September Surprise

Back with the new and improved Living in Spanglish blog. This version will be more free-flowing to allow for more references to the mad stuff going on all around us. Such as the event being given by the American Enterprise Institute on 9-11 Eve. Do they really think they're going to get away with attacking Iran in this climate? I guess there's no need to worry about massive anti-war protests. I'm not sure how to interpret this possible push for the invasion of Iran. Stubborn carrying out of a long-term plan, or the act of a wounded animal (the Bush braintrust) after this summer's departure of Karl Rove and Alberto Gonzales. Who knows if my mid-August op ed about Alberto, for those who missed it, may have hastened his departure? Wasn't Dubya already down in the Texas compound by then?

                 Gonzales's departure, a tawdry affair that was covered up by claims that he was from Humble, Texas (at least Wikipedia confirmed it) and the well-timed Michael Vick scandal, is already being discarded in the dustbin of history. Schumer and other Democrats may have vowed to continue investigation, but Alberto's role in the rewriting of what defines torture, the wireless wiretapping scheme, and the firing of the U.S. attorneys stands a good chance of diminishing in importance as the fight over winding down the Iraq war gains prominence.

               Of course these little missteps are not as horrifying as dogfighting, or even Stephon Marbury's appearance on Mike'd Up.  Many of you have been spending your free time listening to Larry Craig defending his wide-legged stance in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. The chatter of infinite information is doing a terrific job of obscuring truth, so much so that even that is in question.