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July 10, 2005
The Week That Was
Some snippets from a week that seemed at once 4 hours and 3 months long:
London. It's a little telling to see the British reaction to an act of terrorism versus the American reaction. Granted, Wednesday's bombings weren't even remotely comparable to knocking two skyscrapers down, but I've seen very little evidence that the British public is scrambling around looking for someone to attack. Maybe it's because they've been through it before, maybe it's because their national character isn't to turn tragedies into something they're not. You'll notice that in the past 40 years, there was never a huge English sentiment to turn Ireland into a glass parking lot.
And via Digby, we have an award for the Stupid Bush comment of the week:
"We will stay on the offense, fighting the terrorists abroad so we do not have to face them at home."
George, some people actually consider London to be "home". And it does make one wonder if the people we're fighting abroad are actually the terrorists.
Karl Rove. Interesting to see if the media really cares that he was the leak. Best-case scenario from the Democrats' POV is a Starr-like investigation of everything in the Bush White House and the word "treason" being thrown about. Most likely outcome: a quiet resignation and a fall-2006 premiere of "Inside Info With Karl Rove" on Fox.
Real life. Went to Kevin's event on Thursday; he read from Bookmark Now!, brought along Paul Collins (it turns out I'd read his book Banvard's Folly a couple of years ago and really liked it), and then I got to hang out with him at a Sooz-organized post-event dinner. He's a great guy and you really should buy his book.
New blog. CelticsBlog.com fills all the gaping holes left by the Boston media in covering the team I really care about. It's worth a daily check.
New movie review! And then there were thirty-two.
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