July 22, 2003
How Typical
Another example of what a hypocrite Bush is. One of his big issues after 9/11 was national service, particularly the Americorps program. Americorps is the domestic version of the Peace Corps. Americorps volunteers teach kids to read, build affordable housing, and maintain parks and other green spaces, among other things. Bush's Republican allies in the House recently voted to cut Americorps by 55%, which would eliminate over 20,000 Americorps volunteer positions. Bush has been completely silent on the issue, but fortunately the Senate voted overwhelmingly to restore $100 million in funding. Now the issue has to be resolved in conference committee. To learn what you can do to save Americorps, go here. My first job after law school was as an Americorps volunteer and I firmly believe in the program, so I'll be working the phone.
I'm so bummed that I missed Comic-Con. Maybe next year. I sometimes toy with the idea of writing a comic script. Perhaps after my writing gets better.
God, I need to get to bed earlier. I usually don't fall asleep before midnight and I have to be up by 7 most weekdays. And tomorrow i have to be up even earlier because I have a meeting at 8:00. I'm not a morning person, so it will be a challenge to say anything more articulate than "Grrrrr."
Posted by wintermute2_0 at July 22, 2003 07:09 PM
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