If anything, I put a hard-hitting title to bring back the idea that politics are for the good and are important. They have been given a bad name on purpose to put people off, to make them apathetic. But really, politics are meant for people, not just a few guys at the top who get to do whatever the hell thy want without encountering any real opposition from the people.
--Laetitia Sadier, on why her side project Monade's debut is titled "Socialisme Ou Barbarie: The Bedroom," in Venus zine (article not available online; get thee to a newsstand)

Meanwhile:

Bush plots `juggernaut' campaign in '04 (registration required, alas)

The Bush team appears poised to try a similar tactic in 2004, Zogby said, this time by playing up the memory of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The GOP is starting with an unusually late nominating convention in New York, not far from the World Trade Center site and just days before the third anniversary of the attacks.

Republican strategist Charlie Black, who worked for Bush's father, said the White House never would manipulate memories of Sept. 11 for political purposes. "That's a ridiculous charge," Black said.