Knowledge

I realize this will surprise some of you, but I actually agree with some of what Holder said today.  There does need to be changes in sentencing, and we do need to stop other aspects of the drug war.  Of course, the way to do this is to legalize it, or at least decriminalize some things and emphasis other crimes over that of the drug trade.  I don't like it, of course, but in this day and age...well, there should be a place for a semi-legal businessperson.  To say nothing of the fact that the Hope and Changers should be pissing themselves over yet another thing that could be taxed (to say nothing of the income taxes from drug pushers).  I wonder how much the big guys at the top would pay, assuming one or two of them decided to legally file, in the hopes that it would prevent further police intrusion into their...operations.

I am about halfway through Anabasis and it is fairly interesting.  The story is pretty good, but I am also learning -- incidentally, sadly -- quite a bit about the ancient world.  For instance, soldiers didn't have their weapons and armor on 24/7.  Per the text, the articles of war were carried in wagons, and were put on in case of battle.  This seems ridiculous to us, but on further review, I can see how it was done back them, as the stuff was heavy and uncomfortable.  It was simply easier to march without it and call for it as needed...even when in the middle of an enemy's country.