A slow news day

Some odds and ends from the RSS feeds this afternoon…

Despite Drug War, Cocaine Purer, Cheaper

Yesterday, April 27, 2007, 9:00:01 PM

“Cocaine prices in the United States have dropped and the drug's purity increased, despite years of effort and nearly $5 billion spent by the U.S. government to combat Colombia's drug industry, the White House drug czar acknowledged.”

Gosh! Do you think we’re doing something wrong? Maybe we’re not spending enough money.

And I really liked this one; note the key word, performance. Yep, that’s what we want in a president, the ability to act as if she knows what she’s doing…even when she doesn’t. Too bad our current president hasn’t mastered that skill. As soon as he opens his mouth; we know…

Steady Clinton Handles A Lively Debate

Yesterday, April 27, 2007, 11:30:12 AM

“The Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina was neither dynamic nor dramatic, but Sen. Hillary Clinton delivered an error-free performance, re-establishing her as the candidate to beat, Vaughn Ververs reports.”

Iran May Be Closer To Nukes Than Thought

Thursday, April 26, 2007, 6:30:12 PM

“CBS News has learned exclusively that a new U.S. intelligence report says Iran could build a nuclear weapon by 2010. Pentagon officials say the new report narrows the window in which Israel might launch a preemptive strike against Iran.”

Israel is still the loose cannon; the most dangerous player in the Middle East. Far more dangerous than Iran. Israel already has a bomb and has no qualms about using it.