Elections in the Wings...And Continued Katrina Fallout
Did you ever get that strange feeling of deja vu? A major democratic nation is trying to figure out who won its most recent election, only this time it's Germany, not the U.S., (today's No. 4 top blog post) struggling to determine whether Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (today's No. 12 leading personality) or conservative challenger Angela Merkel (today's 25th burstiest person) will take charge in Deutschland. "Smell you later, Gerhard," says the blogger at No Parasan, while Shot in the Dark examines the deeper, more complicated issues at stake. (I've already emailed my cousin in Germany, offering the services of the Florida Board of Elections and U.S. Supreme Court to help count votes, just in case).
Afghanistan is also hosting another round of national elections, and surprisingly, the analysis comes from California Yankee blog (today's No. 13 blog post). It's a good day when voters can speak their minds, says Protein Wisdom.
Katrina Fallout Continues
There's a reason L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz, appears in the No. 3 bursty person position, and it's because of the comparison made by the New York Times' Frank Rich in Sunday's column (today's top news story). While Al Gore's former campaign advisor jumps on the President's rebuilding bandwagon, the Washington Post finds continued disarray in the relief effort, New Orleans' hospitals are struggling to rebuild and views from inside FEMA are starting to emerge. Incompetent or negligent? asks Suburban Guerilla blog.
Mother Nature's other side
Let's not forget the softer side of the natural word, captured in today's No. 4 key phrase: full moon. (Did you notice it Saturday night? Awesome....)
Posted by Sue MacDonald at September 19, 2005 11:06 AM
