It seems those basic behaviors that make us human have become UNcommon decency. WTF? used to be an occasional question; now I ask it at least once a day. Here are some stories that, in a compassionate world, would never be written, because the topics simply wouldn't occur to compassionate people.
1. A Vote for Mukasey Is a Vote for Torture, by Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate.
2. From today's New York Times: "Federal prosecutors will ask a grand jury today to indict Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York police commissioner, on charges that include tax fraud, corruption and conspiracy counts, according to people who have been briefed on the case." You remember Bernie, good buddy to Mr. Nine-Eleven, the ferret-hating Rudy Giuliani.
3. Just in case you haven't heard the ferret rant, here's your opportunity. This man is running for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, folks.
4. As an equal-opportunity offender, I offer this NPR clip of Hillary's and Barak's campaigns. In too-short summary: No one left a for tip the wait staff at a diner where Clinton stopped to eat, but she used a waitress's story in subsequent speeches; Obama comforted a woman whose brother has to work in order to remain eligible for medical coverage for his stage-3 lymphoma. (Disclaimer: neither of these candidates is on my short list.)
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