Salmon: My comments aired on religious TV were appropriate

Recently, at a National Prayer Breakfast, Senator Joseph Lieberman said, "We are men and women of faith linked by a bond that transcends all other descriptors and dividers ÷ our shared love of God and acceptance of His sovereignty over us, and our common commitment to try to live according to the universal moral laws of the Lord." [Read article]

A look at the schedule of events for UA's Sept. 11 noon commemoration ceremony on the Mall suggests that political and religious influences will overshadow what should be a solemn, simple remembrance of the victims' lives.

In an attempt to not offend any group on campus, the itinerary is becoming saturated with politically-motivated events. Instead of paying tribute to specific people who lost their lives, the event will focus on the feelings of a few students whose poetry was selected by a committee to represent their own non-controversial views. [Read article]

When I look at the widespread bastardry afoot in Washington these days, I have a hard time deciding whether I'd feel more joy feeding our executive and legislative branches alive to large snakes, or using the snakes on the people who upped my rent $50 a month this year. Ideally, the snakes would not go hungry, if you know what I mean! Without naming anyone ÷ like Bob Graham or our President of the ninth tee for instance ÷ several proposals have gotten me particularly piqued lately, though for the sake of brevity I've listed a mere two under their proper headings. [Read article]

Bad news never takes a break. Just as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict lost some of its heat, the issue of a U.S. attack against Saddam Hussein's regime has risen from the grave yet again and is back with one hell of a vengeance.

The American government is positioning for a preemptive attack against Iraq. U.S. troops in Turkey and Italy have been put on alert. This is serious business, folks. [Read article]