ChrisCam Broadsheet

675.\\ Intermittent Quickshots

So I don't seem to be able to make a billion updates a day like Wonkette or Instapundit. I can't do indepth analysis of every issue I really care about unless I quit my job like some bloggers have done.
Therefore, I've decided to do very rapid opinions on the news of the day that I've reacted to. This is just so everyone knows that I do, in fact, keep up with events even if i'm not blogging incessently about them.
So, here it is:
Dubai Ports Conflict: Go W. Veto anything that comes out of the isolationist and increasingly ethnophobic Congress. How's that fast-track trade negotiation working for you? Guess what America, there is far greater threat from the truckers hauling the cargo in and out of ports, some 20% of whom had no licenses or other ID in a recent investigation. Who are these people? No one knows apparently. Sounds like our immigration system.
Immigration: Speaking of immigration, build a wall. Make it big and secure. Then make the damn process easier for people to come here legally than it would be to do so illegally. People act in their own self-interest. The easier the legal process is, the more likely the chances they'll follow it. Use technology, make it fast, secure and transparent. Amazon.com can figure out how to securely identify people, process user-specific workflows and track the results, so surely Homeland Security can do it with visa application and other immigration-related workflow. Who the fuck is running this show anyway?
Tom DeLay Winning His Primary: Guess what? Don't care. Don't know any non-wonks that do.
Congress vs Executive: House and Senate Republicans distance themselves from Bush at their own peril. They block his initiatives and butt heads with him at an even greater risk. Karl Rove is simply smarter then the entire House of Representatives put together and he will out-politico them. Time will tell, but I think I'm right on this one. Remember, never misunderestimate W. A lesson donkeys have failed to learn since he first ran for Governor of Texas. The elephants had better not make the same mistake.
Abortion made illegal in Dakota:I personally think it's wrong but I wouldn't ever take away the right of someone else to choose something different. Memo to the right-to-life crowd: you won't ever get Roe overturned. So give that battle up and focus on prevention of unwanted pregnancies and alternatives to abortion. But keep the heat on regarding partial-birth, cause that's just unwarranted cruelty.
Iraq: It will take generations to attain normalcy and it is nonsense to expect otherwise. Hopefully we won't have to stay there beyond ten years, but it won't suprise me to wake up in 2026 to find US troops still stationed there. If you expected anything else, you weren't paying attention.
Iran: The last thing on Earth that I want to see happen is W sending in the troops. It would simply be a disaster in international relations, a disaster in relations with the Muslim street, a potential economic disaster and quite frankly a costly military operation. I want nothing more than a broad coalition of the important powers surrounding and choking off support and legitimacy for the regime in Tehran and enabling the generally pro-western public to rise up. But if push comes to shove, bomb em. Iran cannot have the bomb. Period.
Enron: Is THAT still going on? I so don't care about it. I know the media and the blogosphere is all a-twitter with Enron news. But I just don't give a shit. Never did.
Katrina: What the hell is going on with this recovery? This is a total cock-up. We can't clear the debris from a storm 6 months ago and we expect to rebuild a Middle Eastern civilization from scratch? I said it a long time ago, the local authorities are quite obviously incompetent. This effort needs to be federalized and someone with some experience and competence (where are you James Lee Witt?) needs to be put in charge. Maybe this is a job for Rudy? He can pad his national credentials with the rebuilding of the entire Gulf Coast region, become the hero once again and blow Hillary out of the water in 08. In the process of restoring New Orleans, he might restore an aura of competence to the Executive branch.
Memo to George: Dude, I love you and you know that. But get your freakin head out of your asshole. You claim you don't live in a bubble but it sure as hell looks that way. Keep Karl but dump some of the other doofuses around you and get some reality in there. Rudy can help. But so can a whole host of other people who didn't serve under your Daddy. I know you value loyalty above all else, but man, you're getting used like a roofied cheerleader at a frat party. You've got some major PR issues that need to be solved ASAP. And while we're at it, let's start talking about something called 'compromise'. See you use it to get legislation passed. Sounds funny, but it's true. I want tax cuts. I want you to do something about that money cess pool called Social Security. For the love of God do something about the budget deficit. Let's get some innovative ideas going here. You look tired to me. Worn out. Get new blood and let's get rolling again. Oh and FIND BIN LADEN!
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