BP’s Top Kill Strategy Fails
British Petroleum announced today that their top kill strategy to contain the massive oil leak in the Gulf has failed and they are abandoning further efforts. They are shifting efforts to a what is termed the lower marine riser package cap, where capturing oil from the leak is the goal instead of trying to stop it.
Police Chief Comments Excite Pot Legalization Advocates
Comments made by Columbia, Mo., Police Chief Ken Burton last week have excited marijuana legalization advocates, and the chief is standing by his statement that he does not know how to enforce the city’s marijuana laws.
Allies Say “Get Over It” To American Fears Of Military Gays
If we are to believe John McCain and others, if I were a soldier and walked into an American military barracks, apparently my mere gay presence would so disrupt the entire unit that our government would immediately fall into terrorists’ hands, leading to the end of the world.
Violence On The Mexican Border Misconstrued
Much of the debate in Washington and in border states like Arizona have been framed around a need to stem the violence caused by unlawful immigrants and drug cartels. Senator Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) told NJP Wednesday that “the violence has increased since 2007.” The violence has increased since 2007 – on the Mexican side of […]
When Is Reality “Reality”?: Media And Progressive Issues
Randy Olson of The Benshi has a point to make and it’s an important one. Unfortunately it is easy to lose it in what is otherwise a pretty garbled and incoherent posting. That would be unfortunate, so what I hope do is underscore his core point while critiquing some of the incoherence as a way […]
