More Larry Craig and Michael Vick fails a drug test. I speak with Eric Boehlert from Media Matters about some of the Republican candidates including Mitt Romney.
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Think about it? Think before you leap to any conclusions. The Magna Carta was/is a great document but it needed to be up dated. The best update of the Magna Carta was the United States Constitution. The Constitution is now over 200 years old. Does it need to be updated? Like your favorite old car- do we need to rebuild the engine and replace the seats?
My answer is I’m not sure. If we really want a democracy than we need to look at the constitution and examine what has happened over the last 6 - 7 years. For that matter, we should examine the last 60 years. How is it in a democracy that a president can be elected without a majority of the popular vote? Why do we still have the electoral college? Is that a democratic institution? When the president has the ability to appoint judges and cabinet members and heads of other government agencies is that democracy in action? When a president vetoes a bill that passes both houses of Congress, the president knows that there is over a 90% chance that Congress will not be able to override his veto, is that a democratic process. I’m just asking because I think that these questions need to asked. We need to think about our democracy from time to time. When we see that abuses of the Bush administration maybe overhauling our constitution can prevent such abuses in the future.
Bill Moyers has University of Texas professor of law, Sanford Levinson on the Bill Moyers Journal. This is a thoughtful discussion. Mr. Levinson’s book, the Undemocratic Constitution raises many of the questions that I have listed above. This is a great interview. Enjoy.
I’m going to try not to break my arm while patting myself on my back. I said that Marion Barber and Julius Jones needed to step up. They did. They ran for a combined 135 yards on 31 attempts. I also said that Patrick Crayton and Sam Herd needed to step up. They combined for 10 catches for 115 yards. The Dallas Cowboys took care of business against the Carolina Panthers. Terrell Owens got hurt on a catch over the middle (the extent of his injury is unknown. x-rays are negative. MRI on Monday.) but other than that the Dallas Cowboys looked okay. The defense was solid. Carolina was starting their 4th quarterback of the season. Steve Smith, who pound for pound, maybe the best player in the NFL, caught his first touchdown pass in 6 or 8 weeks. The defense controlled Carolina for the most part. My predictions were right. Final score Dallas 20 - 13.
If you are looking for problems in the Cowboy armor then the offense really didn’t do anything once Terrell Owens was hurt. No touchdowns. One field goal. This could be a problem if T.O.’s injury is serious.
Big question - What does Dallas do next week? We play the Washington Redskins in DC. Tony Romo is still nursing a bruised thumb. Terrell Owens is trying to heal something. Should Jason Whitten play?
Errington C. Thompson, MD, is a surgeon, scholar, fulltime sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats...
