Plans A, B and C for Investigating the Bush Adminstration

While blogers debate whether Obama should or should not give Dubya a shout-out in his inauguration speech, I take solace knowing that even when I flake out and not post for a week, Paul Krugman will take up the slack.

Even if Obama does not want to look like a divisive meanie for prosecuting the prior administration for breaking laws, as a former constitutional law professor, he should insist that the rule of law be enforced.

Remember when Republicans relied on the "rule of law" when they impeached Bubba? Where'd that philosophical backbone go?

If there's no criminal prosecution, may I suggest a giving everyone immunity and doing a version of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which they held to figure out what exactly happened during Apartheid?

The last alternative would war crimes charges against Dubya and Lord Vader Cheney from the UN's International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague, which even unveiled a new website last month, perhaps expecting a rush of interest.

The over/under on when charges would come? I give it two years.

But, truly, something has to happen on this.

Add: It turns out Uncle Keith agrees:

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Your Really Should Watch the Entire "I Have a Dream" Speech, so Here You Go

"Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children."

Which makes the "fierce urgency of now" all the more relevant today.

And how cool was it that Rev. King delivered and earlier version of his speech at Grosse Pointe High School?

Behold, and rejoice on this eve of an historic day:

Non Sequitur of the Day: Paint the White House Black

Not only is it a great, timely jam from Detroit's own George Clinton, but it's adorable watching the star of "Are We There Yet?" get all gangsta and stuff.

Life is the Journey, Not the Destination

Yesterday (January 18) was my birthday, and with the holiday and the inauguration on tap, it's a good time to keep things in perspective. So, let's put the late, great Randy Pausch lecture up here, just so it's easy to get to:

Non Sequitur of the Day: Ari and the Rumour Edition

"I've got Mercury Poisoning."

Jeremy Piven's story here.

Graham Parker's prior story here, and his awesome tune below:

Non Sequitur of the Day: Juno Soundtrack Edition

"Don't you remember /

You told me you loved me, baby?"

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"This Week" v. "Meet the Press": May the Best Hair Win

With Barack on "This Week" this morning I thought I'd give George Stephanopolous' show a try. Pretty good job, but when George appears to have more gravitas than "Malibu" David Gregory, it only confirms the general suspicion that television news is lighter than air.

Two thoughts, though:

1. The Roundtable consisted of semi-liberal Tom Friedman, George Will, Newt Gingrich and Peggy Noonan. So much for this edition of the liberal MSM.

2. Checking out the panel video, I wondered: does Peggy Noonan take some sort of sedative to take the edge of her grace-infused political evil?

Some Fairly Smart People Think Detroit Is Redeemable

The ass-kicking Anthony Bourdain filmed in Detroit this week for his series, "No Reservations." Though The D will be only one of three cities in an unfortunately-named, in a highly-cliched fashion, "Rust Belt" episode, any Detroit visibility on television other than the Lions, Kwame and animal control cannot hurt. Thanks for coming, Tony, but, really, we know you could've done a whole hour on us.

Second, while some people accuse Mitch Albom of sappiness for his non-fiction writing, that's never really bugged me. Me, I occasionally sense he phones in his column, but when you work for a place that lives to phone it in, how can that be avoidable? Yet, on a bigger stage this week, he writes bigger, approaching the heights he is capable of, with his piece this week in Sports Illustrated, "The Courage of Detroit." Even though some of our local sports positives are overlooked in order to make his Comeback Kid meme work, it puts a face on a problem region that is easily dismissed as a faceless, "just Detroit."

Seriously. If you want to judge our city like this dumbass, at least take the time to do some research and thinking. But then, really, why let the facts get in the way of an opinion, eh?

Non Sequitur of the Day: Media Is the Message Edition

"I can lead a nation with a microphone."

Somewhere, Garth Brooks is Pondering Google's Font Selection

Perhaps you were too busy to notice, but last Spring, Google changed its favicon from its upper-case first "G," to its lower case second "g."

Which prompted me, and others, think that Garth Brooks, and his logo, might have a beef.

And now Google, this week, has added to their lower-case g favicon all sorts of Googly colors to brighten up your Internets searching experience.

Somewhere, someone at Google is earning at least six figures to figure this crap out.