Shames of the Year
December 19th, 2007Time magazine named Vladimir Putin its Man of the Year over Al Gore and third runner-up, JK Rowling.
Figure that one out.
Another quick “hit-and-run” for you: my latest baseball column is here, entitled “In Favor of Inclusion”. It is about baseball’s Hall of Fame and steroid users. You might see a “different side” of me, a more forgiving, understanding, justice-seeking side!
Okay, in “real” news: I wrote recently of the woman who was raped in Iraq but has received no sympathy or support from the American government despite the fact that Halliburton was partly responsible for it all. She appeared before Congress today and guess what? The Justice Department couldn’t be bothered to even send a representative. I think this is the most ashamed I’ve ever been of my government.