Washington Monthly has put together and interesting group of military veterans to discuss what would make them vote for a Democrat.  All of the articles are very interesting, well-thought out, in one case a tiny bit naive, but most of all they show that the military of the 21st century may still be mostly Republican, but that doesn’t mean they’re happy with President Bush or that they won’t vote for the right Democrat.

Well, poor Scooter Libby just couldn’t catch a break in his role sacrificial lamb to the Bush administration’s outing of an undercover CIA operative.  The judge in the case said, “People who occupy these types of positions, where they have the welfare and security of nation in their hands, have a special obligation to not do anything that might create a problem.”  Truer words were never spoken.

Of course, the hypocrisy train got rolling rather quickly from the Bush administration.  The president said he felt bad for Libby’s family, his wife an children in particular.  Too bad he couldn’t bring himself to feel bad for Valerie Plame’s family.  Oh, and then there’s Vice-President Cheney who said he was “deeply saddened by this tragedy.”  Too bad he couldn’t have been “deeply saddened” at the outing of an important undercover CIA operative. Hypocrites!

CareerBuilder has put together a list of the median salaries for some of our favorite TV characters and I was a little surprised by some of these numbers.  For example,  according to the American Medical Association a surgical resident (like the randy doctors on Grey’s Anatomy) don’t even make $40,000 a year.  Executive Asistance, Betty Suarez (aka Ugly Betty) makes slightly more than a surgical resident!  Very interesting list.

I don’t know what this means for the future, but the federal appeals court in New York City told the FCC to fuck off when it comes to their arbitrary decisions and subservience to a small (and I do mean small) portion of the country who gets upset every time a naughty word is uttered on television.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think broadcast television should be filled with bad language and sex.  I’ve always felt there should be a strictly enforced family hour of television (say 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern/Pacific), but beyond that I think the FCC should butt out as the evening progresses.  By the 10pm hour (Eastern/Pacific) I see no problem with a Nip/Tuck-type series airing.  If you’re a parent and allowing your children to watch a show like that, then you only have yourself to blame.  Yes, yes, I know parents cannot watch their children 24/7, but is that any different than the current state of affairs?  I’m not looking to turn broadcast television into a version of the England’s Channel 4, but the FCC’s nanny-syndrome and their willingness to listen only to small, vocal group needs to end.