I never thought I would see the day.

[travelinman]

Are the Rats really getting a clue?

Salon Interview: Camille Paglia

Our fave pop intellectual weighs in on the Dems' gift to Ann Coulter (Foley), why Condi's success matters to feminists, and Bob Woodward (yawn).

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LA times: A right kind of Democrat

He is pro-business and antiabortion. He is an evangelical Christian and an avid hunter. But, unexpectedly, Heath Shuler is a Democrat, and he is running for Congress in North Carolina.

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[cincygreg]

Interesting, but if she's at the Salon, how does she find time to be so involved betwwen haircuts??!?! [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img]

[LanDroid]

I supported the retaliatory attack on Afghanistan but strongly opposed the invasion of Iraq. Such incursions can only create more terrorism insofar as they inspire disaffected young men around the world to be drawn to a cause. Now we have a splintering of jihadism into these hard-to-track small cells of copycats. Every nudnik out there aspires to be a junior bin Laden. What was needed -- but which may now be impossible -- was to gain the trust of people worldwide at the local level. So that on small islands in Indonesia, let's say, neighbors will turn in the stranger who's gathering followers around him. Without that cooperation, we're never going to defeat world terrorism.

The notion that terrorism could be confronted through conventional military means -- by sending in troops as if it were D-Day -- was such a colossal stupidity. That Donald Rumsfeld is still employed as the secretary of defense is a living testament to the managerial incompetence of the current president.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well said, Camille.

[travelinman]

Typical LAN, 5 page artical and that's all you get out of it.

[Lew]

Well, to you all, Heath may be running for office in North Carolina as a pro-business Democrat. But to me, he'll always be the quarterback of the Tennessee Volunteers, throwing touchdown after touchdown.....to the Florida secondary....

[cincygreg]

And with the third picvk of the NFL Draft, the Redskins select Heath Shuler.


Heath Shuler's athletic career began at Swain County High School. He was a standout quarterback who drew plenty of scout attention. Shuler chose to head for Knoxville, where he would become one of the University of Tennessee's greatest.
At the University of Tennessee, Shuler gained national attention as one of the Southeastern Conference's top quarterbacks. He held nearly all Volunteer passing records at the end of his career, although most of them have since been shattered by Peyton Manning. In 1993, he finished second in ballotting for the prestigious Heisman Trophy.
Shuler was selected third overall in the 1994 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins who intended for him to be their quarterback of the future. However, he held out of training camp until he received a 9-year, $19.25 million contract and subsequently seemed to have a difficult time adjusting to the pro level. He lasted through three losing seasons in Washington with the Redskins going 4-15 in games in which he played. After the 1996 season, the Redskins released Shuler to free agency, and the New Orleans Saints signed him. Shuler was given a chance at starting for the Saints in 1997. He suffered a serious foot injury during his first season in New Orleans and went through two surgeries.
After one more lackluster season in New Orleans, Shuler signed with the Oakland Raiders, where he reinjured his foot in training camp and retired. As a pro, his career passer rating was a low 54.3 and in 2004 ESPN rated him the 17th biggest sports flop of the prior 25 years [1].

I think they took Gus Frerotte in the 7th round that same year and he eventually became the starter.
(go figure)

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[Beachcomber]

I miss President Reagan. [img]frown.gif[/img]