22 May 2009: Weekend By The Morning News — 22 May 2009 President Obama's moral argument on Guantánamo is unimpeachable; too bad Cheney sounds like the straight-talker. Krauthammer: Here's the Obama three-step: (a) excoriate the Bush policy, (b) unveil cosmetic changes, (c) adopt the Bush policy. Chomsky: Torture is an old American practice, and among the least of its crimes. Surgical approaches are rarely satisfying to those on either end of the political spectrum who tend to dominate political dialogue. The Onion has so far been the most successful at making fun of Obama. Biden's visit to Lebanon was the first by an American vice president since 1983. Nazi trial to put spotlight on the 200,000 non-Germans who helped perpetrate evil. George Packer on whether or not Aung San Suu Kyi was set up, and how weirdly Burmese was the visit from a Missouri swimmer. How the state of Nebraska got punk'd into selecting an ugly license plate. Experts debate changing the word "doom," and/or how to sell climate change. Tips for improving your wood-fire grilling skills. For iPhone watchers: one informed betting-man's esimations on what to expect this summer. TMN friends: A few minutes of your time to complete this survey will help us out quite a bit. Thanks! Your Saturday morning read: Lincoln's black history.
