Pat seemed improved yesterday. He got up before 10:00, and we were still at the breakfast table when Jack B. came over. Among other things, we talked over old times at Holy Spirit and Pat seemed more "engaged" than he has in days.
Rest of day routine--for us, that is. (The phrase, "the new normal" always comes to mind.) Looking forward to lunch with Mary Ann today.
But:
In the delirium over Obama's ascendency--and, believe me, I'm not immune--I hate sounding this note, but it's legit. From Justin Raimondo, at Anti-War.com:
"From the perspective of the antiwar activist, there are many dangers that lurk just around the corner, and the most insidious and least obvious is the consolidation of economic power in the state. This centralization will make it easier for the federal government to mobilize all the resources of the country for military purposes: indeed, the economic crisis will give the government cover to further consolidate and rationalize its growing power and increase its ability to punish "anti-government" critics. From what we have seen so far, the Obama administration is almost certain to abuse its power in this way."
And more:
"Another danger that looms large on the horizon of Obama World is the prospect of a lovesick media corps, one so enamored of their Messiah-in-the-White-House that, while failing to examine his policies overseas, they swallow his explanations too readily. It is all too easy to imagine our besotted press corps capitulating to a new era of political correctness in Washington, where all criticism of the Dear Leader is deemed "reactionary" and implicitly racist.
Finally, please, please read the entry "WIBDI" ( Oct. 5) on this blog:
http://www.chris-floyd.com/