Here’s a roundup of not-so-joyful tidings: Paul Ryan’s budget assaults children. Don’t even think about fraud in the Wisconsin judicial election. Eric Holder’s arrogance gallops apace. This sort of thing was inevitable. Of course, if Bush were in charge, it … Continue reading →

One more call, and then I’ll shut up about this for a while. But I am deeply grateful to every single one of you who contributes. Every bit—large or small—adds up, and helps me immensely in continuing the blog. To … Continue reading →

I did not watch. I did not listen, although I read reaction to it. But I think this comment by Frank Martin gets it just right: I cant wait for Senator Obama to offer a rebuttal.

…Qaddifi didn’t get his money’s worth.

This is pretty shocking. It’s not just that the air traffic controller may have been asleep or inattentive. It’s that there was only one on duty in the first place at a busy airport in such a large urban area.

I keep asking the question—and this article asks it, too. Unfortunately, the answer is: we haven’t a clue. [ADDENDUM: Brian Fairchild says that we do know the answer, and it’s not a pretty one.]