Well, today was pretty good: school going well, homework on schedule, an exam tomorrow and another next monday, even some rain to cool down Phoenix.

I watched the California Governors debate on FOX News Channel. It was rather amusing, what with the moderator seeming to steal the debate half the time with his various quips and cut-ins and the inane sniping of Huffington. I wasn't particularly impressed by Bustamante, Huffington, or Camejo with their overload of liberal and socialist agendas that put California in the position it is in. While I thought Swartzenegger did okay, I think McClintock came off as the most prepared and professional. Too bad McClintock blew it in the end with his arrogant wrap up of why he should be governor. All I can say is I'm glad I don't live in Cali. That state is just too screwed up.

The debate reminded me of a speech my Dynamics professor read to the class this morning about Liberalism and Conservatism. For much of the speech the class was laughing, because it was written very humorously to take out the sting of the truth it contained. We (the students) didn't agree with everything in the speech, but did agree with a number of points. Primary among them was the foolish claims to rights that don't exist. "Rights" such as driving a vehicle, having a job, etc., etc.

You know what, when you think about it, it's true. No one has the "right" to drive a vehicle, or have a job, or health care, or a good education. Those are either privaledges (sp?) or functions society has formed as extensions of our true rights as guaranteed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.