Old--


Well, let's see:

"Bust up Iraq"--a thoroughly stupid idea for several reasons:

1) It will happen without any assistance from us. It's not our place to try to micromanage anything that sensitive--and our attempt to do so will only confirm various factions' convictions that "the Crusaders" are continuing to exploit the situation.

2 As I've said more than once, "Kurdistan" is already de facto independent--and the Kurds never wanted to be part of "Iraq".

3) Without provision for oil revenue for the Sunnis--more than accrues to "their" part of Iraq--this is a wonderful recipe for full-blown civil war --- (you ain't seen nothin' yet).



Build the fence between Mexico and the US--stupid idea #2

How about saving that money ($700 million?) for something worthwhile--like virtually anything else?




$10 minimum wage--Please, Old, be sure to ask all your Republican Senators and Congressmen to do this---and report back to us what they told you---i.e. just what polite language they used to tell you to stuff it.

Good to see your incisive political analysis and strategy is as perceptive as ever.