I was deployed in Afghanistan, and by the end, I thought the situation was hopeless. But my cynicism eventually melted away, as I suppose America’s will.
here s what s happening. changing weather conditions causing problems for crews trying to spray chemical dispersant in the gulf of mexico. crews are going to try lowering a smaller dome before stuffing golf balls and pieces of rubber into the well to try to slow the leak. tornado warnings are in effect in central oklahoma. severe thunderstorms have already spawned several tornadoes. there are reports of minor damage and at least one injury. a series of bombings killed at least 99 people in iraq today. a triple bombing in the shiite city followed by bombings in basra, fallujah and baghdad. toyota accused of waiting a year to recall trucks with steering problems linked to three crash-related deaths. a huge rally on wall street today. the dow soared more than 400 points after european leaders agreed on a $1 trillion economic rescue package. now back to hardball.