Monday, September 04, 2006

Crossing The Rubicon

I've been watching Rome in my spare time from Thesis that hasn't been spent drinking, recovering from drinking, or at the beach basking in the glorious 28 degrees or in the 20 degree water (I change my mind. swimming on the first day of spring = global warming is good.) and I'm reminded of some reference somewhere that mentions Bush's invasion of Iraq as akin to 'The Crossing of the Rubicon'. When Caesar was returning from Gaul, he was heading back to a senate that wanted to impeach the consul for his illegal war. by crossing the rubicon as a soldier, instead of as a citizen, he disregarded the law and set Rome on the path to a military dictatorship. Bush rejected international law, but really any comparison to Caesar is unfair to the Emperor of Rome. Bush in Iraq is failing every imperial objective in Iraq immensely.

really, if HBO were here, i'd get a job to pay for it. after thesis of course.

Oh yeah, anyway, I went to the Beach with Pete on Sat. first day of spring, and the weather was so gorgeous. if only the apartment would reflect that, we really have to move out of this dank hole. the Rent increase in Nov is totally unjustified. an extra $10 a week may be the straw that breaks our backs, and high time to move out, put kev and jess on a lease to improve their credit rating. posted by Keegan at 10:30 pm

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