lack of attention

James Fallows on Sarah Palin’s ignorance of the Bush Doctrine:

And, of all places, it’s happening in Washington, D.C. What? Have we gone to a dictatorship or crowned a king? No, it’s not in government, it’s an arena where there’s even more politics and infighting, education.

Let me say this first: I was hoping that the GOP speeches would be awful. Romney's was, but Giuliani and Palin both delivered very effective and riling political speeches. They fired up their base and they attacked the other party. They gave the convention the red meat it wanted and their response was vibrant.

I guess the city’s progressive bloggers are taking the afternoon off.

- - Nashville City Paper editor Clint Brewer speculating on why local bloggers ignored his publication's story on Metro Schools blending education and religion

Salemtown Neighborhoods unanimously have approved a petition this week requesting Tennessee officials to secure Bicentennial Mall State Park overnight. The text of the petition draft as approved reads thusly: