Thoughtful, intelligent, entertaining, progressive discussion about politics, sports and whatever...

Discovery Lands – safely

Posted on: July 17th, 2006 by ecthompsonmd

 

Photo: NASA/KSC

Free Safety Keith Davis Shot

Posted on: July 16th, 2006 by ecthompsonmd

 

K.C. ALFRED / Union-TribuneDallas Morning News is reporting that Keith Davis starting free safety for the Cowboys was shot while driving on I-635 in Dallas.  He was hit twice.  He was able to pull the car over to the side of the road.  A friend in the car was able to drive him to the hospital.  The friend was uninjured. 

Davis underwent surgery to remove the bullet fragments at Baylor Hospital in Dallas.  This is the second time in 3 years that Davis has been shot. 

The Cowboys just signed Davis a 2 year $3 million contract. 

Davis is reportedly in stable condition.

Newt Calling this WWIII

Posted on: July 16th, 2006 by ecthompsonmd

 

This morning on Meet the Press, Former House Majority Leader Newt Gingrich says that we are at the beginning of World War III.  So, as the lone SuperPower whose responsibility would it have been to prevent WWIII?  Take your time.  Think about it for a minute... Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and Syria.  Who had the power to qwell the violence.

Again, a failure of leadership! (Why isn't the government responding fast enough?  Because Bush is asleep at the wheel.  We have put Billions of dollars into our government responding to problems after ...don't say it [9/11] Damn.  I said it!!  Why can't our government work?  Again, leadership!)