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The Tenacity Challenge

David Brooks of the New York Times argues that the president must determine if he's really determined to win the war in Afghanistan. If he is, he needs to send in the resources required and let the world know in no uncertain terms about his determination through the good and bad. If he isn't, let's leave now. His reasoning and argument are solid.

Jon Stewart Takes on Fox News vs. White House Fight

Too good to pass up: Jon Stewart takes on Fox News vs. White House fight

Obama Salute Reminds Americans About Cost of War

I agree with this writer who said that President Obama did the right thing by showing up to greet the flag-draped coffins coming back from Afghanistan. I've always disagreed with the policy under previous presidents which banned press coverage of such events. We should never forget the real sacrifice such interventions require. I'm not saying that as a dove or a hawk. I'm saying that as a person who has loved ones in harm's way and want us to never forget about them, as well as everyone else putting their lives on the line.

Boeing Good For South Carolina; Sanford, too?

Boeing Good For South Carolina; Sanford, too?

The High Risks of Global Warming Policy

The High Risks of Global Warming Policy

Statisticians Reject Global Cooling

Washington Diarist: Common Grounded

TNR.com: "... The right is now securely swaddled in its certainty that there are no lessons it need learn from the Republican defeat or the Democratic victory. But Bush is not around anymore, even if his mess still is. And if, for Bush, American isolation in the world was an honor, American isolation in the world is, for Obama, a disgrace; and this, too, is not acceptable."

U.S. official resigns over Afghan war

U.S. official resigns over Afghan war

In Battle Over Gay Marriage, Timing Maybe Key

In battle over gay marriage, timing maybe key

Making the Grade Isn't About Race. It's About Parents.

The teacher who wrote this piece for the Washington Post -- Making the Grade Isn't About Race. It's About Parents -- makes a ton of great points, but I think he unwittingly turned the kids into the victims he chastises others for doing. Yes, it is harder for kids who don't have a father at home -- or like I did, a father who was a drunk who beat my mother for years -- to come to school prepared. But that alone can't explain the "achievement gap." It is a lot more complicated than that.

How Sanford unplugged

From our sister newspaper, The State: How Sanford unplugged

And my column from last Friday which prompted a personal call from the governor himself. I'l be writing about that more in the coming days.