October 14, 2005

Today's Reading List

The War: Donald Sensing has an update. Ed Morrissey at Captain's Quarters notes the price some Iraqis are paying for freedom. "Life Free or Die" indeed. And Thunder 6 eulogizes a fallen comrade.

Politics: Bob Krumm wonders if some are backsliding toward the bad old days on racism. A Tennessean editorial notes the problems caused by the refusal of two indicted state senators to resign. Matt White has thoughts on the former and the latter. Rob Huddleston is all over the Miers nomination. And, finally, from Bob Krumm - hey, he's good - comes some amazement that state tax dollars are being used to fund "praise and worship services" put on by a racially segregated group - but, oddly enough, the local ACLU posse isn't riding over the hill with their lawsuit guns a' blazin'. Krumm warns, "Whenever lawmakers, money, and secrecy collude, the people are not represented."

Sports Scott Johnson at Powerline is remembering Sandy Koufax - more for his commitment to his faith than for his curveball.

In The News: The Tennessean has two stories dealing with legislative ethics and the legislature's taxpayer-funded taxi service. Also, for you jazz lovers out there, the Nashville City Paper's Ron Wynn reviews a new Sony four-disc set, Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar