Saturday, September 18, 2004

Berlin update

Turkish cabdriver decries Bush as we drive to the airport. It's embarassing, somewhat to be an American in this time and place. Clinton he liked, but Bush- he conveyed to me that he was crazy. I didn't disagree.

The Brandenburg Gate has a "Room of Silence," which is quite profound.

These people, despite the hype (see for example a recent article in the International Herald Tribune) know what war is and appreciate peace. This is something the Bush regime has little knowledge.

I read Kevin Phillips' book on the plane. Phillips' style is dry, and its dryness highlights its intensity. Given Enron, arms dealing, and give-aways to the rich (not to mention the abortion that Texas has become under Republicans), I cannot imagine why Kerry is not ahead in the polls. Enron alone should be enough to sink Bush.

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