Wherein I use the word 'fuck' a lot
Several people on my flist just mentioned that Chief Justice Rehnquist is dead.
*sigh*
They say that horrible things come in threes. We've had two so far.
Excerpt from above link:
His friends described Rehnquist as warm and witty, with a love for poker.
Jorgensen recalled a small party Rehnquist hosted at his home with former clerks.
"We were playing charades, and he was very good at it -- funny, animated and enormously sharp," he said, "but also a stickler we play by the rules, and ensuring the fairness of the game. That sums up what kind of person he is, inside and outside the court."
About Katrina:
I have been exceedingly grateful to the many wonderful people on my flist who are providing links. It's... still so horrifying. I can't even. I knew that Bush wasn't a good man, but I never dreamed that he was this indifferent and callous.
I never expected him to fuck up this badly. For the government to fuck up this badly. And yes, they have. I don't do political posts often (the last major ones were back around the election, I think), but I'm making one now -- the current government of my country is seriously fucked up. I love everyone on my flist, no matter what, but I can't pretend that I don't feel this intensely strong level of disgust and anger towards Bush.
Bush failed to protect the people of my country (his people) from a foreseeable (and foreseen) disaster. And if there isn't a procedure in place to impeach on grounds of sheer bloody incompetence, there damn well should be.
ETA: Yes, Bush is not at all entirely to blame and there were failures on all levels. But his personal failures are so overwhelming that I do feel they deserve individual mention.
And I'm not blaming just Bush. And the word government up there, I don't prefix it by saying Republican. I'm with the Dems because I think that they're moderately less fucked-up, but I certainly don't think that they're shining white knights who can do no wrong.
Also, it is very natural for people to want to know why something has happened. Especially when there is nothing else you can do. There's so little that I can do to help the people hurt by Katrina. Trying to figure out the whys, it gives people something to do. And it helps people cope. Knowing the reasons can help people deal with the aftermath. And to prevent another fuck-up from happening.
*sigh*
They say that horrible things come in threes. We've had two so far.
Excerpt from above link:
His friends described Rehnquist as warm and witty, with a love for poker.
Jorgensen recalled a small party Rehnquist hosted at his home with former clerks.
"We were playing charades, and he was very good at it -- funny, animated and enormously sharp," he said, "but also a stickler we play by the rules, and ensuring the fairness of the game. That sums up what kind of person he is, inside and outside the court."
About Katrina:
I have been exceedingly grateful to the many wonderful people on my flist who are providing links. It's... still so horrifying. I can't even. I knew that Bush wasn't a good man, but I never dreamed that he was this indifferent and callous.
I never expected him to fuck up this badly. For the government to fuck up this badly. And yes, they have. I don't do political posts often (the last major ones were back around the election, I think), but I'm making one now -- the current government of my country is seriously fucked up. I love everyone on my flist, no matter what, but I can't pretend that I don't feel this intensely strong level of disgust and anger towards Bush.
Bush failed to protect the people of my country (his people) from a foreseeable (and foreseen) disaster. And if there isn't a procedure in place to impeach on grounds of sheer bloody incompetence, there damn well should be.
ETA: Yes, Bush is not at all entirely to blame and there were failures on all levels. But his personal failures are so overwhelming that I do feel they deserve individual mention.
And I'm not blaming just Bush. And the word government up there, I don't prefix it by saying Republican. I'm with the Dems because I think that they're moderately less fucked-up, but I certainly don't think that they're shining white knights who can do no wrong.
Also, it is very natural for people to want to know why something has happened. Especially when there is nothing else you can do. There's so little that I can do to help the people hurt by Katrina. Trying to figure out the whys, it gives people something to do. And it helps people cope. Knowing the reasons can help people deal with the aftermath. And to prevent another fuck-up from happening.