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Links 10/16: Dalai Lama, No Child Left Behind, Nobels & More! |
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China is extremely angry that President Bush will be hosting the Dalai Lama for a Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday, saying it will damage US-Chinese relations.
In following with the Seminal’s October series on education, check out this NY Times story about the overwhelming number of schools failing to meet No Child Left Behind’s “escalating demands.”
The presidency is so passé. For those of you who missed it, two years after winning an Oscar, Al Gore & friends have won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on bringing climate change to the fore. (Meanwhile, this year’s 3 American recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics have won for work that has broad-ranging implications for carbon trading.)
“America’s most formidable foe–once practically dead– is back. This is one of the most historically significant legacies of President Bush. At nearly every turn, he has made the wrong strategic choices in battling Al Qaeda.” The New Republic on how Osama is beating Bush.
Blogs
Yet another area in which the Seminal and Michelle Malkin differ…..our loving soft spot for Larry Craig.
TalkLeft reveals why FISA may just be entirely unnecessary, as mobile phone companies freely turn over our phone records to the NSA.
Many in the blogosphere are up in arms today over Giuliani’s handling of firefighter radio malfunction on 9/11, following the release of a new documentary.
The Seminal + Larry Craig = BFF
I love Craig too. As Jake said, the longer this guy sticks around the better. And everytime the GOP starts bashing gays, just show a picture of a guy going into a bathroom stall. Game over.