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October 2, 2005
Google Me
Can I say goodbye to my DSl? Maybe. Google wants to un-wire San Francisco.
Taking an entire city wireless, even one as compact as San Francisco (there are just short of 3/4 of a million of us crammed into a 7x7 mile area) is serious endeavor, but one that if successful would be a boon to the area. Well, I think it would be a boon.
Look for the telcos to trow a big old wrench in the City's plans, but Google? Given how well they do other things, well, I expect they'd be pretty good at this.
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From the Technology Techsmology files . . .
Fallout
As the CIA leak investigation heads toward its expected conclusion this month, it has become increasingly clear that two of the most powerful men in the Bush administration were more involved in the unmasking of operatie Valerie Plame than the White House originally indicated.
Well, Duh!
With Judy Miller out of jail at Scooter Libby's hand, there's likely to be some fall out. But, with Judy Miller out of jail at Scooter Libby's hand, there's also the issue of well, perspective.
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From the Republicans files . . .
On Spitzerisma
In The Times Magazine, TNR's Noam Scheiber discuses "Spitzerism" - the softhearted tough approach to liberal politics that's made N.Y. Attorney General a real player in the national game, and nearly a shoe-in for the governors seat in his home state.
Spitzers developed an Eliot Ness like reputation, yet rather than attack the wrongs of coporate america with the fervor of "The Untouchables", he's prosecuted corporation with the intent of "shining a light on structural defects in corporate institutions."
That's both projected a toughness of image that's made Spitzer a popular figure, and kept his name in the papers. Is Eliot Spitzer the future of Democratic Politics?
Spitzer taps the same themes that worked so well for Bill Clinton. Clinton famously spoke up for "people who work hard and play by the rules." Spitzer styles himself a scourge of people and companies that don't. These are really two sides of the same coin. "It's not an entitlement politics," says David Axelrod, a consultant to Spitzer's 2002 re-election campaign. "It's a fairness politics, a let-everyone-compete-on-the-same-playing-field politics."
Sheiber thinks so, and I'm inclined to agree - provided that Eliot Spitzer isn't the only Spitzerite out there.
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From the Democrats files . . .
