'A global federal union': There I was, all set to write a post about an op-ed piece penned by two gentlemen whose institutions don't pay taxes and who complain they want a Cadillac and not a Yugo health-care system -- endorsing a ballot question that one of the authors appears to have signed in an official capacity but isn't mentioned in the op-ed, though I'll stand corrected if it's a different gentleman with the same name -- and, I was wondering, whether Health Care For All is still clearly not mentioning that it's supporting a "single-payer system" (i.e. government-run health care -- and it's not), when, lo and behold, I stumbled upon the HCFA blog and found a link to the attorney general's office that provides the actual wording of proposed ballot questions (see Health Care For All, Version A for said genteman's name) and -- WHOA!!! -- I see a ballot question for the creation of a GLOBAL FEDERAL UNION that would be established to "insure international tranquillity and safeguard human rights," though there's no mention of going where no man has gone before. Cool.

Update -- Reader No. 1: "I'm continuously struck, though not surprised, by how our local culture simultaneously engenders calls to 'let the debate begin' by men of peace, and calls for 'unity' by take-no-prisoners partisans."

He adds: "Hey, easy on Mark Bellhop. He broke the hitless streak last night and he DID NOT STRIKE OUT ONCE this afternoon ... and Roberto Petagine had a big hit today ... not to mention Edgar Renteria getting 3 hits... it's enough to make you forget how many runs our pitching staff surrendered to the Royals and Twins this past week. Prediction: Kevin Youkilis plays 1st base in September and however far we get into the playoffs."

FYI - I altered the update a bit after finding a link Reader No. 1 couldn't access.  ¶ 3:04 PM