Party till it's November 4th

I have the pleasure of attending and partly hosting a party to encourage voter registration tonight. It's kinda turned into a speak out/open mike for the young, gifted and disenfranchised. I said a few thing that could probably keep me from running for office if someone was motivated to expose me but I don't think I'm that important yet. However I do think that something especially profound will come of it besides satisfying our collective need to satisfy our collective need to satisfy... well you know what I'm saying' right? Like, one of the young people who took the mike told us about a program called broken down house where people volunteer to repair houses for each other. It seems that finding creative and inspired ways to build community is the way out of the madness we are currently calling civilization. Good ideas, good people, good energy. I like it, I like it a LOT.

For Brenden: Why the U.S. should welcome the emergence of a viable third political party

I posted this last night on a blog titled debatethedebate.blogspot.com in response to a poster that was debating the relevance of a third political party here in the United States.

You can lead a horse to water...



I wonder what would happen if people everywhere would take up the practice of questioning everything, all of the time. Because, anytime an individual gets out of the proverbial box and engages in critical and creative thought, something original and fascinating is bound to happen... Let me offer an example of the natural cycle that any organized entity is bound to experience.



When universities were first formed, the point was this; to engage people in progressive thought processes that would propel the human family forward through the fostering of curiosity, creativity, innovation and critical thought. Of course, every so often, the educational process becomes diluted, predictable and artificially controlled. Thusly, one or more inspired souls will scandalize the collegiate experience via some utterly preposterous declaration such as; the right to die on ones own terms or, that the earth is actually round and the sun is not the center of the Universe or, by (hush yo' mouth) daring to suggest that we should all live free from oppression. The ivory tower then combusts spontaneously and the Phoenix eventually arises from it's desecration, renewed. Brenden, you do not have to accept any of this but the truth is that the irrepressible socio-political evolution of any nation or other organized entity is necessary for it's continued survival. The United States of America (my beloved) is no exception. This nation is
being called upon by a small group of her citizens and her current circumstances to evolve or suffer the fate of bygone empires. That Americans have every reason to welcome a third party into a broken and tired political system, should hardly be a topic of intelligent debate!

Sarah smile...

Oh boy, anyone who had a heart would feel sorry for Palin. I don't think this poor woman had any idea what she was getting herself into when she said yes to Senator Mccain. Even the good Senator Clinton was generous in her remarks about Governor Palin. Clinton stated in a recent televised interview that basically Ms. Palin has been thrust into the limelight without any of the benefit and or experience that her opponents and running mate have. Clearly, she (Palin) is trying to save face at this point. Who would want to be saddled with the crazy-making responsibility that she has on her head right now? If she freezes up tommorrow, the Mccain Palin ticket is practically doomed. She'll have to return to her state wearing the albatross of defeat. I do not envy her in the least. This is a sad situation indeed.