Charlie Daniels continues to be a sad, sorry little son of a bitch. He sent that "open letter" out to a bunch of people. Tamara Saviano (who works in the music industry) got the letter, apparently directly from Daniels. She responded, from her home, on her own time.
She got fired. After Daniels' publicist complained.
So not only is Daniels revealing himself as the worst kind of idiot, but if you dare to disagree with him, he'll see if he can get you fired.
The last Mr. Sterling of the season and probably for good aired last night, and you know what I did? I watched it. You bet.
Most of the hour was spent on the deeply gripping and action-packed story of the Senator's filibuster, most of which was delivered to an empty Senate. There was a tense little subplot about whether or not he'd be able to go to the bathroom. I think the message of the episode was that if you don't care whether or not you get reelected, and you can talk for 24 hours straight, you may be able to screw up the budget and cause the United States to default on loans. But the cost will be your hot actor girlfriend.
In retrospect, I should have been recapping the show like this from the start.
I bought some Dixie Chicks CDs today. If the best argument one can think of is "I don't agree with you so I'll punish you economically," one doesn't really have much of an argument, does one? Next time, perhaps those who don't like it when someone criticizes the President should think of a real counterargument.
Time for another quick Iraq rundown.
Bush's promise to unveil a Middle East peace plan (despite what some in his administration think of it) may have been another favor to Tony Blair, as it seems that promise is helping Tony Blair keep Claire Short from resigning. On the flip side, a poll of Labor backbenchers showed 95 out of 129 MPs refusing to support military action without a second resolution.
Still, any talk of peace is simply avoiding reality. US bombers took out Iraqi radar systems last night -- specifically, those systems which would give warning of a US attack. The Azores meeting is not a diplomatic summit, it's a planning session for the attack.
Not so long ago, Bush said there'd be a Security Council vote "no matter what." Apparently he lied. Chile circulated a compromise proposal that adopted Britain's five steps -- five things Saddam must do or face war -- but gave him 30 days to get it done. Bush said no. I don't think Bush can allow that resolution to get to the floor, because it would get the nine yes votes Blair needs to head off any revolt. Unfortunately for Blair, ignoring a resolution with nine yes votes is far worse than skipping another resolution altogether, so Blair and Bush have to get the war in gear before anything happens. See what trying to reach a compromise gets you?
Along those lines, if France really wanted to embarass the hell out of the US, it'd pick up the Chilean proposal and champion it. Imagine the fun if Bush found himself forced to veto a resolution that included a trigger for war? I don't really think that'll happen, but man it'd be interesting.
Anyhow, I'm still predicting March 21st, this coming Friday. (Doh. Was off by three.) Launching the war mid-week would pummel the markets; better to give Wall Street a couple of days to watch before they can panic. If the Security Council winds up bringing other resolutions to the floor, that might speed things up.
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