I guess it would be cool if I did these at regular times. That would require me to be much more organized than I actually am. Anyway, three nice news items from the last couple days:
- EVERYBODY thinks Bush’s impending veto of the stem-cell research bill is a terrible idea, including Nancy Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Because it is.) Six Democratic governors made sure Bush knew they thought it was terrible, too, and sent Senate leaders Reid and Frist a strong letter encouraging them to scrape up the votes to override a veto. Was Richardson among the six? You bet.
By the way, if your Senator is on the fence, please call him or her up. This is such a ridiculous thing to be happening. We’re losing knowledge and medical advances, and our chief executive wants to use his first veto ever to pander to the far right. It really ticks me off. Anyway.
- NM Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish has a fact-filled editorial in the Albuquerque Tribune rebutting criticisms of the “Year of the Child” and its accomplishments.
- “Bill Richardson” is synonymous among Utah Navajos with “awesome advocate for Native rights,” enough that comparing their new governor to Richardson is a big compliment. We haven’t talked about Native American issues much on the blog – this is a reminder to me that we should. Suffice it to say that Richardson knows WAY more about this stuff than the general crop of 2008 possibilities, and I hadn’t even considered that before. Hmm.