NEWARK, Delaware -- Even though there still is a chill in the air hereabouts, I dug into the back of my clothes closet this morning while getting dressed for work and pulled out a T-shirt with this image on it. Wearing this particular shirt seemed appropriate given the week we've just been through. Besides which, my boss is out of town. The week began, of course, with the … [Read more...] about The Week That Was And What a Week It Was
Goodbye Alberto, It Was Nice To Know You
Byron York on Alberto Gonzales' performance yesterday: Judging by his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, there are three questions about the U.S. attorneys mess that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wants answered: What did I know? When did I know it? And why did I fire those U.S. attorneys? As the day dragged on, it became clear — painfully clear … [Read more...] about Goodbye Alberto, It Was Nice To Know You
Training Iraqi Troops No Longer Top Priority
Nancy A. Youssef writes for McClatchy that "military planners have abandoned the idea that standing up Iraqi troops will enable American soldiers to start coming home soon and now believe that U.S. troops will have to defeat the insurgents and secure control of troubled provinces." Training Iraqi troops, which had been the cornerstone of the Bush administration's Iraq policy … [Read more...] about Training Iraqi Troops No Longer Top Priority
Gonzales Flops In Senate Hearings And Loses Republican Support
He came. He saw. And he did not conquer. By all but the most lockstep-administration supporting accounts, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales flopped in his testimony before Senators yesterday to explain the still-curious case of the firing of Republican U.S. attorneys who many believe were axed because they either didn't go after Democrats fast enough or went … [Read more...] about Gonzales Flops In Senate Hearings And Loses Republican Support
Guest Poet: A Tip For Republicans In Congress
And now another gem from TMV's favorite artist of verse, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: Imagine you are a Republican Congressman. Look at what's happening in Iraq today. Contemplate the futility, indeed, the stupidly, of trying to salvage this long lost cause with a "surge." Now think ahead to the election of 2008, and your Democratic opponent's TV commercials … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: A Tip For Republicans In Congress
NBC and the VT Killer Tapes
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com … [Read more...] about NBC and the VT Killer Tapes
Gere & Shetty Kiss: Un-Indian or Indian act?
An Indian sculpture The Gere-Shetty kiss led to demonstrations in some parts of India. Is kissing an Indian or an un-Indian act? Some researchers believe that kiss itself could very well be India's contribution to the world!!! "The ruckus over a Gere peck on the Shilpa cheek, which is being bandied as an un-Indian act and a kiss, actually is neither. For one, a kiss is … [Read more...] about Gere & Shetty Kiss: Un-Indian or Indian act?
So, Why Can’t (or Won’t) the PA Rescue Alan Johnston?
Missing BBC reporter 'alive' Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says his security forces have confirmed BBC reporter Alan Johnston is alive. … [Read more...] about So, Why Can’t (or Won’t) the PA Rescue Alan Johnston?
School Medal
Larry Wright, The Detroit News … [Read more...] about School Medal
Don’t Forget About Iraq
For a critique of Michelle Malkin -- specifically her argument for concealed weapons -- see here. It deals with the Virginia Tech shootings and addresses issues raised in this post. From a different perspective, and with a different tone, Heraclitus looks at these issues in a separate post here. ********** As expected -- because it is always so -- a media event has become … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget About Iraq
Down the Republican Memory Hole With Alberto
Say what you will about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, but there's no doubt that he’s got a really lousy memory. Despite arduous practice sessions in recent weeks for his appearance today before the Senate Judiciary Committee that pundits compared to a boxer training for a championship fight, I lost count of how many times Gonzales said “I can’t recallâ€? or words … [Read more...] about Down the Republican Memory Hole With Alberto
Bible Publishers Slaughtered in Turkey – Turkish Hezbollah Involved?
Three people working at a Bible publisher in the Turkish province of Malatya were murdered yesterday. Attackers slit their throats. Interior Minister Abdülkadir Aksu immediately condemned the murders saying, "No matter what the reason is, we hatefully condemn this savagery." He called the murder an "attempt to deal a blow to the atmosphere of peace, stability and tolerance," … [Read more...] about Bible Publishers Slaughtered in Turkey – Turkish Hezbollah Involved?
Mindless Violence, Mindless Pandering
Philadelphia has an out-of-control murder rate, but that didn't keep the editors of my former paper from pandering. Will Bunch, the Daily News’s pre-eminent blogger, was justifiably horrified by the front page, which he said needed words like "Pathetic Loser" in huge letters. Without those words, I worry that something like this image merely becomes a poster for the … [Read more...] about Mindless Violence, Mindless Pandering
Center of Attention
Pete Abel has some pretty busy(ness) days, but links to some good post at Central Sanity. Shaun Mullen has some good quotes up from around the blogosphere. One of the best lawbloggers on the Net, David Schraub on yesterday's ruling of the U.S.S.C. Same goes for Michael J.W. Stickings Ali Eteraz has a post up about another Virginia Tech hero. We - rightfully - heard … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Giuliani’s Lead Shrinks
Bad news for Rudy Giuliani: his lead in the polls is shrinking quite dramatically. The main cause seems to be... (growing) support for Fred Thompson - who still has to announce his candidacy. Where, in February, "44 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents preferred" him for the nomination, "that figure is [now] down to 33 percent." McCain, meanwhile, holds … [Read more...] about Giuliani’s Lead Shrinks
Virginia Tech Stores
Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech Stores
Good News In the War Against Breast Cancer
There is further evidence that breast cancer rates are dropping sharply because large numbers of women have stopped taking hormone therapy for menopause. That therapy, a combination of estrogen and progestins, can increase the incidence of breast cancer. Researcher now have 2004 data and say the effect of women discontinuing the hormone therapy is less likely to be an … [Read more...] about Good News In the War Against Breast Cancer
War in the Making?
There is a problem in Europe these days. The continent suffered two big wars in the last century - so many different countries, with different cultures, with different interests always causes tensions to arrise. We are used to Germany starting and causing our wars, but... today it seems that a new, devastating war, could be caused by... Belgium. Belgium's Prime Minister Guy … [Read more...] about War in the Making?
Sanjaya Malakar Is Finally Voted Off American Idol
Last night there was good news for the producers of "American Idol" (who reportedly desperately wanted him off) and bad news for shock jock Howard Stern (who wanted him to stay on to complicate matters for the global TV megahit): the reign of the multi-haircut donning Sanjaya Malakar is finally over:Somewhere out there, "American Idol" producers, and judge Simon Cowell, are … [Read more...] about Sanjaya Malakar Is Finally Voted Off American Idol
The Oklahoma City Bombing: A Cautionary Tale
The bomb attack on the federal building in Oklahoma City 12 years ago today ushered America into the modern age of terrorism. But for me it was a professional nadir and resulted in a cautionary tale worth telling and retelling. I was covering the O.J. Simpson criminal trial full time when a rental truck loaded with more than two tons of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil was … [Read more...] about The Oklahoma City Bombing: A Cautionary Tale