Librarian's Rant

I'm a bit late putting this out, but I just loved this. Thanks to Tracey for sending it along. It's a very delightful 'mockumentary' a la March of the Penguins done over footage from ALA Midwinter in Seattle. What was amusing for me is that I was at PLA in 2004 when it was in Seattle at the same conference hall. I coulda been a penguin!

Enjoy! March of the Librarians at YouTube.

I got an email from the DCCC asking for input on the Iraq War 'surge' proposal. This one is tougher for me than one might assume. Here is what I sent them. It will probably be ignored, as they're hellbent on being anti-Republican/anti-Bush rather than actually thinking about what we need to do as a country:

I find myself torn on this issue more than any other. I thought the invasion of Iraq misguided and disgusting from the start. You would think that my response to a possible 'surge' would be outright dismissal, but I find myself torn. Not because I want any more men and women in harm's way, but because I feel strongly about cleaning up one's own messes. We created instability and horror for the people of Iraq. We must do whatever we can to make amends. Among other things, I want to see Halliburton and their ilk forced to give back every ill-gotten billion squandered in the area and that money spent for real infrastructure work. A pipe dream, I suspect, but that is my hope. I still believe the US can be a force for good, but I haven't seen evidence of it from the government in far too long. And I cannot blame that entirely on Republicans. We need to decide who we want to be in the world, and we can start by cleaning up our horrific playground.

::Shrug:: We'll see what happens. The whole thing makes me sick to my stomach.