A Bass-ackwards World

Schwarzenegger, an immigrant, doesn't like others--at least if they are not Aryan, I suppose. He's consistently opposed Mexican immigration as an echo of his mentor, Pete Wilson. During is campaign, he was upfront about it, but at the time, the voters of California were too self-involved to care.

Recently, he recommended that we "close the borders." That's not what one would expect of an immigrant, but Schwarzenegger sees himself as a man apart in every respect. His arrogance is amazing.

On the international scene, one amazing turn: Ahmad Chalabi has been named interim oil minister in Iraq. Interim--right. He's got control of the oil and the Cheney cabal is set to exploit oil as much as possible. They'll strain our economy as much as possible, trying to wring every dollar possible out of our pockets while blaming the lack of oil on Chinese or Indian consumption, or those damn insurgents, while filling the coffers of big oil. The chutzpah of these folks is amazing!