Ravings of a Random Mind...

Dear Kristi Merritt (and anyone who thinks she has a point with this stunt, below ) No, the Seahawks jersey, helmet, and football do not make you Russell Wilson, but then they aren't what make Russell Wilson, Russel Wilson, either. Russell Wilson is Russell Wilson because of WHO HE IS, not because of what he wears. Mexicans don't all wear sombreros, drink beer, and eat tortilla chips - you're thinking of Americans who celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Have you ever been to Mexico? Mexicans are light, dark, black, brown, white, Asian, African, European, Native - just like in the United States. Mexico is a nation of immigrants, just like the United States and Canada. Just like every other country in the Americas, it's population is a blend of peoples from EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Also, did I mention that Mexicans don't all wear sombreros, any more than all Americans wear cowboy hats. So no, your sombrero doesn't make you look Mexican. It makes you look like a gringa ...

Why am I not surprised. The following article is from Sweden's English language daily, The Local. It explains how the Bush Adminstration's bail out plan is based on the Swedish model from the early 1990's, but with one serious flaw - that We, The People not only get to pay for this bail-out, but that we have no way of recouping our losses, and ultimately, once again, get to line the pockets of the wealthiest among us. One more way in which this administration does not seem to care that "We The People" are more than just the multi-millionaires who support (financially) them. Swedish model inspires US financial crisis plan Published: 22 Sep 08 17:59 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/14496/20080922/ The Bush administration's handling of the financial crisis is in part inspired by a successful Swedish bank rescue in the 1990s, but one crucial deviation could cost US taxpayers dearly, one of the architects of the Swedish plan said on Monday. US learns lessons from...