So simple a Shmendrick can get it!

I've been thinking a little about all the unrest in Israel between the Jews and the Palestinians. Perhaps I'm nuts (always a very real possibility), but I see a parallel between their problems and one which the United States had as we were hammering out our constitution. We had two groups that were concerned with who should govern and who should have the greater say in politics. In our case it wasn't a split over religion, but one of size. Our smaller states were afraid that the larger more populous states would seize control of the government and that they're voices wouldn't be heard. I think this is somewhat similar to the problem in Israel, though in their case I think both sides are fearful that the other side will dominate. In the case of the United States, we devised a bicameral legislature that provides a forum for both sides. One half of congress favors population and the other favors geography. I think the Jews and the Palestinians could do something similar. They could form a congress where one part favors the Jews and the other favors the Palestinians. Another option would be to base one half on population and the other on religion, guaranteeing a certain percentage of representation to non-Jews. I think the problem can be worked out so that the Jews can maintain a "Jewish" state while allowing for their non-Jewish citizens to be represented in their government.

Let's try this again

Well I think I got a little burned out on posting things pretty quickly. I think my problem was that I tried to write to much. I've been looking at some of my friends blogs, and now I think what I need to do is write lots of little posts with the occasional big one.

I'm watching the mini-series "Tin Man" on the Sci-fi channel. I know it's gotten some negative press, but I like it. There's something about it that I enjoy. I'm not sure exactly what that something is however. Perhaps it's just the story itself. It pays homage to "The Wizard of Oz" without actually trying to be "The Wizard of OZ". I guess I enjoy these little jaunts into the realm of make believe more than I do more realistic TV shows.

I was about to continue writing about the show, but then I thought that this is exactly the sort of thing that caused my burn out in the first place. Keep it short! That's what I've got to do.