Still a bit teary-eyed about George Jones. Though a life-long fan of his music, I only saw him live once (strangely enough, it was at the launch event for the Georgia Lottery, where he performed “The Race Is On”). My parents, though, saw him a couple of times at The Playroom, a 60s-vintage Atlanta night club where all the big country stars performed before country music made it big nationally.
In any event, here are some mid-day news/views treats:
* House completes action on bill to let FAA avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers. Zoom zoom.
* Ezra Klein offers a strategy for resisting a Koch takeover of the L.A. Times.
* Predictably, Charles Krauthammer continues the Bush Re-Appreciation Drive.
* 1st Quarter GDP numbers disappointing but predictable.
* Decent backgrounder from RCP on issues for U.S. raised by Assad’s use of chemical weapons.
And in non-political news:
* David Bowie finally breaks silence about his “comeback album.”
I’m going to be on a WaMo conference call from 2:00-4:00 EDT, but will return after that. And yes, patient readers, we’re in the process of taking action to limit exposure to the pop-up ad.
