As George W. Bush seeks to divert attention from his twin wars in Asia by pretending to protect Americans from the Chinese bid to acquire Unocal, joined by a cadre in Congress, has anyone noticed the short blurb in The Financial Times indicating that if the Chinese win, a nice portion of the funding will be handled by the Carlyle Group?

If you want to see how Globalization works for the Imperial Family, try Googling"Carlyle Group," and read on, and on!

Is this what Thomas Friedman means by a"flat earth," level playing field?

We really didn't need the Kelo decision to learn that Corporatism is alive and well in the good old USA. Have a Happy Fourth of July weekend, Folks!