A week's Reactions that deserve a second look:
Creature has been filling in ably this week while Michael has been on vacation. There are his patented posts, such as Truth in Comics and Quote of the Day; his timely posts on health care, such as on the GOP here and here, and on Obama here; and also one on campaign finance reform. Good job!
Friday
By J. Thomas Duffy: "Top Ten Cloves: Newly discovered facts of the Prof. Gates - Sgt.Crowley debacle" -- Duffy's trademark Top-10-Countdown form is perfect for his humorous post on one of the biggest stories of this week; includes a very useful set of links to what others think.
By Mustang Bobby: "On the battlefield" -- Bobby's very insightful and informative post -- well worth the read -- explores the story of the battle, during last days of the Bush administration, of former Veep Dick Cheney to get his boss to pardon Scooter Libby.
Thursday
By (O)CT(O)PUS: "The soul murder of Michael Jackson and the culture of victim blame" -- The author presents a very well researched and beautifully written piece, that brings much needed clarity to how Jackson's childhood of serious physical and emotional abuse shaped his tragic adulthood.
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "On Gates arrest, Obama says Cambridge police "acted stupidly," conservatives freak out" -- Michael's excellent post brings to bear his own, as well as others' insights, into the actualities of the Professor Gates-Obama story as covered by the MSM.
Michael J.W. Stickings: "Hillary Clinton vs. North Korea" -- The post begins with this writing gem, "I think it's a sign you're doing something right when the totalitarians in Pyongyang, always so busy brutalizing their own people and wallowing in their own pathetic self-aggrandizement, take the time to attack you personally."
By Capt. Fogg: "Ron Paul -- in the tradition." -- Fogg is like many of us who admire Rep. Ron Paul, the one of a kind legislator, whose anti-war wisdom takes us back to the Sixties.
Wednesday
By Carl: "A sign of sanity" -- Carl's thoughtful post on the closing of the F-22 fighter jet program concludes, "We should applaud Secretary Gates as well as the Senate for having the courage to not take us one step closer to annihilation, militarily as well as economically."
Tuesday
By Mustang Bobby: "Summer rerun" -- This post is another example of why it is so worthwhile to read Bobby's great writing; this time it's on columnist David Brooks' shopworn prediction of a dim future for health care reform.
By Capt. Fogg: "Entering while black" -- Read Fogg's post as one of several this week, each with an interesting interpretation of the Henry Louis Gates arrest in Cambidge. It brought 9 comments.
Monday
By Carl: "Intertwines" -- Carl writes a very compelling post regarding the uncertain future of the U.S. space program, engendered by the nexus of events and associated memories this week: the death of Walter Cronkite, the death of John Kennedy, the 40th anniversary of the moon walk, and the subsequent decline of support for space exploration.
By Carol Gee: "Five hundred words about the World Wide Web" -- This is a short piece that focuses on the world of bloggers and the Internet, using the reporters' concept of the "Five Ws," and featuring LOTS of good links.
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Kristol the Killer: Inside the right-wing agenda to destroy health-care reform" -- Michael examines Bill Kristol's latest strategy for stopping health care reform, concluding that the neocons "are obstructionists . . . it will take all our strength to fight back against them, and to achieve our goal. . . quality health care for all Americans. . . "
Sunday
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Quote of the Day: Peter Orszag on the health-care reform obstructionists in Congress" -- This great post provides important insight into what could be the most dangerous opposition to health care reform, not Republicans but, to quote, "self-styled centrists in both parties . . . seeking merely to position themselves in the middle no matter what . . . ego-driven opportunists."
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Woe is Stanford" -- Following Governor Sanford's op-ed piece at The State, Michael artfully lays out all the ways he is not buying a word of it.
Saturday
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)" -- Michael writes a lovely tribute to Cronkite, who was active before our editor's time, discussing how he came to appreciate his important benchmark contributions to genuine news reporting, not spinning and manipulation.
(Cross-posted at South by Southwest.)
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