Tuesday "Truthiness"

One down, four to go. There just aren't enough hours in the day.  Bedtime gets later.  The alarm clock gets earlier. The TV talks about how much food prices have gone up in the past year, how much gas prices have gone up (and will go up), Iraq, Iran and (of course) O.J. Too much O.J.  That's why you'll see few mentions of that story around these parts.  I have more than a passing interest in the story, though, having spent a week in California covering his murder trial.  It was an interesting experience, working shoulder to shoulder with the network people.  Our timing, as I recall, was just a bit "off" - we were hoping to be there for the verdict, but missed it by a few days.  Still, I'm pretty much avoiding this latest round of trouble for Simpson. There are other, more important, things to talk about.  Case in point...

Abizaid Tells the Truth About Iran

The truth is so rare these days that when I see it, I am almost thrown off by it. Every effort should be made to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but failing that, the world could live with a nuclear-armed regime in Tehran, a recently retired commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Monday. John Abizaid, the retired Army general who headed Central Command for nearly four years, said he was confident that if Iran gained nuclear arms, the United States could deter it from using them [....]

Tags: Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Abizaid

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