The Muse is a Fickle Creature

My writing muse seems to be a fickle creature. The other day I was all wound up about one political thing or the other, but since I had just posted a political commentary, I was hesitant to post another so quickly.

Lesson learned. Play the cards you got boy, cause you dont know what the next hand is gonna deal ya'.

Since then I have to some extent had to work to come up with anything worth blathering on about. And apparently today, I am working harder than any day to this point since I'm whining about having to write about, having nothing to write about.

There are somethings I wonder about. Things that I dont really know enough about to comment on in an intelligent manner. (when has that ever stopped me before??).

Things like;

Why hasnt the writers strike garnered more attention by either the electronic or print media?? This strike will probably have some sort of impact on intellectual property royalties for years to come. They're discussing what internet revenues are worth to artist as residuals.

Why isnt anyone the least bit interested in the fact that our President is currently discussing the future of the US military in Iraq with the president of Iraq in terms of bases and troops that will remain there as semi permanent installations. The agreements that he is looking to create will be approved by the Iraqi parliament, but not our own congress. He (GW) has spoken of a presences in Iraq that would use Korea as a model. The US has been on the Korean peninsula for more than 50 yrs.

Where's Osama??

What ever happened to Walter Reed??

Why are we continuing to hold people around the world in prisons both run by states that have no qualm what so ever in using torture, and why have we NOT clearly defined our own policy concerning torture?? And no, "the US does not use torture" we use enhanced interrogation techniques is not a clearly defined policy??

Why does the US recognize corporations as individuals, in the sense that they share the same rights?? Corporations dont need clean air and water. They dont need healthy food, or safe pharmaceuticals. They can change their identity at will. They pay less in taxes. The government will bail them out if they over extend themselves. When was the last time the government offered to pay your January credit card bill?? When corporations move off shore for more favorable tax rates or to protect their CEO (Haliburton) from prosecution, they still continue to receive all the benefits they had before they left. They have greater access to your senator and congressman than you do. And they dont die, so all they do is continue to accrue money and power.

Uh.

Who knew, guess I had something to say after all.