Now, I am a product of the silicon valley boom, having put eight years into that crazy place (with very little in the way of cash to show for it, unfortunately). While I understand the economics of outsourcing, and in some cases it makes absolute sense, I can't say that the wave of outsourcing has given me a great deal of confidence in the short term job market for the likes of we software types. Buchanan has had some interesting comments regarding outsourcing of jobs that put a stake in the ground... he may not be right, but at least he says something.
Carville on the Russert show had a few interesting things to say, and while we know he's a democrat through and through, he's outside of the Kerry campaign, so he was free to comment on Kerry's weak stances and vague responses to some issues that benefit from neither. Carville comes from a place of substantial experience and knowledge and while lacking the Dick Morris-ish sniveling over grudges of old.
Then there's Nader, whom I believe suffers from something like what the Gnostics might call "enlightenment" without the supernatural component. He's on to something, but he's coming from a place unfamiliar to the masses, so he comes across as a nut. A cashew perhaps. He does complain that people should follow politics as they do sports, becoming familiar with stats and scores in the issues game as they would a football or baseball season, and this is something I'm actually agreeing with more and more.
I suppose it's my tendency more and more lately to tune in to the History Channel over most other programming on TV (remember, outsourcing...) that has made me weigh the things I hear on the news a bit more carefully against what I think is reality. I suppose also that these characters to whom I've referred are a sort of Fahrenheit 9/11 personified... take what you hear as the gospel truth, outright lies, or something of a mixture, but use what you see and hear as a basis for exploration. That's my take.
Dan and Silicon Valley to Re-Unite
