Fridayish Links
* Radly Balko has started a series on the effect of Zero Tolerance regulations in our schools, and the one that got me today was the 8 year old who was suspended for sniffing a Sharpie. Why was he sniffing the Sharpie? “It smelled good.” Sigh.
* A new study suggests a link between drunk driving and smoking bans. Who knows how this will pan out under scrutiny remains to be seen, but it’s still pretty interesting. I have a feeling we won’t see MADD dive on this one.
* For all the crap I take from some of the blogs I read, Matthew Yglesias is one of the few liberal bloggers I can handle, but he’s being a bit of a dick here. The boiling down of Confederate pride to racism is a bit disingenuous to say the least, regardless of your positions on the Civil War. For all the discussion in this election about race and divisiveness, it’s interesting to see this sort of antiquated ignorance coming from the left.
* Is Obama being honest about the Iraq plans? If his own advisors don’t support a rapid withdrawal, and he still goes through with it, will the left criticize him for “ignoring experts?”
* The 9th Circuit Court does it again. How ridiculous is this?
* Here’s something interesting I didn’t know - John McCain has kids in the military, a 19 year old son who just got back from Iraq and a 21 year old son who could very well see service there following his graduation from the Naval Academy.
* Barack Obama is “not in favor of concealed weapons.” 39 states have laws allowing for it in various degrees. Will this disconnect hurt him if it gets publicized? I currently live in an open-carry state, I know I don’t feel less safe.
* Barack Obama is a smoker, but so what? I’m actually surprised more people haven’t pounded on that one. I’m more concerned about bills like this.
* A neat story about a Make-A-Wish child’s dream to join the military, and the Army helping make that happen. Really great story.
Today is slipping away from me…
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