Thanksgiving is two days away, but around Connecticut, political leaders, community groups, and journalists are talking turkey -- or, in some cases, acting like turkeys. Part I of today's turkey roundup took a brief look at the status of food banks in CT. Here's a turkey call for worthwhile read 'ems:
Connecticut's junior turkey senator, Joe Lieberman, went to Iraq with John McCain, and you can bet they'll bring back glad tidings from thankful Iraqis thrilled at being liberated from the death and destruction of .... oh, forget it, you've heard it before. The NY Times reports that suicide bombings are down to 16 per month in Baghdad. Yes, that's the good news.
There are no shortages of turkeys on the environmental newsbeat. Peter Urban, in today's Connecticut Post hypes the Lieberman-Warner bill, saying it would "provide a signal to a skeptical world that the United States is serious about tackling this problem." Actually, the bill is weak, and if only Lieberman would use his vast oratory skills to strengthen it, we might just wean ourselves from oil and stop funding terrorist-producing countries in the Middle East.
Connecticutyankee offers some helpful hints for getting through Thanksgiving Day conversations without indigestion.
Seems like more and more people are expressing their frustrations with the war -- even business leaders in Bristol. That's something to be thankful for.
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