Paul Krugman had this brilliant opening to his column today in the "N. Y. Times"; Sometimes it seems that the only way to make sense of the Bush administration is to imagine that it’s a vast experiment concocted by mad political scientists who want to see what happens if a nation systematically ignores everything we’ve learned over the past few centuries about how to make a modern government work.

• Never take any crap from anyone (unless given no alternative)
• Never allow a corporation to take advantage
• Try to enjoy life every day
• Enjoy work but never work too hard
• Travel, explore, experience
• Meet interesting people
• Help people through my work
• Never cheat anyone for money
• more later...