Confidence Men - Why the myth of Republican competence persists,
   despite all the evidence to the contrary
   'Getting people to follow you by force of personality, persuasion, and
   will is the essence of leadership. In fact, some of the qualities that
   make the president so great at scamming the policy process proved to be
   his greatest strengths in the first phases of the war. Bush was
   supremely confident and appropriately indifferent to complexities that
   might have distracted a more thoughtful, but less resolute, individual.
   But mostly, what the Bushies call "leadership" is just a confidence
   game. And over time, that kind of leadership will get its butt kicked
   by reality every time'
   ( Joshua Micah Marshall via Washington Monthly )
   AND
   Hollywood's Private War For Social Control
   'If you control the means to disseminate content, you can subsequently
   control the public. If you can't afford - or are not willing - to play
   by the "established" means of control, you are typically left to fend
   for yourself in local venues and audiences. Thanks to the Information
   Age, this is not the case anymore. This harsh reality terrifies the
   entertainment industry that will stop at nothing - no matter how
   ill-conceived - to keep its reign despite a failing business model and
   changing economic and customer environment. The copyright debate isn't
   only about profit, it's also about who controls information, and
   ultimately, people and
   society' ( Richard Forno via Infowarrior )
   See also this letter (PDF) from 19 congress critters to John Ashcroft
   from last month
   [1]http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.[2]htm

References

   1. http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.htm
   2. http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.htm