Darfur update

Not good. All three of the following were in the Washington Post today. As a bonus, at the end is a predictable NY Times editorial, blaming Bush. Darfur sanctions needed after diplomacy fails: report – washingtonpost.com Diplomacy over Darfur has failed and the international community must now consider sanctions against Sudan to pressure it into … Read more

Sixth anniversary of the bombing of USS Cole

I certainly didn’t read anything about this being the anniversary of the Cole bombing, with the death of 17 sailors. I wonder why it wasn’t more widely mentioned in the press (think about it)? Michelle Malkin has a nice posting about it on her weblog. Michelle Malkin: Remember the Cole: Six years Catching up on … Read more

Review of Woodward’s new book by ABC News national security correspondent

The only Bob Woodward book I ever read was "All the President’s Men" (the book that launched his career, and which was co-wtirren by Carl Bernstein. It helped to bring down Nixon). I certainly don’t plan on reading the current book generating all the buzz, "State of Denial". ABC correspondent Jonathan Karl wasn’t too impressed. … Read more

A baseball story about Bill and Sam

Ellen Mullin again gets the credit (blame) for this one: Two ninety-year-old men, Bill and Sam, have been friends all their lives.  It seems that Sam is dying, and bILL comes to visit him every day. "Sam," says Bill, "You know how we have both loved  baseball all our lives, and how we played minor … Read more