Dick Cheney has said that the war that we are engaged in will not end in our lifetime. I am inclined to agree with that statement, since it seems unlikely that we will be able to eliminate Islamic militant fundamentailism. It also seems likely that Americans will want our government to “take care of” our “energy security” through any means possible, and our government has a limited imagination as far as answers to that problem.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean we have to seek out conflict.
What’s good for the United States? What’s good for the world? What’s good for humanity? Do these things have to be mutually exclusive?
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WOW! Da Fish! Makes me want to dig out my old vinyl. I have in the attic a copy of 1969’s “Here We Are Again” and what a great album it was. Must have to dig it out. You can see the great cover art and read the lyrics here. Lovely stuff.I had the great good fortune of seeing Joe McDonald at the Clearwater Festival a half dozen years ago along with Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger and a lot of other interesting bands. I had forgotten what a great time it was.
I propose that readers of this blog mark the 2009 summer solstice in their calendars and we all car pool down, thats July 20 and 21.
Any takers?
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