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Jul. 13th, 2004 10:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vovat1. Today is the official American release date for The Spine. I don't have it yet, though, since tmbg.com decided to wait until today to even SHIP the thing. At least I'm not alone in having to wait, though. I mean, is there anyone who's actually interested in buying the album and DIDN'T take advantage of the pre-order package deal? (I mean, I'm sure a lot of people weren't aware of it, but most online They Might Be Giants fans presumably were.)
2. Has anyone else heard about Bush wanting to delay the elections? It sounds awfully suspicious to me. The reason provided (possible terrorist attacks) probably does hold some water, but what good would delaying the elections do, in that case? The terrorists could probably postpone their attacks as well. Beth suggested that, if they didn't want to hold the elections on the normal date, they could always have them EARLIER. Encouraging the use of absentee ballots (which I'll probably have to use anyway) might also be a good idea. The Bush administration has a history of using fears of terrorism to their advantage, however. I don't really mind if I have to wait another week or two to vote, but the precedent a delay would set would be quite dangerous. I mean, how much longer would it be before Bush decided to delay the elections indefinitely (the terrorist threat will never be completely eliminated, after all), and have himself delcared Dictator For Life?
3. In lighter news, I finished reading Mother Goose in Prose yesterday. I was kind of fond of "How the Beggars Came to Town," which touched on a few economic issues. It did so in a very simple way, but it was still nice to see. L. Frank Baum apparently would have opposed the Flat Tax.
2. Has anyone else heard about Bush wanting to delay the elections? It sounds awfully suspicious to me. The reason provided (possible terrorist attacks) probably does hold some water, but what good would delaying the elections do, in that case? The terrorists could probably postpone their attacks as well. Beth suggested that, if they didn't want to hold the elections on the normal date, they could always have them EARLIER. Encouraging the use of absentee ballots (which I'll probably have to use anyway) might also be a good idea. The Bush administration has a history of using fears of terrorism to their advantage, however. I don't really mind if I have to wait another week or two to vote, but the precedent a delay would set would be quite dangerous. I mean, how much longer would it be before Bush decided to delay the elections indefinitely (the terrorist threat will never be completely eliminated, after all), and have himself delcared Dictator For Life?
3. In lighter news, I finished reading Mother Goose in Prose yesterday. I was kind of fond of "How the Beggars Came to Town," which touched on a few economic issues. It did so in a very simple way, but it was still nice to see. L. Frank Baum apparently would have opposed the Flat Tax.
