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Links 11/27: Musharraf Steps Down, Lebanon, Annapolis, Dalai Lama, Give the Gift of Mitt, Lott Resignation |
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News
All eyes are on Musharraf as he stands down from being head of the Pakistan Army, as promised.
The US, Saudi, Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah all have a stake, oh my! After four election postponments Lebanon still has no president.
And Syria is going to Annapolis.
Always the rabble-rouser, the Dalai Lama wants to hold an election to determine his sucessor — defying both China, and the 600 year-old Tibetan Buddhist tradition of having monks identify a successor after a Dalai Lama’s death by searching for the child thought to be his reincarnation.
Sound a little familiar? A bunch of feisty, angry women in northern India have organized themselves into a “pink gang” to chase down corrupt politicians.
Blogs
From the New Republic blog “the Plank:” campaigning for the holidays.
Why Obama has disappointed the ones who love him.
And in typical revolving door fashion: why Trent Lott is really resigning.
Lott is shameless, of course he is heading for K street.
How about this for ethics reform: By being elected to public office, an individual forfeits their right to become a lobbyist, permanently.
Wow…women in India don’t just yell slogans and get themselves arrested, they kick the police’s ass. Code Pink, you’ve been served!