“If they object so passionately to “socialized health,” why don’t they block their 911 service to socialized police and fire services, disconnect themselves from socialized sewers and avoid socialized interstate highways?”
As the debate over whether Kris Allen should’ve beaten Adam Lambert in the American Idol finale sputters to an end, I don’t know which is sadder funnier: the revelation that Arkansans may have stuffed the ballot box to keep America safe from post-ironic, re-fried Ziggy Stardust moves (not that there’s anything wrong with that), or that, according to the NYT, “[i]n Arkansas, [Idol sponsor AT&T reps] were invited to attend the local watch parties organized by the community. A few local employees brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.”
Which means that those Arkansas residents had to be shown how to text.
How can we not look back at, and ponder, our behavior as a nation when it included acts of torture (including waterboarding) for which we prosecuted Japanese soldiers, resulting in their execution?
So while Krugman continues to press for America to enforce the rule of law — as I have previously — in order to “reclaim its soul,” dithering continues amongst those who should know better.
Below: “See, I disagree with ya, Matt, ’cause I’m relyin‘ on legal memos from lawyers which are absolute bullshit. But I say they’re legal. So, there ya go. Heh-heh-heh.”
