Just when I thought the French were one of the few people who know how to protest, gigantic protests erupt all over the USA... A half MILLION people in L.A. and all over the country. These protests have been going on for weeks, in cities all over the place. I doubt that the House's immigration law changes will be signed into law, since Bush likes cheap labor. Whatever happens, these giant crowds are good signs for the country and for California; these days, San Francisco is the quiet city arguing about zoning laws while all the political intrigue is in Los Angeles (not to say I want to move). I doubt Bush could get even a thousand people to voluntarily gather on his behalf...

Commentary from the Nation:
The largest mobilization in history of --and in favor of-- immigrants stretched for a mind-boggling 26 blocks through downtown Los Angeles Saturday bringing somewhere between a half-million and million people into the streets.



Politicians, police and even organizers of the pro-immigrant rally were amazed by the massive turn-out-- five to ten times bigger than the still-talked-about 1994 rally against Prop 187-- and surely the biggest political demonstration in L.A. history.

Nothing like a nice Dan Bern song...

It was a beautiful day in New York town
Folks jogging, biking, walking 'round
When a couple of airplanes came around
Hit the big towers, knocked 'em down
Worst disaster on US soil ever!
Course, there's the Indians, a few million slaves...Enron...Anyway, it was worse than Pearl Harbor!

President W. was flying around
Far away from New York town
When finally he came on TV,
He said Why do they hate us?
Cause we're free.
Free to round up dark-skinned bearded guys….Free to detain anyone who might have ties to Osama...Al Qaida...Somewhere in Cleveland there's some guy named Al Kida - K - I - D - A... He's freaking out!

Congress quickly rang the bell
And tried to fight those terrorist cells
With laws designed to never let
Our country fall to a terrorist threat
Anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone who might be a terrorist - is a terrorist!

There's terrorists using your email name
Sitting next to you at the ballgame
Terrorists hiding in your bed
Terrorists borrowing your head
Never seen so many terrorists….I had to turn in my own Mom….you know what they say...unpaid parking tickets aids terrorists

There's laws for this and laws for that
To keep those terrorists under wraps
Some folks disagree with these
And talk of civil liberties
But it's like the Attorney General says...If in times like these you can talk about individual freedom...you're probably a terrorist

If you're planning air travel soon
You might want to think about a weather balloon
Nothing gets past those X-Ray Peekers
And don't carry nothing in your sneakers
Sorry for all the delays...if you want to get there so dang fast you oughta take the train... "I have never been so insulted"... "Shut up, Dale."

Well India and Pakistan
Are thinking of trading nuclear bombs
Israel and the PLO -
Suicide's the way to go
Meanwhile the lessons of 9-1-1 are clear... Let's blow up the Middle East...Smoking marijuana aids terrorists...Cuba's our enemy unless we need a prison camp...John Walker Lindh could be your kid unless we get an economic stimulus package... And let's get that guy in Cleveland - AL KIDA!

So, this is kind of old news, but up in Canada, the government is anticipating that global warming will open up the lucrative "northwest passage" to the continent, and they want to maintain ownership of it and start using icebreakers to open it up sooner.

Meanwhile, Bush and his corporate sponsors have beaten down claims that the Earth is experiencing global warming. Now it appears they are contradicting themselves, or at least hedging their bets. Bush is fighting Canada to keep them from controlling the northwest passage which shouldn't even be an issue if global warming isn't an issue.

So, get this. Global warming is NOT an issue when it comes to regulating corporate polluters and cars. Global warming IS AN ISSUE when it comes to gaining control of new routes on the ocean being created by global warming. It makes sense. It really does.