Quick Hits

Obama announced to no one's surprise. Personally, I like his attempt to take nuanced positions. We'll see how long that lasts. A friend asked me the other day if I was comfortable having a Moslem for a president. I had to explain that Obama is a Christian. The hack story on the school has subtle and far-reaching effects.

I finished up the Iraq Study Group book. No wonder Bush took a different direction. There were too many recommendations. They wouldn't fit in a sound bite, clever slogan, or marketing campaign that could be sold to Fox News.

I was in Houston to watch my Baylor Bears play baseball over the weekend. We have a lot of really young kids out there, but you can see the talent. That tournament is a tough way for a bunch of freshmen to get introduced to college baseball. Downtown Houston has made a remarkable transformation with the Ballpark, Toyota Center, light rail system, and general regenertation of the area. It's pretty fun to wander around downtown now. The traffic still stinks on the freeways.

The combination of American Idol, the Dixie Chicks winning Grammys and the death of Anna Nicole have the cable news networks going overtime right now. What a cesspool. I didn't watch TV all weekend and turned on the tube when I got home last night. Junk.

Later.