Football is tough enough on the physical health of the players. Deliberate harm is unforgivable. The Saints should not get any relief on their punishments.
Nicholas Kristof's column this a.m. was fascinating. I am not a conservative because I do not have a blind respect for authority and I fail any test on sanctity. But I do understand the latter at least.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/opinion/kristof-politics-odors-and-soap.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
The NYT listed all the religious athletes who have thrived in NY. What was noteworthy is none of them promoted it the way Tim Tebow does, which is what turns me off so much about him. I don't understand why he cannot publicly acknowledge that his athletic ability is the luck of the genetic pool and his success the result of hard work. Celebrate religion in your personal life out of the public eye. As for the Jets, this is why I am first of all a Giants fan and root for the Jets because I live here and watch their games. My prediction, three years from now either Mark Sanchez will be a big success or both Jets QB's will be gone and they will be starting over.
Which Mitt Romney is running for President? The Governor or the Primary Campaigner. The Etch a Sketch comment is an all too true comment that no one knows what Mr. Romney really stands for. Makes it very difficult for someone in the middle to consider voting for him (and yes RedStateVT I do on occasion vote for moderate Republicans, the last being Governor Douglas.)
The French Assassin: Terrorism, anarchy, wanton murder, anger born out of frustration. Horrible things happen all the time. That is why we have police and militaries. None of this started with Osama bin Ladan, he just became a modern personification of it. Is the French Assassin any different from the Columbine shooters, the Oklahoma City bomber, the letter bomber, or any other mass murderer. You cannot protect an entire population from wanton murder. SH*T happens, and while it is horrible for the victims, you have to rely on the process for retribution and removing the criminal from society.
That is why there is an uproar in Florida over George Zimmerman's killing of a skittles caring black youth wearing a hoodie on a cold Florida night. No arrest. People need retribution to believe in the system.
If you do not have retribution, you increase cynicism and the potential to turn others into alienated people. That is also why it is important to give the underclass hope of an improved life. Crime went down when there was success on this point and right now America is going in the other direction. Some of that is the normal economic cycle but some of it is a failure to have a balanced political discussion in Washington's creation of policy.
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