ZOOM http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/ Zingers On Our Mind; Fast Moving Views and Opinions of The Post Editorial Staff en Copyright 2006 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:45:58 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Two views Here are two columns about the war on terror.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/two_views.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/two_views.html Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:45:58 -0800 Senate Report By Rick Silva

Democrats are running around telling the world the Senate report on Iraq is an untold story. It's not untold and their version of events may not even be true.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/senate_report.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/senate_report.html Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:35:59 -0800 Brad ... who cares? By Rick Silva

So Brad Pitt won't be getting married to Angelina Jolie. At least that's what he's saying.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/brad_who_cares.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/brad_who_cares.html Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:16:17 -0800 Plame Game It's over now. It's not a rumor, it's a fact. The release of Valerie Plame's name wasn't secret plan by Bush to attack his enemies.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/plame_game.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/plame_game.html Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:28:27 -0800 NFC Preview By Rick Silva

The Miami Dolphins and the Pittsburgh Steelers are kicking off the season as I write the NFC Preview. So techincally the NFC preview is still a preview, right?

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/nfc_preview.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/nfc_preview.html Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:42:19 -0800 AFC 2006 Preview By Rick Silva


Not only will we be seeing some changes on the field in 2006, there are plenty of changes off it. The NFL has a new commissioner replacing Paul Taglibue.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/afc_2006_preview.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/09/afc_2006_preview.html Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:13:55 -0800 Canseco's start Jose Canseco started his first game as a pitcher on Wednesday night. It didn't go well.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/08/cansecos_start.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/08/cansecos_start.html Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:44:10 -0800 Lieberman's Part Three In the early going after the U.S. primary in Connecticut things are looking good for Joe Lieberman.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/08/liebermans_part_three.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/08/liebermans_part_three.html Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:58:04 -0800 Lieberman's gone The voters have said they don't want Joe Lieberman running as a Democrat in the fall. You can go to our sister paper for the latest.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/08/liebermans_gone.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/08/liebermans_gone.html Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:21:50 -0800 A look at Lieberman Today voters in Connecticut decide whether Joe Lieberman is their nominee.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/08/a_look_at_lieberman.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/08/a_look_at_lieberman.html Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:38:37 -0800 I can do this blogging thing too! Well, my name is Nicole Pothier and I'm the newest member of the Post staff. I have been interning here since the end of May, but starting Monday I will be working full time as a staff writer. Though extremely excited to finally get my journalism career going, I know it will be a lot of work. Beginning in late August, I start my very last semester of college at Chico State. So while working full time at the Post, I will also be managing a full load of classes to finish up college and get my degree in journalism.
Having recently started at the Post, I haven't been able to create any blog entries, but that is all going to change right now. I was on the site and noticed that fellow reporter and friend Robert LaHue had written about a million posts (totally exaggerating, but you get the point). I also noticed that he only had about one or two comments on those posts, which makes me think that no one but he or I have been reading them, which is a shame. So I'm here to add a little flavor!
Lookout for future posts....hopefully I remember to write them.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/i_can_do_this_blogging_thing_t.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/i_can_do_this_blogging_thing_t.html Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:14:44 -0800 Blame game with Plame Let's see. Robert Novak says that Karl Rove was one source is the Plame leak, but not the source. In fact, Novak found her name in Who's who in America. Rove's lawyer says he's been told the prosecutor won't indict Rove.

Plame signs a book deal, but then loses it and then sues everyone in government.

Then Tuesday on Slate.com, Christopher Hitchens argues the yellowcake allegations and investigation has merit.

I wonder if U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has read any of this?

P.S. The Dodgers didn't lose today. Of course, they didn't play, but it's the little victories that matter in life right?

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/blame_game_with_plame.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/blame_game_with_plame.html Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:39:52 -0800 Random bits Today a court ruled against the ACLU in its suit against AT&T. The ACLU was trying to get court to rule the phone company couldn't cooperate with the federal government any longer in giving them records.
This fight isn't over. Score round one for the Bush administration.

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The Dodgers keep losing. The Giants keep winning. When will this insanity end?

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Hezbollah said they were surprised by the Israeli response. Apparently the big plan was to kidnap and then "to swap the Israeli soldiers for three Lebanese held in Israeli jails, with Germany acting as a mediator as it has in past prisoner exchanges."

The leader of Hezbollah said "The truth is — let me say this clearly — we didn't even expect (this) response ... that (Israel) would exploit this operation for this big war against us."

Two things: First, that's what you get for thinking. Second, he sounds like this is a game. We snag two and you give us three and while we talk about it, we'll bring in Germany to work this out. Maybe we'll order pizza.

Perhaps Israel is tired of this game of trading killers for soldiers.

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Here's a bill we're going to editoralize on Thursday. Give it a look.
--Rick Silva

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/random_bits.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/random_bits.html Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:32:58 -0800 A sign of the end? Some would say the Middle East conflict would be a sign the end of times is near. But I think this meeting is the real sign. Wouldn't you love to have been the fly on the wall at a meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Hilary Clinton?

-- Rick Silva

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/a_sign_of_the_end.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/a_sign_of_the_end.html Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:10:22 -0800 Fire in So. Cal Watching the news right now and seeing the fires in Southern California has to remind us how lucky the Ridge was on Wednesday.

At least 45 homes have burned and 1,500 are threatened. Our columnist Jaime O'Neill points out in today's Post that being careless this time of year can be very dangerous.

The CDF and Paradise Fire got on that pretty quickly and it's good thing they did -- as Southern California is showing us now.

]]> http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/fire_in_so_cal.html http://viewsontheridge.com/zoom/2006/07/fire_in_so_cal.html Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:18:45 -0800