I discovered today that I tend to try and repair other people's issues and problems instead of facing my own various dilemmas. I truly do have some large ones to take care of, and I simply don't want to think about them. The biggest is this: do I go to graduate school and be poor for a few more years, or do I finally get a job and actually not be so 'fiscally' stricken, and then go back for the masters degree, knowing what it is exactly that I'd like to spend 8 hours per day doing. That's the question, really.
See, I want to be outside, not stuck in an office all day for 30 years. That's rather not appealing. But how do you move up and be successful? Usually, you're stuck in an office. Maybe it's the cake and eat it both, but I want a job that gets me out there, where I travel and meet people and do interesting things. In short, I'd like to enjoy my job and work up from there.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Monday, October 10, 2005
Granted, I realize the logic in my previous post was largely flawed, but I still feel that it is true. I like Harriet Miers, perhaps simply because the Democrats aren't whining and moaning about how mistreated they are and President Bush supports the nominee. Instead, we have the conservatives, to which I claim most of my allegiance, very concerned about what she will do when she gets in. But the secret is this:
George W. Bush is really a moderate in disguise.
Complain all you want about how he's too hardcore about terrorism, but remember that his domestic policies have often been more moderate, which has always been a concern for the really really right-wingers. Campaign finance reform? Folks, John McCain and the President both supported that, and Limbaugh used up thousands of gallons of oxygen tearing the idea to shreds. And what about all that aid to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa? Where did that come from? Restructuring medicare? He did that too, even with the support of the AARP.
Honestly, I'm not sure what all the hub-bub is about. It seems to me that Bush chose a woman who is a moderate to replace outgoing Justice Sandra O'Conner. If Bush and Reid can compromise on a nominee, I can only see that as a positive thing.
Of course, I am a bit iffy on her record, but this isn't the first time a non-judge has been given a seat on the Supreme Court.
George W. Bush is really a moderate in disguise.
Complain all you want about how he's too hardcore about terrorism, but remember that his domestic policies have often been more moderate, which has always been a concern for the really really right-wingers. Campaign finance reform? Folks, John McCain and the President both supported that, and Limbaugh used up thousands of gallons of oxygen tearing the idea to shreds. And what about all that aid to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa? Where did that come from? Restructuring medicare? He did that too, even with the support of the AARP.
Honestly, I'm not sure what all the hub-bub is about. It seems to me that Bush chose a woman who is a moderate to replace outgoing Justice Sandra O'Conner. If Bush and Reid can compromise on a nominee, I can only see that as a positive thing.
Of course, I am a bit iffy on her record, but this isn't the first time a non-judge has been given a seat on the Supreme Court.