Sorry, the posts have been a bit slow in coming. Travel and some developing news has kept all of us here at the Chronicle busy as beavers. But on Sunday this day of rest, we are taking a moment to provide our readers with some updates.
- Frenchies – The Chronicler-in-Chief headed to Paris last week for a quick trip to follow some leads on an immigration story. The immigration story ended up being a bust, but it turns out the Governor of Texas is coming to Europe this week, and the Chronicler is flying back to France on Monday to cover the trip.
- Don’t take our toys away – Loyal reader Virgilio of the Swiss persuasion asked if the U.S. media had covered the issue of cluster bombs, the bombs that explode sending little bombs flying out over a large area. It’s great for clearing out villages, shopping areas, and school yards. Apparently, the little bombs don’t always explode, and kids keep getting blown to bits when they stumble upon the unexploded remains. 111 nations decided to act and they banned the weapons. Of course the U.S. didn’t. The Washington Post has the story here.
- Deception a la Bush – Washington is all a buzz about former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan’s tell all book. He sticks to his former boss, President Bush. Maureen Dowd explores the cult of deception in the Bush White House in the context of the new book. It’s a good read. Of McClellan’s book, Dowd writes:
Although his analytical skills are extremely limited, the former White House press secretary — Secret Service code name Matrix — takes a stab at illuminating Junior’s bumpy and improbable boomerang journey from family black sheep and famous screw-up back to family black sheep and famous screw-up.
We can all continue to thank God for Al Gore. Without Al, Bush would no doubt look like a pisspoor choice for President.
By: bj on June 1, 2008
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It is interesting that the book’s publisher is reportedly linked to George Sorros. Anyone else think that is fishy? Doesn’t necessarily mean the book is fraudulent but it does raise a legitimate question. Saw Scotty boy on TV last night and he could not answer some pointed questions about him being unbiased in his reporting of certain incidents. His point that politics needs to become more civil is an excellent point. I hope it does not get lost in the non civil discourse that will follow. The liberals will use hyperbole to bash Bush for pure political gain while the conservatives will try to destroy the author to prove some unknown point. This is fun to watch!
By: chip on June 3, 2008
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