June 18: Hillary's choice, hurricanes and Rosie the radio host?

*A St. Petersburg Times editorial about Sen. Hillary Clinton's 2002 vote authorizing President George W. Bush to take the country to war in Iraq:

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/06/18/Opinion/A_simple_quiz_for__br.shtml

And my answer to that last paragraph would be that the junior senator from New York wanted to cover her political hide.

*Bill Proenza may depart his job as director of the National Hurricane Center faster than Bob Burpee did (Burpee was the guy who came before Max Mayfield.). Unlike Burpee, though, Proenza may not have a say in the matter. He's been warning about the aging QuikScat satellite, and is now being warned by his superiors to button his lip. I hope he doesn't get fired. When a hurricane is threatening, I'd hate to see local news anchors interviewing some guy who's kept up his Republican National Committee donations, but doesn't know a thing about meteorology.....

*Greg Sandow writes a commentary in the Wall Street Journal about the decline of classical music criticism:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118194664260737253.html

I do take issue with his remark in the last sentence that "popular culture is getting smarter." Uh uh. Trashier, maybe, but not smarter.

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*Finally, Bob Barker suggests Rosie O'Donnell as the new host of "The Price is Right." I have a better suggestion: Radio talk show host. Only Rosie can be for the liberals what Rush Limbaugh is for the conservatives.