CAFTA/ SHAFTA (and other exercises in futility)

Well hell, I've moved (again!), that's why I haven't posted. You'd think one of these days I'd figure out that moving always takes longer than I think it does.

So now here I am (temporarily) in Florida, the Sunshine Hurricane State. The state flag: a blue tarp.

And not one, but two politicians named Bush.

In the meantime, there is all manner of things Rove. There is John Roberts, who looks like some kind of Stepford husband/judge and who may have scary views on individual rights. There is the usual cynical exercise that passes for policy-making, like the passage of the Central America "Free Trade" Agreement in the House tonight. Personally, I think every Democrat who voted for CAFTA should be targeted for defeat in the next election. And that includes my own representative, Jim Matheson, who has managed to hang onto his endangered seat in this (that is, Utah), the reddest of red states, by toeing the conservative line.

What the hell does Utah stand to gain from trade with Honduras? I mean, we send them Mormons and they send us...what?? It's an ideological ass-covering in the case of Matheson, who dares not offend the rural redneck majority in his district, I guess.

Got lots of news to catch up on. Later....