Friday open thread
You have to check out the following video of a home that has lights synchronized to various Christmas songs – it’s amazing!
Members of the military, others, respond to Rep. Rangel and Sen. Kerry’s insults about their education
First, a recap of Rangel’s and Kerry’s comments about our troops:
The WaPo movie review of “The Pursuit of Happyness”
I have been eagerly awaiting the release of Will Smith’s new movie The Pursuit of Happyness, in which he stars as a homeless father who has this ‘never say quit’ attitude towards succeeding. A brief synopsis of the movie:
The Congressional divide
With the speculation on what the Senate would look like should Senator Tim Johnson be unable to serve out the remainder of his term in Congress (good news: it looks like he’s getting better) reaching fever pitch, Alex Kamen at the Washington Post weighs in with this timely piece about the 83rd Congress from 1953 and 1954, a time, Kamen reports, that 9 of the then-96 Senators passed away (including one who committed suicide).
Kerry volunteers to talk to Iran and Syria
I guess old habits die hard. Allah’s got the details.
John Hawkins interviews 2008 Republican pres. contender Rep. Duncan Hunter
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about Rep. Duncan Hunter (52nd District in CA), who has thrown his hat in the ring as a contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2008.