January 26, 2004
Workaday
In a few minutes, Andy will be picking me up for work. Why, you ask? Because though I now own a car, that car has neither insurance nor registration, so I'm letting it sit for a bit. But two things before I leave. First, I note that starting today, I shall probably have abundant material for my blog. I am going to work at a call center, and America is nowhere as dumb as it is on the phone. Second, I read the following essay this morning. The author argues a quote by Gore Vidal as his thesis: "Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic." After reading the essay, I was lead to the conclusion that what he's really discovered is that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans are actually certifiably insane, as he apparently is. The only policies it seems he would be happy with are total disarmament, no foreign policy at all except for radical protectivism, and maxing out the budget on social programs. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea to me too.
