No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Dear Mr. President,
First of all, let me say “congratulations” on your re-election. Though I didn’t vote for you (I did last time), I think it’s important that all Americans get behind your office and get on with the business of making our nation safer and more prosperous, though I hope we can do that without [...]

The Black Watch, 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, is one of the most honored Regiments in the British Army. In support of American forces, they have moved into position to fight insurgents near Baghdad. They’ve already suffered losses in action against the enemy.
The Regiment, formed after the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 in Scotland, has seen action [...]

It’s interesting. Our President (said without rancor or snarl) says “America has spoken.” The right’s propaganda machine (as opposed to the left’s machine) is talking about the clear mandate. They’re touting (and will continue to tout) that no candidate since 1988 has gotten a majority of the voters, and yes, that’s true. But President Bush [...]

There’s more to come, but I thought this was particularly good from Dan Gilmor (via BoingBoing):
I suspect there’s a third America: members of an increasingly radical middle that will become more obvious in the next few years, tolerant of those who are different and aware that the big problems of our times are being ignored [...]