tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post2290187573233014419..comments2024-03-28T21:32:41.763-05:00Comments on driftglass: 9/11driftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-24892778773331457452015-09-11T20:32:58.014-05:002015-09-11T20:32:58.014-05:00"the outcome is not fixed in the stars or fat..."the outcome is not fixed in the stars or fated in our genes"<br /><br />That apathy is an aspect of agency is one of the most brutal truths this century is teaching us.jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840719620959481121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-66528695245344478582015-09-11T16:51:58.489-05:002015-09-11T16:51:58.489-05:00Today and your report reminds me of the Big Forest...Today and your report reminds me of the Big Forest of Cluster From the Trees that was the Dubya years.<br /><br />In one of the rare moments when some of us Liberals got it terribly wrong, we chided GW early in his presidency for abdicating the POTUS role in foreign relations (remember that Mideast peace deal on the table from Clinton?). And then after the attacks, we handed the big scissors to the Shrub, who ran with them. Jesus, what the fuck were we thinking?<br /><br />And for a moment, the world was our oyster. Even Le Monde declared (in French) "We Are All Americans." How could any president fuck that up? <br /><br />And our long national nightmare began.bluicebankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821812102554488543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-29325433601741022132015-09-11T14:45:14.160-05:002015-09-11T14:45:14.160-05:00No comments after 14 years total? My only comment ...No comments after 14 years total? My only comment is to say, "Thanks." Thanks for acknowledging our pain and emptiness. So today, I utter the unpopular truth that it is time to move on... Time to move on...Hal Ragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151969623972197786noreply@blogger.com