What Caught My Eye Today

Political Correctness - New York declared the n-word off limits to all races Wednesday in a purely symbolic resolution prompted by the common, casual use of the slur in hip-hop music, comedy and street slang. New York's resolution is not binding and merely calls on residents to stop using the slur. Leaders of the nation's largest city also hope to set an example. What is it with non-binding resolutions? Enough already. Plus, I'm not saying the majority of the population doesn't know what the n-word is, but what if they don't? How do they find out?

Congress - House Democratic leaders are developing an anti-war proposal that wouldn't cut off money for U.S. troops in Iraq but would require President Bush to acknowledge problems with an overburdened military. The plan could draw bipartisan support but is expected to be a tough sell to members who say they don't think it goes far enough to assuage voters angered by the four-year conflict. Bush "hasn't to date done anything we've asked him to do, so why we would think he would do anything in the future is beyond me," said one member of Congress. Well, she does have a point. But here's mine...what benefit do we get from an 'acknowledgment.' While I'm not a big fan of his foreign policy, I'm pretty sure the President know that the military has its hands full, without Congress reminding him.

Anna Nicole Smith - A Florida appeals court helped clear the way Wednesday for Anna Nicole Smith to be buried in the Bahamas, saying evidence supports that it's what the former Playboy Playmate wanted. I'm thinking a open coffin is off the table at this point. What a bunch of vultures. You'd the poor girl would finally get some peace, but they took that that from her too.

Baseball - Major League Baseball star Barry Bonds, embattled in doping controversy as he nears a hallowed milestone, told a San Francisco radio station that he has received death threats. In a rare 90-minute interview, Bonds said that he tries to block out the possible threats as he prepares for the upcoming season, one in which he needs only 22 home runs to break Hank Aaron's all-time US mark of 755. Bonds, booed at every away park the Giants visit and taunted with doping references, explained his sometimes gruff and curt manner by saying the toll of his safety fears wears upon him. "There's a lot of times I want to say I'm sorry to some of the fans. You're only strong to a point and then you get nervous," Bonds said. "I'm kind of standoffish and stuff and you can't really explain that." This is pretty lousy either way you look at it. Either he's right, proving that there are still a lot of people out there full of a lot of hate, or he's lying and proving all of his detractors right.