well, it's been a rough day in the world so far. shoot, a rough week. we had the whole mine tragedy. today, i'm checking l.a. times and saw two important stories.
the first, is about ariel sharon. he's had a massive stroke and is barely alive. doctors will keep him in deep sedation for the next 48 hours to allow him to recover. sharon has been the major force behind the moves for peace between the palestinians and the israelis. sharon's illness could potentially lead to his new party faltering and the fragile peace crumbling.
the second article was about the huge death toll today in iraq. the article tells of 79 iraqis and 7 americans who were killed in suicide and roadside bombings. i know it's easy to poke fun, or talk about how that area is much more stable now or that the war is over, but man, i just don't even feel like it. how can you when you read about what's going on over there? i don't know what the gov't can do to make things work out in that situation, but something has got to happen. and quickly. maybe that's why prez bush brought in all the living former secretaries of state.
finally, on the opposite end of the spectrum, the sports guy has a great running diary about the usc/texas game. frankly, usc should have won. of course, that comes down to them actually stopping texas at some point. i admit, i have a west coast bias. that's probably the only reason why i was pulling for sc (i generally prefer ucla). but really, it was a good game between the top two teams. i still think usc has more talent, but if you don't get it done, your talent will still lose.
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Hey, the knee on the ground lateral was unfortunate, but I feel that it was going to be a touchdown regardless.
And when your talent(Bush) feels like lateraling the ball after a really good run to within very good striking distance, maybe a loss is deserving. Silly choice, that could have been a game winning drive on his part.
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