VT

Any thoughts on the recent shootings in Virginia? Aside from the obvious one: 33 people dead in VA; approx 200 dead per day in Iraq. Equal press coverage? hell no, but perhaps more than expected. Two things I note are, one that european countries (and others) that outlaw guns have a dramatically lower murder rate, specifically related to shooting deaths (A statistic I read, that in 2006, Britain had 30 gun related deaths and NYC had 580). Second, would the death toll have been lower, had the kids at this school been taught self-defence (I hear reports that students watched on, while the shooter reloaded and then shot them.)? Have we become complacent in our education system/society?

Greatest Living American

Stephen Colbert. This man is an example for us all. I would argue that his greatest moment (to date) was at the White House Press Corp. Correspondants Dinner, in which he publicly denounced President Bush for exactly all of the absurd nonsense he has forced down the American peoples throats. Colbert deserves a medal.

The Late News -- wtf

Can someone explain to me why the late evening news comes on at 11:00 pm on the east coast, where out west, it comes on at 10:00 pm.