Stop me before I politic again.
I'm just a straitjacket away from being totally obsessed with the news. I'll have a shot of immigration, a dash of pre-Iraq War memo, and a twist of anti-feminism.
I heard a Democrat say that the illegal immigration fight is not going to end well for Republicans because Republican voters tend to care more about immigration than Democratic voters do. I stayed up late reading about immigration last night, and I'm headed for another news binge tonight. In my mind, this could mean one of two things: I'm obsessed because I'm living in a border state, or I'm a Republican wolf in sheep's clothing. Any of you Washington hippies or Georgia yokels obsessed with this stuff, too? (Please say yes.)
I'm still a bit undecided on the whole thing, but I kind of like the Judiciary Committee's proposal. If my choice is that or the House's whacked out wall-building, nun-arresting plan, I'll take the former. The Senate plan has already gotten a bit of flack from liberals about the provision that immigrants would be tested in English proficiency as part of the naturalization process, but I think it's a good idea. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that English is not technically the national language, but it's damn near close. And I've always thought that it's important for expats and immigrants to try to learn the language of the country they're living in. Or maybe I'm just frustrated that it seems like every time I study French, I can hear my neighbors loudly chattering in Spanish. Spanish, I love you, but get the fuck out of my head!
All this immigration stuff is very important and interesting, but I'm worried that it's distracting from Bush's latest whopper. I can't believe he actually considered painting a U.S. spy plane in U.N. colors to try to trick Saddam into shooting at it. It's not the most egregious thing he's ever done, but it sure shocked me. Some editorial I read said that maybe the reason why Americans aren't all up in arms about Bush is because we've come to expect that he's going to act like he's above the law. Oh, that wacky president of ours!
After finishing Nickel and Dimed, I Googled for Barbara Ehrenreich and found this little gem. Who is Caitlin Flanagan and what has she done to get these two feminists so riled up? According to a snippet from the article that pissed Ehrenreich and Mosle off, she is "a mother virtuously willing to sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of her children." Fair enough. She also has the incredible ability to insult an interviewer by mentioning a dead gerbil. Wow, this lady's got balls. I went back to the Slate article and had the great pleasure of reading Ehrenreich and Mosle tear Flanagan to pieces. She's worse at arguing than my high school debate partner, who thought saying "everyone and their mother" was a good way to emphasize a point. Ann Coulter is so 2005. Caitlin Flanagan is the new anti-feminist I love to hate.
Speaking of news obsession, according to this study, women are on top of their emotions but men are vengeful assholes. And psychologists really like to fuck with undergrads. God, I love psychology.
I heard a Democrat say that the illegal immigration fight is not going to end well for Republicans because Republican voters tend to care more about immigration than Democratic voters do. I stayed up late reading about immigration last night, and I'm headed for another news binge tonight. In my mind, this could mean one of two things: I'm obsessed because I'm living in a border state, or I'm a Republican wolf in sheep's clothing. Any of you Washington hippies or Georgia yokels obsessed with this stuff, too? (Please say yes.)
I'm still a bit undecided on the whole thing, but I kind of like the Judiciary Committee's proposal. If my choice is that or the House's whacked out wall-building, nun-arresting plan, I'll take the former. The Senate plan has already gotten a bit of flack from liberals about the provision that immigrants would be tested in English proficiency as part of the naturalization process, but I think it's a good idea. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that English is not technically the national language, but it's damn near close. And I've always thought that it's important for expats and immigrants to try to learn the language of the country they're living in. Or maybe I'm just frustrated that it seems like every time I study French, I can hear my neighbors loudly chattering in Spanish. Spanish, I love you, but get the fuck out of my head!
All this immigration stuff is very important and interesting, but I'm worried that it's distracting from Bush's latest whopper. I can't believe he actually considered painting a U.S. spy plane in U.N. colors to try to trick Saddam into shooting at it. It's not the most egregious thing he's ever done, but it sure shocked me. Some editorial I read said that maybe the reason why Americans aren't all up in arms about Bush is because we've come to expect that he's going to act like he's above the law. Oh, that wacky president of ours!
After finishing Nickel and Dimed, I Googled for Barbara Ehrenreich and found this little gem. Who is Caitlin Flanagan and what has she done to get these two feminists so riled up? According to a snippet from the article that pissed Ehrenreich and Mosle off, she is "a mother virtuously willing to sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of her children." Fair enough. She also has the incredible ability to insult an interviewer by mentioning a dead gerbil. Wow, this lady's got balls. I went back to the Slate article and had the great pleasure of reading Ehrenreich and Mosle tear Flanagan to pieces. She's worse at arguing than my high school debate partner, who thought saying "everyone and their mother" was a good way to emphasize a point. Ann Coulter is so 2005. Caitlin Flanagan is the new anti-feminist I love to hate.
Speaking of news obsession, according to this study, women are on top of their emotions but men are vengeful assholes. And psychologists really like to fuck with undergrads. God, I love psychology.