— Bumper
sticker of the week: Make jobs, not war.
— Quote of
the week: ÒSome people think theyÕre worth a lot just because they have money.Ó
Fannie Hurst
— The New
Seven Wonders of the World:
1.That Bush could
have ever possibly won a fair election. I still wonder.
2.You got to
wonder: Who in their right mind would hinder or make a religious issue out of
stem-cell research.
3.IÕve often
wondered if anyone has had sex in outer space? With someone else?
4.I wonder if the
Democrats will be able to do any better than the Republicans?
5. I still wonder
how the TV works? Where do all those people come from? And how do they get in
that box?
6. You canÕt help
but wonder if Andrea Zinga will follow in Mark BakerÕs footsteps and try for a
third time. ThatÕs to become a U.S. Representative.
7. I get to
wondering about all the stories being played out in all the houses that I pass
by while driving down the countryside. All the triumphs, the sorrows, the
celebrations, the kindness, the hatred, the hopes, the dreams, the despair, the
graduations, the divorces, the births, the deaths, the sleepless nights. I
wonder about that a lot. That, and whether or not they bought my first book.
— For Mr.
Lee: What is a liberal? (With a little help from Geoffrey Stone)
¥ A liberal is
interested in individual freedoms.
¥ A liberal is
not hesitant to raise questions about the government. I call this having
positive doubt.
¥ I liberal is
tolerant and respectful of differences. This is why I am so nice to right-wing
Republicans.
¥ A liberal
believes that the government is us. ItÕs not a flag or a motto or a patriotic
song. It is how we live our lives, how we get along, how we work together to
make everyoneÕs lives better, not just the chosen few.
¥ The government
exists, at least in part, to help those less fortunate.
¥ The government
should never involve sectarian faith.
¥ The courts are
responsible for protecting individual liberties and upholding the constitution.
It does not set social policy or promote political ideology.
¥ The government
has a duty and obligation to protect us and provide safety and security for the
people, without sacrificing our constitutional values and personal liberties.
¥ Liberals, until
recently, have for too long put up with a lot of right-wing, Republican crap. I
suppose it was
out of our sense of compassion and mercy. Perhaps wimpiness. But not any
longer. That has all changed.
— Well, I
see one of the county board members woke up. IÕm impressed.
— A moment
of gloating: The Peever doesnÕt miss any of his election prognostications.
100%. Fox Network called wondering what my secret was. I told them itÕs my
crystal ball. That and the fact that I pick just the opposite person they
would. I think they wanted to hire me, but that blew it. Anyway, if anyone deserved
a beating, it was the Republicans. Never take up the cause of a lame,
lame-duck. Right-wing politics will never prevail in the United States. Never
for any length of time. People arenÕt that dumb. At least not a majority of the
people. I celebrated down in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where the Democrats also
kicked butt. I had roast duck, followed by an elephant ear. What a meal.
— Having
just returned from Hot Springs, I can testify to the fact that the most
expensive gas between here and there is here. Yeah, go ahead and tax us some
more.