Dis-Strib-Ute
It's been awhile since I turned the guns on the Strib. Some things in Saturday's paper prompted me to break radio silence.
First and foremost, there was an article from Greg Myre from the New York Times about the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt which was turned over to the Palestinians.
But, what was the headline the Strib chose to run with this article? "In Gaza, a crossing into freedom"
Freedom?! So all those in Gaza are held in captivity? Can we examine the reasons why Israel tightly controls traffic in and out of Gaza? Could it possibly have anything to do with suicide bombers? Could it possibly have anything to do with arms smuggled in from Egypt through tunnels that have their exit points in Gaza? Has the Strib considered how much easier it will be for arms to come through this crossing point now that the Palestinians control it? Ay yi yi.
The Strib has started running a column called The Blog House called Tim O'Brien, in which excerpts of news and commentary from around the blogosphere are highlighted.
Mr. O'Brien mentioned the flap over Democratic Congressman Murtha's call to pull out of Iraq, and that a Marine had sent a message to an Ohio Representative that "cowards cut and run, Marines never do".
Mr. O'Brien couched this summary in terms favorable to Murtha, a former Marine, saying Republicans had no choice but to attack him, and that the Ohio Representative's words were ill-advised. I would just like the Left to answer this question. Why do Murtha's words deserve added weight, simply because they come from a former Marine, but the Marine who feels this is no time to leave Iraq deserves to be criticized?
Finally, there is a good editorial (yes, it's rare) on the "rocky rollout for Medicare Plan D". The editoral is about the spectacularly bad idea that is the prescription drug plan, and how in some cases the Medicare prices were "3 percent higher than prices available to any customer at Costco or Drugstore.com"
What a boondoggle this plan is.
First and foremost, there was an article from Greg Myre from the New York Times about the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt which was turned over to the Palestinians.
But, what was the headline the Strib chose to run with this article? "In Gaza, a crossing into freedom"
Freedom?! So all those in Gaza are held in captivity? Can we examine the reasons why Israel tightly controls traffic in and out of Gaza? Could it possibly have anything to do with suicide bombers? Could it possibly have anything to do with arms smuggled in from Egypt through tunnels that have their exit points in Gaza? Has the Strib considered how much easier it will be for arms to come through this crossing point now that the Palestinians control it? Ay yi yi.
The Strib has started running a column called The Blog House called Tim O'Brien, in which excerpts of news and commentary from around the blogosphere are highlighted.
Mr. O'Brien mentioned the flap over Democratic Congressman Murtha's call to pull out of Iraq, and that a Marine had sent a message to an Ohio Representative that "cowards cut and run, Marines never do".
Mr. O'Brien couched this summary in terms favorable to Murtha, a former Marine, saying Republicans had no choice but to attack him, and that the Ohio Representative's words were ill-advised. I would just like the Left to answer this question. Why do Murtha's words deserve added weight, simply because they come from a former Marine, but the Marine who feels this is no time to leave Iraq deserves to be criticized?
Finally, there is a good editorial (yes, it's rare) on the "rocky rollout for Medicare Plan D". The editoral is about the spectacularly bad idea that is the prescription drug plan, and how in some cases the Medicare prices were "3 percent higher than prices available to any customer at Costco or Drugstore.com"
What a boondoggle this plan is.
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