Bottom Lines Columnist Jim Kershner’s Take On The News
McNamara’s noble act
Robert McNamara has come clean about the Vietnam War. He’s following a rule that I’ve tried to instill in my children: When you’re wrong about something, admit it. Twenty-five years afterward. When it’s too late to make any difference. If it’ll make you feel better.
He stars in a hilarious slapstick series
Mayor Jack Geraghty appeared in a clip on “The Late Show With David Letterman” Wednesday, marking the second time in a week that Geraghty has appeared on a goofy TV comedy show. The other one airs Mondays on Channel 5.
He’s too dignified for the job
Sen. Richard Lugar has become the eighth Republican to announce for the presidency. Analysts give him little chance of winning, because Lugar is not a lunatic.
Negotiations are ongoing
The jurors in the O.J. Simpson trial refused to come to the courtroom Friday morning. Judge Ito was forced to call a special meeting, to discuss their grievances with their agents.
The juror pool
The pool of jurors is running dangerously low in the case, which is why Judge Ito has now officially declared Alan Dershowitz to be an “alternate.”
Steve Hasson, good Republican
Freshly converted Republican Steve Hasson did not endear himself to his new Republican colleagues by appointing Mark Sterk to an empty seat in the state House, instead of the party’s choice, Lynn Schindler. The Republicans can’t do much about that, but they can institute stricter admission requirements.
Baby junk food
The nags at the Center for Science in the Public Interest say that baby food is the “first junk food many American children will eat.” What? Is Gerber’s now selling “Pureed Big Mac and Fries”?
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