Well, we’ve got some grade-A, historic news for you today, but I’m not going to charge you extra. Although I probably should:
- MUBARAK STEPS DOWN (NYT) — Plus the versions from BBC, WSJ, Washington Post, The Guardian, NPR, Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera… As I said, he’s stepping down, the military is taking over, and the crowds in the street are jubilant. We’ll figure out the ramifications as we go along.
- U.S. looking past Cairo (WashPost) — And with a worried eye, although President Obama, quiet appropriately, said “Today belongs to the people of Egypt.” There’ll be plenty of time to worry what it means to us later. Meanwhile, Arabs are wondering who’s next.
- Earle Morris dead at 82 (thestate.com) — Former SC Lt. Gov., former comptroller general, for you newcomers.
- Foreclosure rate down in S.C., but distress continues (CRBR) — Like we needed to be told the second part.
- Obama Unveils Wireless Expansion Plan (NYT) — OK, this is slightly old, but I missed it when the President went to a “snowbound town in a remote corner of Michigan on Thursday to make the case that expanding wireless access is critical to the nation’s economic recovery.” Anyway, I think it’s way cool. I love Sputnik moments.
- Chandra Levy killer gets 60 years (WashPost) — An end, at long last, to the tragic story that once fascinated the nation.
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Here’s a mind boggling article by Maureen Dowd on Donald Rumsfeld’s new book. It sends shivers down your spine when you read how completely dishonest Rumsfeld was in the run-up to the Iraq war. Anyone who believes this man was not lying in late 2002 is just an idiot, plain and simple. But that’s not to cast aspersions on the people who supported our initial decision to invade. Hell, we were all lied to. But what we really need to take from this is that we just cannot go running willy nilly into a war based on the statements made by administration officials. And we certainly can’t tolerate a perpetual secrecy machine. At every tiny hint of going to war with Iran the people need to protest in the most vigorous, peaceful means possible. Given the huge problem we are having with a runaway deficit it’s the least we can do. The nation’s financial future is at stake.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/opinion/13dowd.html?src=me&ref=general