On the warpath

First, some exciting news from Boundary County:

Local businessman Tom Hollingsworth, a Democrat, has announced his candidacy for an Idaho Congressional Seat, District One. Boundary Country has not had a representative in Boise for twenty years. Not only is it unusual for Boundary County to field a candidate, the fact that Hollingsworth is a Democrat makes it even more unusual. But not only is Tom a candidate, he's a much more than average candidate. He has been very active during his twenty year residency here, serving on many different committees and in different roles. He is currently Chairman of the Boundary County Planning and Zoning Commission and is known for his common sense and fairness. He will be a wonderful representative for North Idaho and I urge everyone to support him.

Linda Langness, an 18 year resident of Boundary County and a superb cook, has just started a new blog entitled, In Linda's Kitchen. If you are interested in food (and who is not) you should follow this blog: http://inlindaskitchen.blogspot.com/ A new restaurant is opening on the Eiffel Tower. They report the place will be accessible to all, with lunches starting at $108, and dinners at $216. I must be missing something.

The Lakota Indians, of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse fame, have announced they are seceding from the United States. This is an absolutely fascinating development. As you doubtless know, American Indian Tribes are supposedly Sovereign Nations. But if the Lakota are Sovereign wny do they have to secede? I assume this must be because they want international recognition for their sovereignty. They have approached Venezuela and Bolivia, among others, for recognition. If any country recognizes their sovereignty then presumably the United Nations would also. They have canceled all of their treaties with the U.S. as they say the U.S. has violated all of them. Remember, the Lakota cover parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming. Somewhere I saw where it suggested one could join them if one was prepared to give up their U.S. citizenship (personally, I would not like to live in the area). This is going to be interesting. Obviously the U.S. is not going to allow this to happen. And equally obviously the U.S. could make them completely miserable (more miserable, that is, than we have already made them). The U.S. could make it impossible for anyone to travel there without a passport, could keep people from going to the Indian Casinos, cut off supplies, and etc. I wonder what it is, specifically, the Lakota are going to demand. And will the U.S. negotiate at all, let alone in good faith. What if there is violence? Will the U.S. Military become involved, or just local police? Will Bush/Cheney send in their Blackguards (I mean Blackwater) as they did during Katrina? With their experience in killing and raping innocent people the Lakota should be a pushover for them. Maybe they'll just send in the Cavalry. General Custer was certainly successful in dealing with uppity Indians. Of course Wounded Knee showed them what's what (I have no idea what's what is anymore). Might I suggest that if the U.S. had been honest and honored all the treaties this would not have come about. Can you imagine that we are going to be fighting Indian wars in 2008? I was just informed that some tribe down by San Franciso has said if the Lakota can do it, so can they. It's all very interesting and shows what happens when you lie and refuse to honor your treaties and commitments. You will probably have noticed the MSM have said nothing about this, choosing to ignore it, I gather. I haven't even seen too much about it as yet on the internet. But stay tuned.

Thank god, there's only a few more days until the (probably useless) Iowa caucus. There is no use looking at the polls as they mean very little (especially in Iowa). So will it be Hillary or Obama or Edwards? Will it be Romney or Huckabee? Is it really going to make any difference? At this point I just want it to be over, I don't even care who wins (as I'm sure it won't be Kucinich, the only candidate worth voting for).

LKBIQ:
"The Constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens."
Wendell Willkie