Horse Racing’s Future?

Mark Beech at the end of a longish bit at si.com notes the same thing I did within hours of the death of Eight Belles:

And so racing will probably only have three more weeks to admire its newest superstar.

Crystal Gail Mangum has graduated from North Carolina Central University,  two of the innocent young men she falsely accused fo rape have not yet graduated. Kristin Butler, Chronicle (Duke University), Summa cum loony:

In reality, [Crystal Gail] Mangum-who arrived

In case you were holding your breath, and your vote, waiting to see what Gore Vidal thinks,

(Is he even able to think? Seems a bit of a stretch at the off, given he apparently lost that ability 40

Ever notice a gender feminist. a/k/ cow.  that had mind of her own, or actually took a stand to improve the lot of women?  Neither have I.  

The cows were out in force in St Louis, Kavita Kumar,, STLtoday,

Look, I think Wayne Allard is a putz… an admittedly quick assessment based on limited info.

But he got this one right:

May 1st, 2008 – Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) joined New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici,

So Business Week reports…

Plane maker Airbus and diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. on Thursday said they are developing a biofuel that by 2030 could satisfy nearly a third of the worldwide demand from commercial aircraft, without affecting food supplies.

Via MSNBC:

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading Democrat, was rushed to the hospital Saturday, according to multiple media reports.

CNN said Kennedy had the symptoms of a stroke, according to Reuters, but local affiliate WHDH said his illness

In all honesty, it doesn’t surprise me very much to see the California State Supreme Court ruling the way it did on homosexual marriage, the other day. While correct in terms of the legal precedent involved over the last several

THE remains of a woman have been found sitting in front of her TV – 42 years after she was reported missing.

Hedviga Golik, who was born in 1924, had apparently made herself a cup of tea before sitting in

Our position on Mike Huckabee is simple. He is an idiot.

Mike Huckabee another person too stupid to be allowed to be President.  

Huckabee, the Dope from Hope, has beem rumored to on the top of John Mccain’s short

• Yet another Honorable Mention at OTB’s Caption Contest
• It’s time to sign the petition to drill in ANWR.
• Baloney, James. Why would Hamas be heaping praise on Obama if not for Obama representing and promoting a policy favorable to

Plembo, Daily Kos:

The President’s quotation came from the last year of Borah’s life, a time when the 75 year William Edgar Borah old former Republican Presidential candidate had become increasingly erratic in his public statements on the

Jason Riley at the WSJ, notes that illegal Immigration has disappeared from the election cycle radar screen, and wonders why. He concludes after examining the situation in some detail:

If American culture is under assault today, it’s not from

We know what Mr. Bush said… I posted the quote here yesterday:

“Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along,” Bush said at

Wasn’t the USS Cole under Bush? I mean, I don’t know what I’m talking about here.

Chrissy Matthews, courtesy Newbusters.

For once, Matthews is right.  He does not know what his he talking about.

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