Day May 18, 2005

Six months?

An Army reservist who appears in several of the most infamous abuse photos taken by guards at Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced Tuesday to six months in prison. This is not justice, this in an insult.

Villaraigosa landslide

In a 59-41 landslide, Antonio Villaraigosa upset the incumbent, becoming first Hispanic mayor of Los Angeles since 1872. From LA Times columnist Steve Lopez Whatever’s in Mayor-elect Villaraigosa’s eyes this morning, it ain’t relief. He’s probably looking in the mirror right…

Same old, same old

Orange County diocese “documents show how officials covered for, transferred and even promoted pedophiles.”

Galloway’s acerbic tongue unsettles his inquisitors

As he emerged triumphant from his showdown with the Senate committee on Tuesday, George Galloway told reporters: “I’m a politician that pleads guilty to using events like these for political purposes.” By most reckoning the British MP, an outspoken leftwinger…