The Reaction in Review (Nov. 28, 2008)

A week's Reactions that deserve a second look:

Friday

By Capt. Fogg: "The nightmare before Christmas" -- Fogg's ironic post, on the death by stampede of a Long Island WalMart store employee, engendered an interesting comment dialogue.

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Terror in Mimbai" -- Like many of us, Michael is trying to learn more about the terrible news of the past few days coming out of India; his post rounds up a number of helpful links.

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "An argument for keeping Gates at the Pentagon" -- Like all good bloggers, Michael posts the other side of this issue, though he still "can't overcome [his] doubts."


Thursday

By Carl: "For Thanksgiving" -- Carl's topical gratitudes to political leaders is an interesting variation on the usual Thanksgiving theme.

By LindaBeth: "West Wing turkey pardon and thoughts on Thanksgiving" -- This provocative post on the historical origins of Thanksgiving is food for thought.


Wednesday

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Perspective, please: Obama is not an establishment centrist" -- Michael's great post concludes with the sentiments of many of us, "Give him time. He may just turn out to be far more progressive than progressives think."

By Mustang Bobby: "Doing Something" -- Bobby's insight, on why and how markets move, makes for a good read from a good writer.

By Creature: "Gates" -- Here is a view that many progressives could share: "I'm not thrilled, but I'm not angry either."


Tuesday

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "BREAKING NEWS: Gates to remain at Pentagon" -- An excellent exploration, including several useful links, of President-elect Obama's apparent decision to keep our current Secretary of Defense.

By LindaBeth: "Commercial critique: Guitar Hero World Tour" -- An excellent post that looks at what drives the different treatment of men and women in this latest in a series of commercials.

By J. Thomas Duffy: "Breaking ... Mukasey fainting due to deep introspection" -- Creature rightly calls this great post "brilliant;" (includes video and "Bonus Crony General Riffs)."


Monday

By Libby Spencer: "My take on the Citibank bailout" -- Libby's indignant post no doubt speaks for many of us who can only shake our heads in disbelief.

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Rumsfeld is right, believe it or not, about Afghanistan" -- Michael begins, ". . . once you get past the pro-Bush, pro-Iraq Surge self-aggrandizing, he actually had some interesting, and correct, things to say about what is needed in Afghanistan."

By Carol Gee:"How do we get from here to there?" -- A metaphorical post on the Obama Transition journey looks at the difficult road ahead for the President-elect.

By Carl: "An interesting test" -- Prepare for more such clever writing as this prescient gem, "Given that the market has basically spit up the Bush recovery scheme like a cat with a poisoned furball, Obama's plan should see some welcome positive reaction in the market place."