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Much has already been written about Fischer's disappearance and apparent mental instability. Some are quick to place the blame on chess itself for his decline, which would be a foolish blunder. Pushing too hard in any endeavor brings great risk. I prefer to remember his global achievements instead of his inner tragedies. It is with justice that Fischer spent his final days in Iceland, the place of his greatest triumph. There he was always loved and seen in the best possible way: as a chess player...
...Monday, Huckabee committed another blunder at a press conference by screening a new attack ad against Romney for journalists, while announcing at the same time that he would not broadcast the piece on Iowa television. Claiming to have made the decision against airing the ad just moments earlier, Huckabee appeared surprised that anyone would see the move as a cynical - if not hypocritical - maneuver. But given the mores of the national political press, the surprise move and its unclear motivations seem certain to dominate the news cycle heading into New Year's, providing the wrong kind of press for Huckabee...
Einstein called it Omega, the ratio between the actual density of the universe and the density required to keep it from imploding. If the two levels are not equal, the universe is doomed. Einstein also called Omega "the biggest blunder of my life" and eventually disowned the idea...
...have long watched these two enigmatic Red Sox stars with the rapt attention one might pay to a car accident—as much as you want to avert your eyes from the fiery wreckage of yet another Ramirez base-running blunder or J-pap victory dance, you are physically unable to. But over the course of the Red Sox’s championship run, it dawned on us that while the media might lampoon—sometimes affectionately, sometimes not—Manny’s space-cadet qualities or Papelbon’s meat-headed antics and deranged...
...Shutting Our Doors Thanks to Samantha Power for her commentary on the humanitarian crisis created by Bush's war in Iraq [Oct. 8]. The refugee problem is virtually ignored in this country because it is another reminder that the U.S. occupation of Iraq is a horrible blunder. As bad as Saddam Hussein was, it is impossible to believe that the Iraqi people are better off now than before our invasion. It is our shame that we have granted asylum to so few refugees. The President's pre-emptive war of choice must be judged by history as a crime against...