The next George Bush?

Quote of the day, snarfed from doonesbury.com:

"I believe gay marriage should be between a man and a woman."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Operation Get-Behind-The-Wetback

Isn't this just a little on the fucked-up side?

Aside from Bush handing out (and taking away) citizenships like it's some kind of presidential indulgence, here's some numbers:
People in the general population (non-military) who are Latino: 13.4%
People in the US Army who are Latino: 9.4%
People who are in the front lines, serving combat duty in the US Army who are Latino: 17.7%

In statistical analysis, we call this "highly disproportionate".

A few thoughts on death

First, my own: I mentioned to someone a while back that I didn't fear death. I looked forward to it. They were, predictably I suppose, much to horrified to hear the explanation (I don't do well when I have to talk in sound bites).
I look forward to my death the same way I look forward to finishing a good novel I'm reading. It's not that I want it to end soon, but I am interested in seeing what happens. I wanna know how it all turns out. At the same time, I want it to last as long as possible. And, of course, I want the whole thing to be interesting, all the way through.
Of course, making some kind of sense would be nice, too, but, though good for a novel, is probably too much to ask for in a life.
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