In the New York Times today, Bob Herbert summarizes Senator McCain's disgusting week on the campaign trail. What a fool John McCain is to allow, at this stage of his life, his reputation to be tarnished and sullied as he conducts a crude political campaign that lies and promotes racism. I'd say shame on him, but I know that those who use these Karl Rove-style tactics have no shame.
This McCain campaign is nasty business. But if you live in France, you are faced with a hot debate concerning the fate of the semicolan, as this story from The Guardian outlines.
Grammar. Politics. Conflict is everywhere. Let's put down the reading, get outside, and enjoy this beautiful day.