Monday Night Preview
POWERLINE
Deborah Orin quotes a source who claims to know what President Bush will say about immigration on Monday:
"He'll talk about deploying troops, strengthening border control, more raids on companies that hire illegals, a virtual fence, and letting those who are here already get in line," the source said.
The virtual fence could include lasers and unmanned aerial drones as well as cement barriers, the source said.
That could do the trick, if the tone is right and there isn't too much talk about "letting those who are here already get in line."
Purple Haze at the Times
From the corrections section of yesterday's New York Times:
An article and a picture caption yesterday about the funeral of Sgt. Jose Gomez of Queens, who was killed on April 20 in Iraq, referred incorrectly to the Army representative who comforted his mother. She was a sergeant first class - an enlisted woman, not an officer. The article also misstated the name of a service medal that a general presented to Sergeant Gomez's mother. It is a Purple Heart, not a Purple Star.
This is freaking unbelievable. "Purple Star"? We have never pretended to any expertise in military matters, but I wouldn't have thought there was a single adult American who didn't know that the medal that is awarded to wounded servicemen is the Purple Heart. Now we know there are at least two: the reporter who wrote that story, and the editor who--presumably--read it before it was published. Keep that in mind next time you're wondering whether to trust the Times' coverage of military affairs. |
