Time's Person of the Year 2008

Andrew Slack, a student of my father (and one of the only readers of this blog) and one of the only readers of this blog was mentioned in last year's Time Magazine's Person of the Year issue. The year before, Time had named the Person of the Year as "You"...meaning that all of us are shaping the world.

This year with Obama on the cover, he writes in the following:

"In 2006 I was Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Then in 2007 their Person of the Year issue only mentioned me in two paragraphs. And then as an added slap in the face, this year, they've made Barack Obama Person of the Year without any mention of me any where.

"Fed up by this downward spiral, I complained to a good friend. But my friend quoted Obama, by saying "this has never been about me. It's been about you." Meaning me. So once again, I'm Time Magazine's Person of the Year. After only a two paragraph mention last year, it's nice to be back on top."

Carrot and Stick

Where did this term come from and why does any one think that it could actually work? Carrot and Stick...really? Has any one ever got a child let alone someone of any age to do any thing by bribing them with a carrot? Why don't they call it cotton candy and stick?

Blackwater Trial

It's important when murderers are both fairly tried and convicted for their crimes. The case should be no different with Blackwater guards. But the stakes are incredibly high here. It is imperative that the Arab world see that the United States does not believe that armed Americans who kill Iraqi civilians are acting honorably. It is imperative, if we truly wish to transform hearts and minds, that we show the entire world that they are brought to justice.