Feedback from PV Billy

I really appreciate the comments from the small but hardy band of PVBlog readers. Going forward, I’ll devote a post every week or so to providing some feedback. Here we go.

Revelations (4/13): I am sad to say that I have to agree with SpinDr’s comments:

“Just wondered what your take was on the show? Personally, I found it quite disappointing, and will not be following the remaining 5 episodes. What a chilling thought.... agreeing with the Times opinion!”

Interesting show concept but the premier was filled with too many plot lines, too fantastic, more like science fiction than The Da Vinci Code.

Stephanie at TheDailyVegetable asked about Zone Bridge. It’s the Microsoft Network site for bridge players who like to play with real people on the net. I love it and have made many good friends. One of them, Sue from Illinois, found her husband-to-be on the Zone. Martin lives in London.

New Blogs of Note (4/11): On the issue of John Bolton’s confirmation as US representative to the United Nations, Tom wrote:

“I watched almost all of the Senate hearings on Bolton...the first day it was clear that the Demo's were simply out to stick it to him and Bush. After today, I think Bush would be wise to withdraw his nomination....he does have more baggage than appropriate for this sensitive job. I have had great hopes that his tough style would be great for the UN housecleaning...but, he has some real people baggage.”

With respect, I have to disagree with Tom. If this was a nomination for ambasador to Britain or the Vatican, I would agree that toughness would not be a primary requirement. But this is the UN, perhaps the most anti-American multinational institution in the world. Bolton is exactly the guy we need for this position. I don’t want sensitivity, I want a butt-kicker.

And if Bolton fails to reform that illegitimate attrocity, I want the US to withdraw from the UN and kick them out of their expensive Manhattan building. If we need an international discussion group, it should have one iron-clad requirement for membership: only democracies allowed.

What Liberals Think About Academia (4/8): Welcome to new reader Zack the socialist who wrote:

“Hi. I'm a socialist. I'm also a Christian. I'm also a teacher. I'm also a Canadian. Looking south I recognize a serious manifestation of ignorance. The focus of the media and population on meaningless American pop icons and the navel-gazing political debates have caused Americans in general to believe in their superiority in the world. This Manifest Destiny, a manifesto wholeheartedly supported by both Democrats and Republicans, has caused a rift between the world and the USA. My hope is that Americans will recognize the crimes they have committed against the environment, against culture, against the impoverished people of the world (specifically Chile, Guatemala, Panama, Marshall Islands, Grenada, Iraq, Venezuela, Vietname, Korea (N&S), Mexico, and on and on and on). Once the admission has been made, then I believe people will be more willing to accept the US as a peer rather than a bully.”

So Zack thinks Americans are ignorant criminals with a superiority complex. I guess that’s why we love Canada, the country that Fleet Streeters call “The Great White Waste of Time.”

I suggest reading the Weekly Standard (3/21/05) article by Matt Labash of the same title. Matt sums up Canadians as “docile Zamboni-driving people who subsist on seal caserole and Molson. Their hobbies include wearing flannel, obsessing over American hegemony, exporting deadly mad cow disease…. and synchronized swimming.”

I guess it’s the American hegemony that Zack dislikes.