Wednesday, January 19, 2005

The Decembrist: Bill Thomas Gives the Game Away This seems a very plausible analysis. "What Thomas was saying is exactly the point I've been trying to make: that the Bush/DeLay goal is not primarily to privatize Social Security, although they would be happy to do that if they can. Rather, the goal is to create a political dynamic over the next one to two years in which the Republicans appear the party of opportunity, ownership, dynamism, and forward thinking, while the Democrats appear to be the defenders of old, boring, inadequate safety net programs. " Posted by douglass carmichael 9:20:19 PM    comment []

Tsunami I am concerned that the financial relief for SE Asia will go to efforts that enhance others than those who lived there. The "debt relief", a good idea, probabaly has no impact on those who lost on the beaches.  Most of those folks are outside any official political structures. How has the tsunami affected simple things like citizenship and identity , Are these people realy now internal refugees in thier own countries? Posted by douglass carmichael 5:10:37 PM    comment []