"24" It Ain't:

Those of us who are fans of TV shows, like "24," that make use of dazzling high tech magic that helps to solve crimes and protect the nation from terrorists and the like need to keep in mind that Hollywood creates a fantacy world.

Today's Washington Post gives us a story about the 170 million dollar fiasco that was the computer upgrade for the FBI following 9/11. As you might already know, it didn't work. The good news is that the government has let new contracts to the tune of 425 million dollars to correct the problem. Completion date is expected to be in 2009, just in time for a new administration to take office.

In Other News:

The nation waits with baited breath to learn if the Bush administration will honor the judge's finding that its wiretapping practices are unconstitutional. Bush has already stated that he believes the court is wrong, that the practice is constitutional. Does that mean he will simply ignore the court's ruling? He's ignored the congress when they've passed laws he didn't like, so why bother following court rulings?

Will he follow the Constitution in January 2009?