Politics and other nightmares

Hey, James Foley was just one guy, so everybody calm down. I mean, let's not start a war over one little beheading:

What's worse than a president acting on his own authority without congressional approval? How about trying to deliver this nation up to the United Nations without the approval of Congress?

"Better late than never" department: Democrat Bill Burton sorta, kinda regrets piling on George. W. Bush back in the day:

Can't make this stuff up:

A sign advertising the bacon at a Vermont diner has been taken down after a Muslim resident complained about the sign on the Internet and sparked a massive backlash against the restaurant, Sneakers Bistro.

An interesting observation:

Wow. Hot stuff from the new president of NBC News:

NBC News President Deborah Turness had some tough words for "Meet the Press," telling the New York Times in an interview published Sunday that the show had been raking over the "cold embers" of news from the week before.

Boy, I hate to admit it, but Dan Rather sort of has a point. Or at least he brings up something that deserves greater discussion:

Anybody out there still think the Detroit police chief was wrong to urge citizens to arm themselves?

So, Eric Holder goes to Ferguson and tells stories about all the times he was racially profiled and then :

The attorney general said Wednesday that he understands why many black Americans do not trust police and that he has experienced many of the same frustrations.

Another school year, another round of zero-tolerance craziness. First up, Summerville, S.C.