Category Misc

No legitimate number to be had

In regards to the Democratic primaries and the meeting today of the Democratic National Committee’s Rules meeting today, here in Washington, on the topic of seating delegates from Michigan and Florida: I’m not sure how one can make a fair extrapolation of those states’ primary election results because of the conditions they were held under. [...]

Are the truckers’ protests already obsolete?

Independent truck drivers are organizing a protest in Washington today, in response to rising gas prices. While I caught a listing for the event in the AP Daybook, I haven’t witnessed it — I have taken in first and second-hand accounts of their lap around around downtown Washington (specifically to honk at the White House [...]

News of 120 veteran suicides a week, veterans share war experiences

My friend Sam Husseini shared this news with me, from a CBS News report: So CBS News did an investigation – asking all 50 states for their suicide data, based on death records, for veterans and non-veterans, dating back to 1995. Forty-five states sent what turned out to be a mountain of information. And what [...]