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Weltschmerz is described as "Sadness over the evils of the world, especially as an expression of romantic pessimism." Could they be describing the Beatles' later output, or most emo records? ( Mineral comes to mind.)
I think Maureen Dowd is really cool .
Here's what Bush said this morning to reporters : President Bush said today that he thought it was "highly doubtful" that Saddam Hussein would meet demands to disarm, but that he was expecting a quick United Nations resolution on the issue. He also expressed annoyance with Congressional Democrats, who have asked for time to consider any use of force by the United States against Iraq. "I can't imagine an elected United States-elected member of the United States Senate or House of Representatives saying, `I think I'm going to wait for the United Nations to make a decision,' " he told reporters. "If I were running for office, I'm not sure how I would explain to the American people and said, you know, `Vote for me, and oh, by the way, on a matter of national security, I think I'm going to wait for somebody else to act.' " I'm thinking this was their plan all along! I knew those guys had thought it all out: 1. make
Bought the new Aimee Mann today, and yes it's very good. Actually, I had extra $ when I returned that book I bought on 9/10 and bought a different, hopefully better, book . This is my exciting life. I think Emily Dickinson had all the answers. Today I saw her quoted on andrewsullivan.com ( not linking to him; he's a moron) and metafilter , all in one day? I think most of us, either lefty or right-wing, see that a horrible, teeth-gritting period lay before us, and the sense that many more innocent people will die, it can't be escaped. What frustrates me about the call to war is that conservatives are unwilling to note that their attention to U.N. resolutions seems selective if not completely self-serving. Recall, if you will, U.N. Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 . Those resolutions call on Israel to withdraw from the Arab territories that it occupied in 1967. You don't hear much about them these days. "Success is counted sweetest/By those who ne�
Oh jumping christmas I bought another computer book today. And it's a little out of date. Borders is a dangerous thing. I am to computer books what Sugar is to shoes.
Are we really going to go in? I have this frightening image of 9/11/02 news reports, images floating across the screen that recall the last war in Iraq. Flashbacks: Wolf Blitzer, sorties, SCUD missles , gag orders on the media, lies, protests. Has anyone actually thought about what happens after Richard Perle's missles fall? James Webb has.