A round up of recent reporting and commentary by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers.
McQ examines the verbification of “swift boat” and one of its most recent applications.
Justin Gardner riffs on Bill Maher’s death wish for VP Cheney.
The Angry Independent highlights a chilling story about the murder of another critic of the Russian government.
Libby Spencer comments on the DOJ’s attempts to justify their wish for enhanced surveillance of Internet behavior. (Editor’s Note: As someone who works in the same industry as Comcast, mentioned in Spencer’s post, I can assure you that the cost and complexity of what the DOJ is proposing would be prohibitive, even for the largest, wealthiest companies. As a father and uncle, I sincerely hope the government will find a less expensive and instrusive way to target and stop pedophiles.)
Shay highlights the deadly tensions between Latinos and Blacks in Los Angeles.
Matthew O’Keefe wonders if a moment of compassion featuring our President is too little too late.
Andrew Sullivan spotlights a 20th anniversary, this one of the publication of Allan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind.
Nancy Hanks extends an early and compelling reminder to Independents to make their power felt during the primaries.