Don't let hate skew judgment

I read a sentence in a novel today... to not hate your enemy because it interferes with good judgment. Very astute observation.
Most of us define our enemies as those we hate.
Step back and look at what it is that defines an enemy... to me it's someone who means me harm. Hate has nothing to do with it.

Jobs

Blue collar jobs that pay a living wage are a thing of the past. Service jobs that pay a living wage are being exported to India and China
What's left? Must we all become politicians?

Clintons

Bill Clinton hammered the press today, but the press parse his words until the original meaning was lost.
Lou Dobbs (CNN) recognized what he was saying... other talking heads were too obtuse to understand. Dobbs gets it wrong now and then, but I admire his passion. He got it right this time.
Bill Clinton's remarks were right on. Love the guy. Love Hill too. Smart folks.

Odd thoughts

Two things we should have a "war" on:

Ignorance

The UN should create a high priority program, with lots of funding from the richer countries of the world, to end illiteracy. I heard that Pakistanis rely on TV for their information because they cannot read. The content there is strictly monitored. There are channels here in the US that are entertainment passing as news (e.g. Fox News). To insure everyone on the globe has access to the truth, lets teach them to read.

Injustice

Every month or so I see stories about some guy having spent decades in prison for a crime he did not commit. Congress should pass a law, with funding, that reviews every conviction of every major crime... including DNA testing. Now this is being done on a volunteer basis. Why aren't we making this an automatic, government sponsored, process?