Dr. Drew's Infrequent Blog

24 November 2007

Honolulu Printmakers Sale


You still have 7 hours of print shopping possibilities on Sunday. The Honolulu Printmakers benefit sale continues on Sunday (25 November) from 10 am to 5 pm at the Academy Art Center at Linekona. It is a great way to support local the art scene, and get some great prints.


When I first came to Hawaii I was really overwhelmed by the kitsch masquerading as art in galleries. The image of "neon dolphins" comes to mind as an example. It was really revealing to check out the Hawaii State Art Museum (free!) (next to Iolani Palace) and to discover some of the diverse art created here.

A "Multinational Force" of One



Do you remember Bush's rhetoric about "our" occupation of Iraq being part of a major Multi-National Force, which he called the "coalition of the willing"? Pretty much everyone in the world is calling the Occupation of Iraq a foreign policy disaster. The few governments that fought public opinion in order to "stay the course" are now paying the price by being thrown out of office by voters.

American voters realized this too, which is why we voted for change in 2006. It is well past time for Congress to bring the troops home, and end this unwanted occupation.

On a somewhat related note, as much as I'd like to support a female presidential campaign, I am not going to vote for a Presidential candidate unless she/ he is fully committed to ending this war, and establishing some investigation as to the roots of this war. This means that I cannot vote for Hillary unless she admits that her vote to authorize war powers was a mistake. The next occupant of the White House will need to do some major spring cleaning in Washington in order to regain moral authority. Failure to accept responsibility now, will make it impossible for her to launch a real investigation and dramatic change of policy.