Speed Linking

• As we approach the 150 year anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, here are some common myths about why the south seceded. I particularly like myth number one as this is something we still argue over.
• Poor Tom Delay, he was tried in "the most liberal county in the country," although somehow it's located in Texas, and found guilty of a crime he committed but doesn't feel was wrong. He could have been sentenced to life in prison, but instead got only three years, and he won't start serving it until his appeals are heard. Do you think he realizes that he is being dealt with differently then the vast majority of people who serve their time while their appeals are being heard?
• If you think credit being given out freely to anyone is a thing of the past, a three-year-old just got an offer letter for a credit card from American Express.
• The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court just overturned two bank foreclosures because the banks did not prove, or even check, that they in fact owned the mortgages.
• Don't like the government involved in health care? Simple fact is we already have "socialized" health care, and not just in Medicare and Medicaid, but in the military. Sec. Def. Gates is going after the $50 Billion a year spent on the military health care program. This could be a very interesting congressional fight. Where will each side come down?
• Finally, a moment to warm your heart. When the microphone being used by a little girl singing the national anthem stopped working, the crowd stepped up and finished the song for her. There is goodness in the world.