Wednesday, March 27, 2002
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Lest we forget. They are still out there for us.
Priest Chic: Like royalty of old, Hillary Clinton has taken to
traveling with her own priest. a fully robed Franciscan friar called Father Brian
Jordan who tells the traveling press covering Hillary's trip to Ireland
that he is the chaplain of Ground Zero, whatever that may be, and touts her
husband and her political future from the back row of her speeches.
Interesting accessory and we wonder who is paying for him.
Mr. Kelly Reads for You: If it weren't for Michael Kelly actually
reading the latest four Clinton books some of us might have had to do it
ourselves. Here's just a taste of his book report. "What comes across as the most
important source of Clinton's uniqueness as president is the nearly
unbelievable degree of his essential unfitness to be president -- his
profound immaturity, his pathological selfishness, his cynicism, above
all his relentless corruption." There's more in his column today and it
makes it a very satisfying read.
W Knows Where to Find Them: In case you missed it, take a look at the
background and life adventures of W's nominated Surgeon General,
Richard Carmona. It reads like that of a living action hero. A Puerto Rican,
raised in Harlem, Green Beret trauma surgeon who moonlighted as a member of an
Arizona SWAT team. Could macho be back? We sincerely hope so. Come on
in, Doc, and bring your friends.
Ldotter Prayers Solicited: West Coast Editor Amy Sheehan, the engine
and spine of this site stopped working her usual 24 hour day last weekend
because of the excruciating pain. Yesterday she underwent emergency surgery at
the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, CA. They took away her cell
phone, her laptop and all sharp instruments but not without a fight. She's
recuperating nicely today but it was scary for her, scary for us. She's
an extraordinary woman and deserves your A list prayers - not the little
ones having to do with no rain or those extra 5 pounds - the really, really
big ones, the prayers you save for yourself and the people you love. Get to
it, she needs you. Oh, and an E mail to come home to would be nice.
She's at asheehan@gte.net.
Your Most Grateful LComStaff
A PS about Amy. She had an appendectomy just over a week ago. Last weekend, she had another op to take care of cleaning up the site and rerouting the bowel after a raging infection--I have to think that the surgeon nicked the bowel and that's why the infection. Scary.