Wow. This was . . . unexpected. (I haven’t subjected the House health care bill to analysis yet, but I probably will tomorrow.)
Another source from the army says more troops are needed in Afghanistan. I’m tempted to advise President Obama to just send more troops there so the army can have a few extra on hand, i.e. “In case of increased counter-insurgency attacks, break glass.” At least it would shut everyone up about it.
The Supreme Court is preparing to look at some cases involving teenagers sentenced to life for crimes lesser than murder. In one case, that includes armed robbery. Granted, that would be an improvement over the system in my province (“Don’t keep them in jail for their full sentence, they’re just kids, doncha know!”), but not much of one.
Democrats are worried about a repeat of the 1994 midterms. Keep in mind that Clinton did win a second term after proving himself worthy following a period of uncertainty. I expect a repeat of that, too.
House Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) encourages Republicans in office and in the media to use more inclusive rhetoric. It’s a healthy sentiment, but (sigh) no doubt he’ll be kissing Limbaugh’s feet in apology for questioning him within the week.
New job opportunity: military therapy. With the turnover rate in that capacity, we could keep every therapist in America employed for at least a few months.
The Fort Hood incident, like the Georgia Tech incident and other mass shootings, is a further illustration of the following: If “some predict trouble” regarding one of their own, they might be right. Take them seriously.
Hey, anyone remember the polluted oceans? Yep, they’re still there. You might want to take a look at that one of these days.
Canada’s host city for next year’s meeting of G8 foreign ministers will be Quebec City. Bad, bad idea. You shouldn’t have a meeting of foreign ministers in a province that considers itself a foreign country in the making, or “within” the real one.
Iran to Russia: “Don’t be late, or you’ll be sorry.” Heaven forbid that a Russian spill their vodka on Iranian soil, or something like that; it might be all-out war!
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband jumps onto the Obama-isn’t-Jesus-so-don’t-expect-single-handed-miracles bandwagon. Because American detractors of Obama always listen to the British Foreign Secretary.