On...Trials, Greg Craig, & Third Parties

Three Articles on Three Different Topics of Note

First Charles Krauthammer disagrees with Attorney General Eric Holder's decision on the KSM trial in New York City. He makes some damn good points that need answering, especially about how these are looking like show trials. We all know he's not walking free.

Second, Politico looks at the Chicago-style hit Obama has made on his consul Greg Craig that has a number of his supporters taking another look at their Man of Hope.

Third, Mort Kondracke looks at the deficit and how that brings out the rumblings of a third party. I think this will be avoided if one party actually starts to be fiscally responsible. Hmm. maybe it will happen.

PS: Just wanted to add on VDH's quote on the KSM trial as well.
"Punishing KSM" means giving the liberal community a world platform for legal gymnastics designed to repudiate the past administration and demonstrate that community's "tolerance" — without much worry about justice for KSM or the adverse effects of giving such a monster a public megaphone.

PSS: Mickey Kaus (see to the right) makes comments on both the Health Care Bill and the Greg Craig controversy. HERE

On...Forest Hills Garden

Suburbia

Slate.com just posted this image montage of Forest Hills Garden development in Queens, NY from 1909. It reminded me that I meant to blog more about my trip to NYC and my time with Professor Ken Jackson of Columbia (first-rate urban historian). I read his classic book Crabgrass Frontier, which among many things covered the history of suburban development. I'm partial to the Forest Hill Gardens style and not the Levittown style that clearly won in the 20th century. Hopefully more mindful development will be at the forefront of the 21st. Ah, to have a billion or two (dollars that is).

HERE for FOREST HILLS

HERE for Crabgrass Frontier