in an ethical way. People need religion to do it. The church should be the softener - civilizing influence. the government should be cheap and focus on national defense and commercial law. We need to cut back in order to compete and reward leaders who have the guts to make the tough decisions. That's why Bush should get rid of Education, Energy, Commerce, HHS and social security/Medicaid, and Endowment for the Arts. Get on with it. Time is short. 10:22:16 PM