I heard on Paul Harvey today that when Saddam was confronted by U.S. troops he said something like, “I am Saddam Hussein. I am the president of Iraq and I want to negotiate.” One of the soldiers replied, “President Bush sends his regards.” So cool! I had to mention that.
Sam Donaldson impressed me today. He’s on WMAL 630 AM in D.C. in the mornings and I don’t usually listen because his liberal bent drives me crazy. But I listened today because he was critical of Howard Dean’s comments. He said that when Dean said it was great that we caught Saddam, he should have left it at that or added congratulations to President Bush instead of highlighting defects in Bush’s foreign policy and comparing what he’d do if he were president. Great going, Sam.
One of the many reasons I like living in DC (liberal town that it is) is that I get to see people like George Will and Sam Donaldson on the street. I was on M Street a few years ago and saw Sam Donaldson crossing the street. When he got to my side of the street, he looked at me and did a double take, as if he was trying to figure out if he knew me. That’s what I think anyway. Who knows?
About two years ago I saw George Will standing by a Metro entrance (subway to people outside the Beltway) as if waiting for someone. Strange as it may seem, these people (journalists, columnists, pundits, politicians) are my celebrities. Hollywood has nothing on D.C.
Read this story out of Chicago, “Black parents pressed to get involved in kids’ education.”
Speaking to 150 parents in the basement of a Hyde Park church this weekend, Jackson urged black parents to take charge of their children’s lives to reverse this “catastrophe”: 45 percent of black men ages 20 to 24 are out of work and out of school; 25 percent of black boys in Chicago schools drop out.
I think I’ll forward this to the bureaucrats in the District of Columbia Public Schools. Have you heard the latest? Mayor Williams wants to can about 770 teachers because of the budget. Guess what the teachers said. “Don’t do that, Tony. Just give us more money.” Who says teachers in D.C. aren’t smart?
