Stegner (teaching at Stanford at the time; but his published books weren't selling very well) was commissioned by ARAMCO to write a history of this subject.  ARAMCO didn't want parts of the final manuscript published.  It was published without the objected-to portions in paperback in 1971. Now the contents of the paperback have been published in hard cover with a new forward.

In trying to apply this to practical matters, it occurs to me that if the federal government were restricted to only those clearly enumerated powers, one's withholding statement would be inverted:  The amount now going to the feds would go to the state, and vice versa.  This could lead to

1. No need for earmarks.
   
2. Massachusetts would have had plenty of cash to fund the Big Dig without needing any federal money.
   
3. New York would have plenty of money to handle the unique circumstances around New York City and environs.
   
4. California would have plenty of money to deal with water issues, and provide their public employees with 13 paid holidays per year.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A deadly strain of swine flu never seen before has broken out in Mexico, killing as many as 60 people and raising fears it is spreading across North America.

The World Health Organization said it was concerned about what it called 800 "influenza-like" cases in Mexico, and also about a confirmed outbreak of a new strain of swine flu in the United States. It said about 60 people had died in Mexico.

Apparently they have backing of the people there and in other districts.

The "expert" NPR interviewed said the Taliban has the backing of the people because they can claim to provide the people with two things the govt can't:

1. A direct path to God.
   
2. Anti-Americanism.

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it was too late to contain the swine flu outbreak in the United States.

CDC acting director Dr. Richard Besser told reporters in a telephone briefing it was likely too late to try to contain the outbreak, by vaccinating, treating or isolating people.

KeysDan said it well by quoting Krugman, even though I don't always agree with Krugman in his economic philosophy. Let's try to give good faith energy to the notion of "Real Inquiry" to include total transparency with inquiry. The difficulty will be in the kind of collateral damage will happen in both side of the isle.

Please it is tiring to hear the argument of unintended consequences with deeply horrible late recognized core secrets in the CIA, FBI, earmarks, and tangle legislation loaded up wide big enough for a truck to drive through with goods of service or contraband by long term politicals, or hate radio rant and cable television prosecution, especially with the alarming corruption and biases and political pressures in our Justice department that signal a very wrecked legal system that was oppressed by our really ugly  politically motivated media.

There seems lately some in roads in our journalist people can single out deficiencies that deliver some un-professionalism. Examples to out right lying and fraudulent reporting are appearing. A good example is the MSNBC, Fox news challenges that are go on. The others are slight comments, one the really stuck me was from Meghan McCain, honestly and refreshing to call Karol Rove for what he is "A CREEP". Yet both her father and former Vice President Cheney along with News Journalist Sean Hannity, Limbaugh, or Savage think Karol Rove is a great American. Sheesh.

Remember way back in grade school when that unoriginal slogan out in the play ground ranted "Oh Ya prove it". Well guess what? Seems maybe our kids are dumped on to untangle some the wrath we produce because one thinks it's in good faith. This torture stuff is now in our play ground, our sincere effort is to be careful and watch where it goes. Most of the adult's don't even realize this and it's a horrible culture to go in the wrong direction. That's why the debate must go on, and Krugman is correct, we need an open ended outcome.

For me a possible open ended solution to pose the argument that after conviction where is it suggested Bush and Company would be able to receive a just sentence may very well include being stripped of citizen ship, and banished from America . For my reasoning it would interesting to see just who or how they would be embraced by the international community.