Too Much Irony
Somehow this piece just touched so many issues that I have found to be particularly ironic lately that I had to blog it.
As I was waking up this morning listening to NPR I listened to Bob Dole (a Republican I have always admired) talking about civility in political discourse. I had to google civility and politics. Not only did I find his speech, but too many good articles to link to directly. I think that I might need to add this to my list of common google searches.
I don’t know about you, but I support the idea that I don’t want my taxes going to support companies who outsource all the decent paying jobs overseas. For a long time I worked really hard to ‘buy American’ even though that cost me more others who did not share my scruples. Lately I have given up even trying because there is no way that one can tell if a product is even touched by American hands. This is what free trade has gotten us I guess. While the conclusion of this article tends to minimize the affect of outsourcing I would be willing to set up a tour of American rust belt communities for the people who do not see this trend as significant.
Adding a “what is good for the goose clause” to the prescription benefit proposal is indicative of how bad the idea really is. No wonder that AARP is considering opposing it.
And finally, Wolfowitz lets Iraq’s neighbors know that they are not to mess with our new colony.
1:16:59 PM 
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