Rick Santorum is beginning to become the "Howard Dean" of the Republican Party candidates.
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The latest from barackobama.com: On HELL-thScare - "Two years ago when health care reform was on the line, thousands of Georgians shared their personal stories -- and that helped shape the national debate. * Then, President Obama accomplished what presidents from both parties had tried to do for more than 70 years. He'll be the first to admit he didn't do it alone -- he was bolstered by people like you who stood up to fight for reform." -- potUS O'Blatherwill 'be the first to admit he didn't do it alone -- he was bolstered by people like you who stood up to fight for reform." ? Hmmm, the only thing in common any of us have in common is that potUS O'Blather and the Congressional DIM&DUMBERats didn't read the bill either before it was voted on.
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Online story: "Toronto library workers are on strike as of 5 p.m. ET Sunday, after failing to reach a deal with the library board. * No branches will be open and workers will hit the pickets lines on Monday. * The strike results in the closure of 98 branches and affects approximately 2,300 workers." -- Something tells me that this strike will probably backfire on the workers. What's rather obvious is there should be an overhaul of the Toronto Library system. With that many sites, the over duplication of titles must real limit the offerings to the public, who will now just further use the internet and electronic readers to obtain the information the public requires.
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The US Supreme Court will address whether 14 year olds are too young to get 'life sentences'. Of course they are, but they are also too young to be committing heinous acts that deserve such minimum sentences, so it's a wash, and let'em rot when they deserve it.
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Online story: "
DENVER — Angeline Chilton says she can't drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman says she'd never get behind the wheel right after smoking, but she does use medical marijuana twice a day to ease tremors caused by multiple sclerosis that previously left her homebound. * "I don't drink and drive, and I don't smoke and drive," she said. "But my body is completely saturated with THC." * Her case underscores a problem that no one's sure how to solve: How do you tell if someone is too stoned to drive?" -- "How do you tell" shouldn't be the issue. States that don't allow medical or casual usage of marijuana should demand that states that do allow such be required to confiscate the driver's license of their citizens that do use it medically or casually.

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Will the safety image of Lakebottom Park ever be the same again? A stabbing and a shooting within a weeks time is pretty hard to slough off.

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If there was a survey of the best and worst exit/entry ramp on J R Allen Parkway, any one of them could win either category.

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Kudos to the L-E! Huh, you think? Look at today's front page... not one mention of St Patrick's Day excesses on Broadway Saturday night! Of course, I haven't gotten past the front page yet..

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L-E story: "BANGKOK — Chaleo Yoovidhya, the self-made Thai billionaire who introduced the world to “energy drinks” and co-founded the globally popular Red Bull brand, has died. * Forbes magazine, which ranked Chaleo the 205th richest man in the world this year with a net worth of $5 billion dollars, said he was 80 years old. Several Thai media outlets cited his birth-date as Aug. 17, 1923, however, indicating he was 88. It was not immediately possible to explain the discrepancy." -- Perhaps the 'energy' drink accelerated his health as well. Personally, I think its a bunch of red bull.

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L-E headline: "UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM * Georgia will apply for federal program to help unemployed residents find jobs " -- Looks like another 'bail out' attempt spurred on by a new law no one read before voting on it. Creation of tax dollar funded jobs merely extends the burden of profitable businesses to try to stay profitable. Bad Deal!

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L-E headline/story: "GEORGIA * State gave out $355 million to subpar day care centers * Some of the money is federal grants for daycare for low-income children, while the other money is from the lottery-funded pre-kindergarten program available to all 4-year-olds in Georgia. Overall, the state handed out $2 billion in state and federal money to day care centers during that time." -- Don't anyone tell you that this is anyone's money but our own. but it also points out how politics got it's hands on the HOPE Scholarship money that is now so inadequate for it's original intent.

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L-E headline: "Sportswriter Furman Bisher dies at 93" -- Quite the penultimate sportswriter. He was a fraternity brother of my Dad, and I had numerous moments to meet him and listen to the two of them rehash the years of history they shared. Conversations involving The Masters were most enlightening.

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Today's L-E is 20 pages.... I've gotten political campaign requests with more pages than this.