Bush in the News

George Herbert Walker Bush is living up to his reputation as way cooler than his wannabe son. He's celebrating his 85th birthday by skydiving with HLN's Robin Meade. Plus, check out the bikini girl on Bush's lap!

June Reprieve

My first post of June features a couple of different subjects. First, check out why the United States does not feature international news at a time when Americans need to be tuned in to the world. Reagan's vision of America as a "shining city on a hill" could also be construed as Americans putting ourselves on a pedestal for all others to worship. We should not be deaf to the rest of the world and how we interact with it - 9/11 should have changed all this, but our reaction (invading Iraq) and the leadership at the time (Bush/Cheney) prevented a course correction that would have saved our country from decline.

In other news, Germany and the United States are harshly criticizing Switzerland for its status as a tax haven. In response, the Swiss have undertaken a P.R. campaign with shirtless hunks to distract our attention. Seems to be working...

And finally, writer Michael Hiltzik of the LA Times has a great article on the budget problems plaguing California. His solutions for the crisis are remarkably similar to what I proposed back in January (i.e. Prop 13, term limits). Funny how great minds think alike, isn't it?