Surge

Thought I'd correct that for you.

What kind of soulless fuck comes up with a word like plusup? Send him to Iraq first.

 

I usually read it once a year. In fact, I'm overdue for a reading of it now. Maybe it's my depressing personality, but I have an affinity for dystopian works.

 

This is a pretty scary read ...
http://www.alternet.org/story/46384/
Gets into some speculation about what might happen in the next two years.
A quote ... "As a result, the U.S. is headed toward what Tom Engelhard has called 'the mother of all Constitutional crises.' "
Basically, Congress demands the oversight the constitution says they have, Bush says no and all Hell breaks loose.

 

Then I say, as Charles Krauthammer, of all people, said during the 2000 election aftermath, if we're going to have a constitutional crisis, let's by god have a real one.