June 29, 2004
That about says it
The always brilliant Andrew Sullivan as a pretty nice summation of the reasons I didn't wind up going to see Gibson's Passion and will almost certainly not go to see Moore's Farenheit 9/11: neither of them are aimed at creating dialog. Preaching to the choir may have its place, but I don't seem to find myself on either extreme leftist or rightist camps.
Right now, I'm seriously considering not voting. Not because I don't care, but because I really don't think that either real candidate has a moral advantage. Kerry is a panderer and a waffle. Bush is either a pawn, baffoon, or liar (though I suspect the former far more than the latter). The only difference I can detect between them is their approach to taxes. Bush cut them, Kerry wants to raise them. Immediate points for Kerry, but as neither has evidenced a shred of what might be called an approximation of fiscal responsibility, it's kind of a wash.
In other news, the bootstrapped Knoppix system I started yesterday is still running rock solid. Which is depressing, because it means that a system booted off a CD without any access to fixed storage is more stable than any Windows installation I've ever come across. I get my new MSI board today, so we should be good tomorrow or Thursday.
I'm off to do laundry.
if nothing else, there will be significant difference in the judges appointed by the winner of the election. please reconsider you decision to not vote.
Posted by: slash bee at July 3, 2004 10:30 AM