Later On

Probably going to be light blogging today. Partly I don’t seem to be in the mood to blog—not sure why that is—but also I’m working on typing up an excerpt from a particularly interesting book I’m reading on process philosophy so that I can post it. Process philosophy makes so much sense to me that I think everyone ought to know about it. That sort of thing.

I’m also having a bit of politics overload. The GOP seems to be running around doing and saying stupid things, hardly worth reporting. Arlen Specter’s move to the Democratic side is sort of nice, but he’s totally unreliable. Glenn Greenwald noted one prime example:

Arlen Specter is one of the worst, most soul-less, most belief-free individuals in politics.  The moment most vividly illustrating what Specter is:  prior to the vote on the Military Commissions Act of 2006, he went to the floor of the Senate and said what the bill "seeks to do is set back basic rights by some 900 years" and is "patently unconstitutional on its face."  He then proceeded to vote YES on the bill’s passage.

Specter also continues to oppose Dawn Johnsen’s appointed as White House Legal Counsel: hardly a Democratic stance.

Of course, there is still food to blog about, and movies, and the like. Maybe once I get going I’ll overcome the inertia.