No Training Wheels

Obama seeks to reassure Jewish leaders on Israel
Recognizing them as a state is a positive first step.

Clinton refuses to bow out of presidential race
I once had a girlfriend like that.

United slashes staff, planes as it tries to save money
Please, just let them land first.

Space station residents to fix toilet
It's been awhile. I hope the washing machine is still working.

New report identifies dangerous Web domains
Whatever you do, don't visit www.morbidlyobesesquatters.org

McMahon fighting foreclosure on Beverly Hills home
It's OK. I heard that he may have already won $10,000,000!

Agency opposes big dairy farm
That seems awfully lactose intolerant.

New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging
If you drink enough, it reverses some aging until morning.

Obama Clinches Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket
Apparently the NYTimes finds profiling a minority acceptable.

Clinic Treats Mental Illness by Enlisting the Family
I always thought they were its major cause.

Opponents of Evolution Adopting a New Strategy
So, you're saying that they are evolving? I am so confuuused!

Today's highlight in history:


On June 4, 1942, the Pacific Battle of Midway began during World War II; three days later, American naval forces claimed a decisive victory over the Japanese. FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!

In 1784, opera singer Elizabeth Thible became the first woman to fly aboard a Montgolfier hot-air balloon, over Lyon, France. It has been said that her screams were like that of a songbird.

In 1892, the Sierra Club was incorporated in San Francisco. It was originally known as the Sierra Gentleman's Club & Bathhouse.

In 1896, Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a "quadricycle," through the streets of Detroit. Shortly thereafter, it was set on fire.

Thought for Today: "If America forgets where she came from, if the people lose sight of what brought them along, if she listens to the deniers and mockers, then will begin the rot and dissolution." — Carl Sandburg, American writer (1878-1967). Truer words were never spoken.