- Roger Cohen's article in the Times last week discusses President Bush's lack of intellectual curiosity. An excerpt:
The American president, of course, is George W. Bush. He’s doing a farewell lap, or limp, around European capitals, or retreats. His German stop has been in downtown Meseberg. A rapturous Berlin welcome was not assured.
Rome, Paris, London — an itinerary to stir the imagination, but never his. That’s been the thing about Bush: no curiosity. “Russia’s big, and so is China,” he opined in 2006. The insights tended to stop there. He’s probably happier at Schloss Meseberg, a kind of German Crawford.
“Ich bin ein Crawforder.” Has a ring to it, even if it’s as meaningless as this exit tour.
- Time examines Obama's attempts to quash slander from independent groups.
- President Bush opposes a Supreme Court ruling that expands the legal rights of captured suspected enemy combatants, but begrudgingly agrees to enforce the decision.
- ESPN's ombudsman criticizes Sportscenter "specials", specifically the network's handling of spygate.
- Michelle Obama's image comes under further scrutiny. Maureen Dowd also discusses.
- Today's Profiles in Courage award goes to Charlie Crist who reversed his previous stance against offshore drilling to fall in step with McCain's latest campaign talking point. UPDATE: Bush too.
- From George, this article from the Times explores an unexpected, but common sense, implication of increasing gas prices.
- More spurious, lowest common denominator "journalism" from the folks at CNN.
- Huckabee <3's Obama.
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