Labor Day

I'm at work. Just took a minute to catch up on the news while scarfing down a sandwich. Of course, none of it is good (the news, not the sandwich...)

Suggested reading: This from Scott Rosenberg and this article about a Jesse Jackson effort. (I have to say I'm not usually a fan of some of Jackson's antics, but he gets a gold star for this one.)

The scary thing about all this is how little effort it takes to find out details of how the government is trying to manipulate this awful tragedy, or how at every turn the wheels are falling off the wagon. Do we expect this? By now, how could one not? Will we accept this criminally negligent and incompetent performance as an adequate response to this situation?

I hope not.