Still More Noted Things
At Chir.ag, they've scanned in the State of the Union addresses and other documents from Presidents George Washington to George W. Bush to produce"tag clouds," keys to visualizing the changing issues that pre-occupied each president. Thanks to Manan Ahmed for the tip.
Jeffrey Kastner,"National Security," Cabinet, Summer, tells the story of A. C. Hobbs and the Lock Controversy of 1851. Thanks to Alfredo Perez of Political Theory Daily Review for the tip.
Keith Olbermann,"Bush Owes Troops an Apology, not Kerry," MSNBC, 2 November, argues that Bush is like Preston Brooks' constituents, sending new canes with which to bash Senator Charles Sumner's head.
Xeni Jardin,"Two Historical Documents from Two World Wars," Boing-Boing, 3 November, is more evidence, if we needed it, that ordinary people occasionally produce extraordinary documents. Thanks to Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit for the tip.
Paul Asay,"Haggard Dismissed from Church," Colorado Springs Gazette, 4 November, reports that his New Life Church is dismissing Ted Haggard from its ministry. Thanks to Paul Harvey, you heard it here first. Here's the AP story.
David Rose,"Neo Culpa," Vanity Fair, 3 November, features remarkable assessments of the administration from former insiders, Richard Perle, Kenneth Adelman, David Frum, and others.