Two things have happned this morning that I find interesting. I'm going to reverse their order for reasons which should seem obvious.

Yes. I have just finished reading about the Patriot Act, Part II in the Washington Posy ("U.s.May Seek Wider Anti-Terror Powers, Page A-1) and do find its contents disturbing but will save the rant for another occasion.

But, as importantly, my wife recieved an email from an old high school friend. I won't provide a name here because of the anture of the letter but will say that this friend, Jane Doe, is married to a conservative politican who is a member of the Board of Supervisors in Loudoun County. Now Loudound County is Bush Country. Being the 3rd wealthiest county in the country it is filled with Rebublicans, McMansions, Cadillacs and big, big SUV's,

Well, Jane Doe has figured out what's going down and so has her husband and they are both terribly disturbed. Well, my wife asked me to respond which I did. I offered some things that these folks could do to resist the Bush regime (No, I didn't use that term).

So, in these times of bad and more bad news, it is encouraging that the folks that many of us assume to be so solidly behind the Bush War Machine are starting to have their doubts.

Hey, ya' gotta take what you can.

Bobert