We have "Viper" squads in the Bay Area at BART: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19588150/
Probably not here so much as to protect us against "terrorists" (in the Bay Area that could easily be right-wing hot headed Texans) but to ramp up the terrornoia and keep the populace in their schizoid state. The spokesman for the Viper squad on the local news last night looked more like someone they would be interested in than running the show. I began celebrating the 4th early by seeing "Sicko" at the local art house in one of the country's remaining dome theaters. Great film and there is a slight theme (which no one has mentioned) change at about 1 hour and 15 minutes to pick up on. That's why I'm seeing support for Michael Moore from areas you wouldn't have expected. At that point he begins to look at the bigger picture. Much of what Barry has been saying about the French health care system is validated and even more. You wind up feeling that we're really getting screwed in the US and things really need to change. But gee we wouldn't want Shemp to miss out on a buck or two on his way to becoming a billionaire would we? BTW, Bill Gates is now the second wealthiest person in the world being replaced by Mr. Slim the Mexican telecom tycoon. Those going out of business sales at CompUSA must have been really lucrative. Happy 4th to everyone. It'll be quiet here for a change as the weather has been too hot and fireworks are banned in this county. That still usually means that people are setting some off but I only heard a few firecrackers over the weekend. There's a big fine and jail time if you set them off these days. But I was over in Union City which is another country on Monday and the local kids soccer team had a fireworks booth. Some message to send to kids eh? I love fireworks but where I grew up as a kid we would set them off at my uncle's farm over a plowed field where nothing would catch fire. I'm glad I got rid of my shake roof on Monday.
