Margaret Wente asks a great question about the accused Khurram Sher.

A hate-filled product of poverty or a ball-hockey-playing doctor?

I guess it must have been rhetorical.

I’d go with
c) Ball hockey playing accused wanna-be terrorist.

The comments are open.

While many poked fun at former President George W. Bush for mispronouncing words and stumbling through sentences, observers note that he rarely had to backtrack on his answers because he employed a simple and direct messaging approach.

The approach was more than simple and direct. It was honest and from the heart.

The problem with Obama’s messaging is that it is illogical. The more you try and convince people of a policy that doesn’t make sense, the more you’ll be going back to the start to try again. It’s like listening to a 4 year old explain why they deserve dessert when they didn’t eat their dinner.

“It’s well known that he and I disagreed about the war from its outset. Yet no one could doubt President Bush’s support for our troops, or his love of country and commitment to our security,” Obama said. “As I have said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hope for Iraq’s future.”

It must have hurt Obama to say it and for the Kos kids to hear it but that was really well written and said.

Congrats to the US for leaving Iraq in much better shape as a civilization than you found it. I pray that you would do the same in Afghanistan. Oh and if you could do something about the crazy in Iran that would help too.

Researchers at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University wrote that the concussion in such a young age group could cause injuries in the nervous system, prolonged cognitive disturbances, disturbed skill acquisition, and second-impact syndrome, which is a second concussion that occurs before a first concussion has healed, causing brain swelling and other problems.

Pediatricians are concerned that young athletes may experience more severe long-term developmental and cognitive problems from head injuries than adults.

The authors wrote that more work has to be done to standardize the management of sports-related concussions in children in the medical field. No such guidelines have been established for treating young athletes.

“Additional research to provide guidance in management, prevention strategies, and education for practitioners, coaches and athletes is required,” they concluded.

Maybe we need to make padding harder, take body-checking and hitting out of the sport until kids turn 13 (when they are at their most teachable age) and above all, ensure that MMA and boxing go underground where there is no supervision.

You’re right Brown University, we need more money for research.

In addition, officials said, al Soofi was found to be carrying $7,000 in cash and a check of his luggage found a cell phone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle, three cell phones taped together, several watches taped together, a box cutter and three large knives. Officials said there was no indication of explosives and he and his luggage were cleared for the flight from Birmingham to Chicago O’Hare.

Jeepers, I have to take off my shoes and undo my belt but these crazies can bring a knife thrower’s luggage into the airport and not miss a flight.

This world is bass ackwards.

If you ever think that the average temperature outside seems a little warmer than it has been in the past, it could be do to the fact they are cooking the records.

And they want to send more of my money to China. MSM outrage in 3… 2… oh never mind.

via SDA

Troubled Fonyo can’t make $20,000 bail
Former cancer crusader Steve Fonyo will remain in jail for another nine days, after he was unable to pay $20,000 bail.

I’m thinking that it should have been something closer to…

Dangerous Criminal Still in Jail, Thankfully
Finally, a career criminal wasn’t able to sucker someone into giving him $20K for bail.

Fonyo isn’t a Fox, he’s a weasel.

Next step, rename the beach to something respectful and rename a detention centre or the next natural disaster after him.

In Canada, this would be met with an immediate shut down of the “sport.”

A competitor has died and another is in hospital following a tragic end to the World Sauna Championships in southern Finland.

Russian Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy died Saturday after taking part in the final of a competition in which contestants are required to withstand rising temperatures for as long as possible.

What could possibly go wrong?

The union’s Mr. Garcia sees no conflict in a union that insists on union labor hiring nonunion people to protest the hiring of nonunion labor.

Illinois is borrowing money it will have to repay eventually to repay the pension money it already spent to pay for other spending it couldn’t afford then and can’t afford now.

It’s a good thing the US government isn’t run by the Chicago Democratic gang right? Right?

It looks like the Blackhawks aren’t the only team that will be ditching contracts.