Feb. 8: Romney stopped, but a turtle went

*Why Romney blew it


The International Herald Tribune explains how Mitt Romney's campaign went wrong:


http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/08/opinion/edromney.php


He's not the first, nor will he be the last, presidential candidate to get lost in "Mount Ideology" (in either major party).


*Vets struggle to find jobs

It's been tough for veterans returning from Iraq:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Veterans-Jobs.html

Of course, the military and the Veterans Administration have also had their own holes to fix.



*Consolidating Chrysler


Here we go again:


http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-02-08-chrysler_N.htm


I can't wait to meet the business executive who decides that a way to run business is to respect the customer. We certainly can't find one now.....at least not in the automotive industry.





*Bigger not better for Newseum?


Slate has its critique of the new facility:


http://www.slate.com/id/2183936


And charging $20 at a time when many journalists, who would be interested in seeing it, can't afford to pay is a travesty. I'll keep my pleasant memories of the original Virginia site, which I visited 10 years ago.


*Tidy protests?

From the First Amendment Center:

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/commentary.aspx?id=19625

The great South Florida political reporter (and my friend and former colleague) Michael Putney once said that democracy works best when it's messy. That includes a messy Mall, too.


*Here's to the turtles

Cool story of the day:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-ODD-Amazing-Journey.html

Didn't even lose the luggage.