5-28-08

Amir Taheri: Mr. Ahmadinejad is talking about changing the destiny of mankind, while Mr. Obama and his foreign policy experts offer spare parts for Boeings or membership in the World Trade Organization. Perhaps Mr. Obama is unaware that one of Mr. Ahmadinejad’s first acts was to freeze Tehran’s efforts for securing WTO membership because he regards the outfit as “a nest of conspiracies by Zionists and Americans.”

Vaclav Klaus: Like their predecessors, they will be certain that they have the right to sacrifice man and his freedom to make their idea reality. In the past it was in the name of the masses (or of the Proletariat), this time in the name of the Planet. Structurally, it is very similar.

Steven Melanga: Hearing the back and forth between both sides, I wondered, is there really, as both sides seem to claim, income inequality in the NFL? And if there is, does it say anything about the gap between the rich and the rest of us in society in general?

Patterico’s Pontifications: A civil complaint filed yesterday in a Louisiana federal court reveals new details of an alleged bribery scheme involving Rep. William Jefferson. The alleged bribe is different from the ones for which Jefferson has been indicted.

Attention Cyclists!
Take a trip to the Heart of Horse Country on Saturday May 31 and enjoy a fully supported bike ride of 62 miles or 30 miles to show your support for Hospice of Marion County.  Rest stops are provided and helmets are required to ride.  Event day registration at Hospice of Marion County is Saturday May 31 beginning at 7 AM and the event fee is $40.  There will be a mass start at 8 am.  For more information call Hospice of Marion County at 854-5218.

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