Roanoke Times: A national survey of big-rig drivers shows that truckers love I-81 in Virginia, rating it the fifth-best stretch of road in America. I drove back and forth on 81 between Charlottesville and Blacksburg every week for a year and a half, and I think it’s great. The survey also ranked us as fourth-worst …
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Chávez’s rhetoric versus his actions.
In the latest New Yorker, James Surowiecki has an informative piece about the contrast between the hype and the reality of Venezuela‘s economic policies. Chávez talks a good game, but the U.S. and Venezuela share more economic ties than ever.
“He stood as strong as a mountain while he was being hanged.”
NYT: The execution of Saddam Hussein has made him a martyr to many, even among those who disliked him mere days ago.
Coverage of Goode on blogs spikes again.
Rep. Virgil Goode is back on top of the blogosphere. At this moment, I believe it may be fair to call him the nation’s most unpopular congressman.
Bush at 30%.
CBS Poll: Bush at 30%. 29-29-29, come on lucky 29…
Khalilzad, a Muslim, Bush’s UN ambassador pick.
ABC News: President Bush intends to nominate U.S. ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad to become the new ambassador to the U.N. Two points to the first reporter who asks Rep. Virgil Goode whether he will support President Bush’s nominee in spite of his religion.
Bush regrets method of Hussein’s execution.
CNN: President Bush wishes that the hanging of Saddam Hussein had “gone in a more dignified way.”
Healthy food prices keep rising.
Since 1985, unhealthy food has gotten significantly cheaper while the price of healthy foods have soared. Fascinating.
TMNT trailer.
TMNT: The Movie. I am totally seeing this. Hell, I owned the soundtrack to the first one and I beat the arcade version of the videogame when I was 12. Remember, turtle fans, the NES version of the game really sucked, but the arcade version was awesome radical, so don’t confuse the two when downloading …
Conaway signs off.
Conaway signs off his blog to begin his job as Sen. Jim Webb’s Deputy State Director. Where have all the bloggers gone / long time passing…