too much technology

I finally committed to a new cell phone. The Sony Ericsson T 616 complete with service from AT&T Wirelesss. The phone has an absurd number of features, including a picture phone and the ability to send and receive e-mail. It also has bluetooth, the fun of which I hope to write about in the future.

While I was off in cell phone buying land, the caught Saddam Hussein. I was with Kassie and thought he was living with Osama in Detroit. Oh well. All subsequent news coverage has focused on how badly Hussein's capture hurts Howard Dean. To my mind, it doesn't; and I think Dean's recent comments are the right strategy for a Democrat to pursue now that Hussein is captured:

The capture of Saddam is a good thing which I hope very much will keep our soldiers in Iraq and around the world safer. But the capture of Saddam has not made America safer."

This administration loses on Homeland Security, and the more the Democrats make it an issue, the more success they will have wooing Bush supporters.

Finally, my new phone number is:

202.297.4496

Spread the word.