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Daily Archives: April 2, 2005
1000 Yard Stare
Guess what, folks? As you were checking out the Easter bonnets, our warriors were still paying the ultimate price in Iraq. Yes, America, the war in Iraq is still on the boil. We?re approaching 1,600 dead plus approximately 15,000 battle-wounded, along with thousands upon thousands of nonbattle casualties ? a deeply guarded Pentagon secret ? from accidents, sickness or stress disorders.
Lest we forget the sacrifices young men and women are making daily on our nation?s behalf, here’s one e-mail from the barrage we and Soldiers for the Truth (SFTT.org) receive weekly, a father sharing a letter from his son ?who is helping run the port in Kuwait where young heroes arrive in the war zone and depart from months later.? As Dad puts it, ?If this doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, nothing will.?
So haul out your hankies and read on for some serious ?ber-reality:
Politics on Wheels
By analyzing new-car sales, surveying car owners and keeping count of political bumper stickers, they are identifying the differences between Democratic cars and Republican ones.
Among their findings: buyers of American cars tend to be Republican – except, for some reason, those who buy Pontiacs, who tend to be Democrats. Foreign-brand compact cars are usually bought by Democrats – but not Mini Coopers, which are bought by almost equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans. And Volvos may not actually represent quite what you think.
Bud Selig vs Fay Vincent
Murray Chass takes an interesting look at the ongoing feud between former baseball commissioner Fay Vincent and ex-Milwaukee Brewer Owner and current Commissioner Bud Selig.