Holding My Breath
Monday, July 9th, 2007Happy Monday to you! If you are indeed having a happy Monday, let me spoil it by highlighting some interesting stories from the weekend:
Nancy Pelosi is challenged by Cindy Sheehan, of all people, to deliver articles of impeachment in two weeks. So far, reactions are less than encouraging.
The White House refuses to cooperate with congressional investigations, are are blocking testimony of a White House aide. Still, Bush whines about our Do-Nothing-Congress, as if concerning itself with a six-year backlog of oversight is laziness.
While momentum grows for the impeachment of Dick Cheney, the Republican base jumps ship.
While the world obsesses over the price of oil, the real crisis of the twenty-first century is sneaking up on us: a water shortage. Or perhaps the collapse of the US Dollar.
British news preps their audience for 15 years of war, while Americans are warned of the dangers of premature withdrawal.
Halliburton’s stock is recovering nicely from last October’s fall; Blackwater still hasn’t announced it’s IPO, but other choices abound for the savvy investor.
That should curb your enthusiasm.
As for me, I’m holding my breath waiting for this fragile house of cards we call civilization to collapse. Shouldn’t be too long, now. Cue Elvis Costello: "Waiting for the end of the world…"