Feingold on Afghanistan
In an upcoming interview with Rolling Stone, Senator Russ Feingold asks why the U.S. has to invade Afghanistan in order to fight al Qaeda. After all, we're confronting al Qaeda in countries all over the world.---
President Obama's record on Afghanistan, Iraq, and detainees have made him unworthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. Only his rhetoric-- and the fact that he's not George Bush-- measure up. He should decline the award. His stature, here and abroad, would rise immeasurably if he did.
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The Cardinals, swept out of the Division Series by the Dodgers on Saturday, really missed retired outfielder Jim Edmonds in their series against Los Angeles. In 22 Division Series games with the Cards between 2000 and 2006, Edmonds batted .333 (27 for 81), scored 17 runs, hit 7 doubles, 7 home runs, and drove in 17. The Cardinals won 17 of those 22 games.
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Superblogger Ken Levine and LA Times sportswriter T.J. Simers both wrote this week about their experience in St. Louis while covering the Dodgers over the weekend. Levine published a St. Louis travelogue, but missed a few subtleties of the region-- for example, Anheuser Busch was sold to Belgiums, not Germans; and Steak & Shake restaurants serve Steakburgers, not T-bones. Simers is panicked that the NFL Rams might try to return to Los Angeles.
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I got a few other predictions wrong-- really, the Cubs, White Sox, Diamondbacks, and Mets, what was I thinking?-- but I want to remind everyone that I forecasted a Yankees/Dodgers World Series all the way back on March 18th. Seven months later, I'm still standing by it.
posted by CM @ 9:21 AM
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