Time for the occasional random musing.

I read too much and write too little. It's the story of my life. Know lots of good information and fail to act on it.

I really hate that about myself.

Mostly, I know that in order for this society to move forward, in a direction that's good for all of us, we have to let go of this horrible fear that's been used to manipulate us since 9/11/01. Osama's not going to get us, and if some of his cronies actually do, it won't erase our country. It might hurt, but we won't be dead. And the likelihood of it happening to any of us is lower than the likelihood of getting struck by lightning. But we still go outside in the rain.

The Internet is good stuff because what I'm writing right now could be read by anyone anywhere in the world with Internet access (except people in China. Don't know if they can read Blogger, but I doubt it). That means that AOL/TW or News Corp. or General Electric doesn't have a way to stop people from communicating with each other, and it makes the dissemination of information MUCH cheaper. Talkingpointsmemo.com is a ver popular website, and I think in terms of cost per pairs of eyes Josh Marshall and company have the NYT beat by a country mile.

But to produce stuff like this , you need to be a full-time journalist. I'm not one. Wish I was.

The fact that such information is so easily accessible, though, means national awareness is more easily raised. Or maybe I'm kidding myself. Maybe most of my neighbors are still too busy worrying about their next rent/mortgage payment or who's going to win the next season of American Idol or the next Nextel Cup race to appreciate the fact that Dick Cheney has spent the last six years undermining the Constitution he swore to uphold, protect and defend.

I hope Congress takes him down at least a couple of pegs, if not completely. Rahm Emmanuel seems to have the right idea.

I need lunch.