Some extra attention for a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers …
Al Sharpton did some soulfamily searching. Amba writes: “Al Sharpton has discovered that an ancestor of his was owned by an ancestor of Strom Thurmond’s.” Go read her post over at AmbivaBlog.
Shay comments on the Oscars. She “batted .500 in [her] hicks”.
Capt. Fogg at The Reaction on “why in the hell [Americans] have to press ‘1’ for English”, John Wayne and Marion Morrison.
Secular Blasphemy reports that the UN International Court of Justice “has cleared the state of Serbia for direct responsibility for the genocide in Bosnia.”
Polimom is “fascinated” by the question whose remains were found in the tomb in Jerusalem. Are they the remains of Jesus of Nazareth and Mary Magdalene and did they have a son? From an article at the Discovery Channel website she links to:
The study concludes that the odds are at least 600 to 1 in favor of the Talpiot Tomb being the Jesus Family Tomb. In other words, the conclusion works 599 times out of 600.
Dick Polman on the inability of the Democrats to unite and confront “an unpopular president who is waging a disastrous and unpopular war.”
Michael J. Totten, the best original reporter in the blogosphere, is on his way to Iraq.
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