The President needs to be told!

Every pundit out there seems to know what Obama should and shouldn't do, and he's doing it all wrong. If the world were run by pundits, you'd have a constant reminder that you're wrong and they're right on every contentious issue. You're choices are going to lead to utter catastrophe and the world will soon end. At least thats how the pundits are painting the picture now with each choice Obamas makes.

William J. Holstein, a NY Times op-ed columnist, said today that Obamas decision to oust the current GM CEO in favor of the GM President was a disasterous choice. His intervention will jeopardize the company and the industry that relies on it. Accordinlg to Holstein, the government, who has financed GM among other American mega-corporations in order to keep them out of bankruptcy, should keep it's nose out of the giant coporations inner dealings. This business is nothing like the dime-a-dozen financial coporations that the government is qualified to interfere with, like A.I.G. for example. GM is perfectly capable of correcting its problems and was well on the road to financial independence. They just need more of our money and time. Only a tens of billions of dollars more and who knows how much longer.

Bartle Bull of Prospect Magazine accuses Obama of making promises he can't keep. Bull claims the wheels of the administration have already come off. The administration is spiraling out of control and the economy is headed for utter collapse under Obama. From his empty cabinet positions to the collapse of the stock markets world wide, Obama is already to blame after his 60 days of office. Apparently Hamas doesn't like America now, I wonder what they thought when Bush was in power. As Obama entered office, job losses began to soar, Bush had nothing to do with it, apparently. Energy, education, health care and any other necessary domestic issue should be set aside immediately to satiate the unemployed, Obama shouldn't focus on anything else, he claims. If I were to take his rant seriously, I'd think he was encouraging impeachment.

During the Bush administration I heard war chant and the beating of the drums from many punidts. They all seemed to revere Bush as if he were John Wayne, the cowboy who would save the day. As far as I can tell, Bush had a heavy hand in our current situation, he was the fox dressed in sheep skin, only he wasn't dressed in sheep skin, he just told you he was. You believed him.

Obama has been working positively towards resolution to a lot of unattended issues. Villifying the man who just started working to save you from the percieved collapse and destruction of the world you love so much, makes little sense. Though I do enjoy reading the thoughts of the opposition, no matter how fanatical or irrational they seem to me, it's always good to have a lively debate. What will they say tomorrow? I can't wait!

I think therefore I am, awake

Descartes was born march 31st 1596, only 413 years ago today. He once told Blaise Pascal the only way to do good mathematics was never to allow anyone to make him get up in the morning before he felt like it.

It's still dark out. The shower is pouring with low pressure warm water. It feels good. I just went to sleep, now I'm up. I'm putting on my socks, now my shoes. The streets seem eerily empty until I get to the GW parkway. It's 6:34am, I see bridges with armed guards standing at the entrance. Lights everywhere. I'm passing the pentagon. More traffic, must be because I'm getting close to the 495 intersection with 66, heading west. There's the metro, though I don't see any trains passing, must not be in service yet? Is my mind functioning yet? Does it ever? I can't tell.

NPR is on the radio. Today in the writers almanac Descartes abridged biography is explained. Never wake up until you feel like it. This man is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians in history and "The Father of Modern Philosophy". Yet we still haven't learned one of his principle tennents. The man, allegedly, died of pnuemonia in 1650 after taking up a job to teach Queen Christina of Sweden, who forced him to work every morning at 5am. This obviously didn't suite Descartes so he died. Thanks Queen Christina.

We might as well thank all employers who force their employees up at the earliest of hours in order to be the proverbial 'early bird'. Who eats worms anyways?