Some random stuff from yesterday's Michigan Daily:

John Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, was on campus in Ann Arbor recently. Among his not-so-bold (but oh-so-typical of the Republican-lite Democrats) proposals was raising the minimum wage to $7.50 an hour! Which would still be Well Below What It Takes To Live In The United States. Like most Mainstream Politicians from the Big Two Parties (Republicrats and Demublicans) Edwards is unwilling to do too much that might upset the very wealthy corporate donors who bankroll both major parties, making them mere Servants of Late Capitalism.

The Green Party USA is in my opinion the best alternative to Politics As Usual, and I would encourage all to join their nearest Green Party group or start one if one does not exist where you live.

A small group of staff and residents of Stockwell Hall (a residence hall at U of Michigan Ann Arbor) gathered Sunday night for a vigil in memory of recently deceased civil rights leader Rosa Parks. Somehow I get the feeling that Mrs. Parks would have felt more at home and more honored by this than by the Establishment Political Bigshots who gathered in more prominent places to shed (mostly empty) tears for someone who probably did much more in one typical day of her life than most of them will ever do in their entire time here on Planet Earth.

In other News of Sold Out Democrats, Dems in Congress urge presidential adviser Karl Rove to resign! Of course, Rove won't resign just because the Dems asked him pretty please to do so, and of course the Dems probably will not push too hard to get rid of him along with impeaching the president and vice president he works for.

A conflict is brewing between different groups who support the University's affirmative action policies, with the more moderate NAACP criticising the far left BAMN for being, well, too far left and confrontational.

There are reports of problems with absentee ballots in Detroit...this comes as no surprise to anyone even mildly aware of the Grand Corruption of Kwame "Baby Doc" Kilpatrick and his city administration.

Republicans in the Michigan Legislature want to cut business taxes again! Oh goody, let's give the corporations more breaks so they can turn around and screw us even more!

Just in from Gaza City...the Israelis and Palestinians agree to halt the violence. Ho hum...haven't we heard this before? We will see what we will see, but based on past experience I would not be surprised if tomorrow's paper brings more news of Bombings and Shootings.

The Daily corrected a reference from a previous edition's article where they stated that the U of Michigan's first varsity women's basketball season was 1977-78. They should have called me...I could have told them it was actually 1973-74, and even looked up the scores for them.

That's all for now...I will be in Ann Arbor later this evening (Michigan women's basketball has an exhibition game) so I will see if I can pick up today's Daily.