Today it actually is March 4 (I accidentally said that was the date yesterday), so we’re off to a good start. Accuracy is very important to us here at bradwarthen.com. You get only the very best news that I can cull from the Web for free.
Here’s today’s virtual front page:
Obama Calls for ‘Up or Down Vote’ on Health Care Bill — The president expects a vote within weeks. That remains to be seen, reconciliation or no. And will what they pass be worth the trouble?
Retailers did better in February — Some good news, perhaps. Maybe this was affected by that external hard drive I bought over the weekend ($89.99 for a 1 terabyte Seagate at Best Buy). Whatever the cause, it wasn’t the only good news. U.S. unemployment claims also dropped.
SC House caps punitive damages — The limit would be $350,000. The theory is that such a cap makes SC more attractive to business.
New Hurdle to Iran Sanctions — China isn’t the only country being a pain in the rear over Iran. Add Turkey, Lebanon and Brazil (Lula flipped off Hillary to her face, which takes nerve) to the list of countries that make it less likely we’ll find a peaceful way to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, the IDF are on deck, ready to go to bat.
Early voting begins in Iraq — Several incidents of violence mar the run-up to Sunday’s critical elections.
Smoking bans on the West Bank — Of the Congaree, that is. West Columbia and Cayce pass bans of differing comprehensiveness (is “comprehensiveness” a word?). Finally, I can go hear my son’s band next time it plays at New Brookland Tavern, without a gas mask. Irmo opts out of a ban, but there was nowhere I wanted to go in Irmo anyway. (Not to cast aspersions, I just can’t think of any place.)
That’s kind of hard-news heavy, which is generally satisfying to my tastes, but I would have liked to have found at least one fun story to lighten up the mix. I’ll try to do better tomorrow.
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Wait — is the Longhorn steak house on Harbison in Irmo? I go there sometimes…
That’s the thing — I’m not entirely sure where Irmo is, in terms of where it begins and ends. And I definitely don’t know where the center of it is. I just sort of know GENERALLY where it is…
I thought you was unemployed, too pore fer steak…
Stick with the one in the Vista. They can do Pittsburgh rare.