I was thinking that I might try to get up and out of the house even earlier than normal this morning, perhaps getting an opportunity for some nice sunrise photos, but I find myself here typing as the sun is rising instead. I was halfway through the morning reading before I realized that I was hoping to do something else. Guess I’m in a rut. But hey, at least you get a morning update.
- The Wall Street Journal takes a look at The clever GOP strategy for defeat in November:
If Republicans lose control of Congress in November, they might want to look back at last Thursday as the day it was lost. That’s when the big spenders among House Republicans blew up a deal between the leadership and rank-in-file to impose some modest spending discipline.
The Porkbusters may have lost a battle in stopping earmarks this year, but I think this is going to be a huge problem for the Republicans in DC. They’ve shown themselves to be just as free and easy with our money as the Democrats, and there’s a good chunk of the GOP base that won’t appreciate that.
A category five political storm is building in GOP precincts around the country, and it is going to blow Republicans right out of the majority in November if they don’t soon give their supporters some reason to re-elect them.
and
At the current pace, a Democratic majority in Congress would be preferable, if only for reasons of truth in advertising.
I really don’t see any reason to re-elect anyone currently “serving” in DC. Well, maybe Ron Paul. As far as I can tell, everyone else is part of the problem. [instapundit] - There ought to be a law protecting intellectual property, right? Unintended Consequences: Seven Years Under the DMCA shows why the current implementation might not be the best idea. For that matter, whenever a post around here starts with
there ought to be a law…
you should probably wonder a bit. [boing boing] - Over in St. Paul, Ford reveals ’08 shutdown of the truck plant. I wonder what will happen with the Ford Dam, since they own that, and most of the electricity is used in the plant. I lost track of the relicensing on that, but if the (typically fifty-year) license hasn’t yet been renewed, that could prove interesting. [press-patch]
- My friend Kari put together a video as part of a grant submission, and it’s now up on MN Stories. [jim]