Striking a Nerve or Two

It seems that Thursday's column struck a nerve among some readers. Most of the comments were about how they felt that it conveyed many of the thoughts that they had been thinking. Many people are frustrated with the MLK Community Center situation. A great number of people put their time and money into the complex and feel that it is not living up to the mission that was intended. Others mentioned the Cindy Sheehan situation. Interesting viewpoint in the WSJ online edition. I'm still perplexed by the comparison of the Water & Sewer system problems in Freeport with the war in Iraq and WMD's. Wish that the Ink was available online in order to link the story or re-read it without searching through the recycling bin. Maybe that is in the cards for the future. The John Roberts confirmation seems to be all about money for the left and the lack of it for the fight by the right according to the WSJ online. Back during the presidential election campaign the idea of "Politainment" was coined in the "For the Love of Community" column, which referred to the idea that may the "best looking" man win. John Roberts will most likely get through the confirmation hearings and be appointed the next Supreme Court judge. Thinking back to the idea of being Borked, one has to consider that his appearance was not camera ready, looking more like one's eccentric uncle than Supreme Court material (though he was much more so than Thomas or Souter). I guess we'll find out more next month.