From my point of view, Monday's kind-of-walk-out was successful. The leaf-blowing crew next door, the one that starts every Monday morning, promptly at 7 am, didn't. Sweetness, to sleep. Of course, it's Tuesday. 7.15 and they've returned.
Except for the part of the immigration bill that ever proposed making an immigrant and those who'd offer refuge felons - a part I personally think speaks to a diminished character - yes, I do - I remain without much of an opinion. I do, however, have a big sympathy for any group that will focus themselves, focus their voices and SAY something. And when a group will demonstrate - really demonstrate and not just spew more rhetoric? I'm obliged to be on their side. Even conservatives. You demonstrate a fix? That's not rhetoric? I'm obliged to be on your side, too. (Which is why - as a for instance - that little number you pulled in South Dakota, where you manipulated and openly ignored and spinned science to push your agenda? That's not demonstrating a fix. That's pouring all the resources into defending the rhetoric.)
Howard Zinn. If you don't know Howard Zinn, you might want to. If you don't want to, fine. We'll keep whatever chats we have limited to the weather and what we think about these last episodes of Will & Grace.
If you do know Howard Zinn, then I've said enough by mentioning him.
Historian. Political because it's our intellectual obligation to be. Simple.
