Two Faces

Mary, relax; tonight's game was awesome. The Sox routed the Rockies 13-1 tonight in a game that could have ended after the first inning. Beckett was hot, the rain came down and the NL team just couldn't get its bats going.

Gotta dig this. Friends Steve and Chris talked about the "Santorum"; my brother, a former Philly resident, blanched every time this man appeared in the news and now this!!! Regardless of my own political affiliations or ideologies, this new hire completely shoots down the Philly Inquirer's reputation as a major market paper if it still had one. Two weeks ago, its entertainment section called Springsteen a "hack for the Democratic Party" and yet last time I checked, Republicans from the state of Pennsylvania were wracked with scandal and posed as national embarrassments. Rick, you're probably a nice guy but your statements during the beginning of the Iraq debacle and the 2004 election showed you to be nothing but a myopic-viewed fear monger, a demagogue or something worse. You choose, pal.

"When Presidents Lie" is a detailed and thorough read, one that will give its readers a sense of post-war politics and policy and, while not enriching the history major's knowledge of four major eras, help expand one's perspective of each. I will be teaching history differently in my AP class thanks to this.

Money for the Iraq debacle - another $46 billion. Money for children to see a doctor: _______. Keep workin' on that legacy, W.

Off to the Oakland Coliseum tomorrow night. All signs are go, all lights are green. Start with Radio Nowhere and end with American Land and hopefully a few surprises in between.