Do you ever watch CSPAN?  Last night I was giving it a go for while.  I can't stand it too long because it's so stupid to see Congress in "action" live that it nearly drives me crazy.  Last night it was a small group of Democrats telling each other how stupid Congress is.  How the Republicans are passing bills on the floor that have already been voted down in committee and should never have been on the floor in the first place.  And how they spent all last week debating buzzword things like gay marriage and what to do about illegal immigrants while stuff like the price of gasoline passing the $3 per gallon mark, a ludicrous minimum wage, lack of a national healthcare program, global warming (it's real dudes), and the world being on the brink of general disaster go completely ignored.  Well, We the Sheeple supposedly voted the Republicans into power, and the Democrats (who really aren't much better) don't raise a big enough stink to stop the Republicans from doing their worst.  It's only talk.  Where's the signal in the noise?

They've already spent about $30 billion on this idiotic war.  Projections go as high as another $50 billion before it's all said and done.  That means more really.  What the hell good could we have done right here at home with $80 billion or more?  Maybe some hardcore research and development on ethanol and bio diesel?  Let's put farmers to work growing stuff we can use to keep us mobile.  Let's turn Mexico into a giant farm supplying us with corn, rice, and sugar cane products that can be turned into fuel, and have their citizens stay home because there is good work there that pays  That kills two birds with one stone..

I submitted a song I wrote to the Neil Young "Living With War" website.  It wasn't much more than a gesture, but it's SOMETHING.  A lot of little somethings can eventually add up to something bigger, and hopefully better.  Go to www.neilyoung.com and click on the license plate and read and listen to what a growing number of people are saying about how it is and where it's going.

Depression, rage, hopelessness, and all the associated ills are up.  Love, compassion, and optimism are down.  Time for something different.  We wake up every morning with the power to make the world what we want, and this is what we came up with.  I think we can do better.  WAKE UP.

Read "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.  It's a start.