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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Monday, February 03, 2003 :::
My brother has written a few things the last day or so that I can agree with (you know, as opposed to the violent clashes you usually see between us).
Re President as Cheerleader, I think this is a reason we could use a queen. I've liked watching, and felt comfort in, Bush's speeches Saturday and a couple Septembers ago, but many Americans like him less than I do -- if Al Gore had given those speeches, my feelings would probably be more mixed. Cheney was asked a while ago what the biggest difference was between being VP and his job at Halliburton, and he said that at Halliburton, all of his constituents were cheering for him. I think it'd be great to have someone who nobody has voted against, whose sole duty is to be likeable and respectable and give apolitical speeches to the nation when called for.
His 1:33 entry this afternoon says things that occured to me this weekend (especially as I heard about a few other incidents -- a fire in China, a train accident in Zimbabwe, and I think something else -- each of which killed several times as many people as were in Columbia). Dean words them better than I did to myself.
It's probably macabre to wonder about the condition of the astronauts' remains, but not unusual. I've wondered about their deaths. Was it heat, or did the depressurization reach them first? I'm sure it was quick, but was it quick enough to beat the nerve signals from their skins to their brains? I'd be comforted to know that it was.
Also like Dean, my first thought was to hope the crew were okay. I'd like to thank him for admitting that before I did, though.
::: posted by Steven at 10:25 PM
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