Pryor’s Legacy of Truth

Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post remembers Richard Pryor as a “preacher of truth.”
“Comedians, critics and scholars are almost unanimous in citing Pryor, who died Saturday morning at 65, as the creator of modern stand-up comedy.”
“Those who took the ghetto world Pryor created as a literal representation of reality were as misguided as those who [...]

How Do You Measure 1000 Days

Some numbers on what 1000 days of war equals:$204.4 billion: The cost to the U.S of the war so far.
2,339: Allied troops killed15,955: US troops wounded in action98: U.K troops killed30,000 : Estimated Iraqi civilian deaths0: Number of WMDs found66: Journalists killed in Iraq.63: Journalists killed during Vietnam [...]

Lieberman to Replace Rummie as Secretary of Defense?

“White House officials are telling associates they expect Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to quit early next year, once a new government is formed in Iraq, sources said yesterday.
Rumsfeld’s deputy, Gordon England, is the inside contender to replace him, but there’s also speculation that Sen. Joe Lieberman - a Democrat who ran against Bush-Cheney in [...]