Friday night is trash day in politics. All of the stuff that a campaign, or even the White House, has to get out to the media but really doesn’t want covered is thrown out on Friday. Former Senator Phil Gramm’s resignation from Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign was announced this evening. It is widely believed Gramm was one of the chief architects of McCain’s economic plan.
Don Siegelman, former Governor of Alabama, was interviewed by Sam Seder. If you are not familiar with Don Siegelman’s case, I have several posts (here, here and here).
Don Siegelman’s story is something that everyone would should know. If a former governor could be treated like this, then the rest of us are in serious trouble.
Don Siegelman has a new web site - www.contemptforrove.com. Please take some time and look at this site.
A young woman I knew reasonably well died last year on a Texas road. She was not at fault in the accident. She was a smart young person and would have had a great life. As it was, she did plenty of good for others in the time she had.
In her death notice in the newspaper, and in the program at her service, her parents wrote, “(We) would like to encourage everyone to slow down and be careful on all the highways of life.”
I think of this everyday. It’s great advice.
Please slow down and be careful on all the highways of life.
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...
