I’ve just had a call from Keith. The bad news is, he’s probably got about 6 months to live. The right side of his heart was damaged in the attempt to clear out the calcified mass that was pressing there, but he wouldn’t be alive now if it weren’t for the partial repair of the valve that was done. He knows that given his history of thoracic surgeries, chemo and

…to Andrea Smart for the Randy Meisner Love Me or Leave Me Alone CD, which has become quite hard to find. I’ve wanted this disc for quite some time, and I was thrilled when it arrived so unexpectedly. Meisner, along with J.D. Souther, are two of my favorite artists from the Cal rock scene of the 70s that many people don’t know (outside their association with the Eagles). Great stuff.

From Karol Sheinin, on the 29th anniversary of her plowing into Plymouth rock in a little rickety dingy made out of empty Vodka bottles and the skins of Russian potatoes. Five years later, she’d become a US citizen. America replies: “Don’t mention it, kid. Just don’t go speeding in school zones and keep the heroin use recreational, and we’ll always be cool. ” — And hey: enjoy the freedom!”

From Breitbart TV (via Tom Maguire and Don Surber), here’s the Darling of Davos, John Kerry, laying out some Brahman truthiness for the proles on C-Span: Sen. John Kerry said during a C-Span appearance that fears of a bloodbath after the US withdrawal from Vietnam never materialized. He says he’s met survivors of the “reeducation camps” who are thriving in modern Vietnam. An award-winning investigation by the Orange County Register

Dear Jeff, On Wednesday, Senate Republicans once again blocked a vote on legislation that would set a clear timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Republicans could have stood up for what they believe in — no matter how wrong they are — and voted to keep our troops in Iraq. But instead of facing the fact that the American people are overwhelmingly against this war, Republicans hid

Courtesy of mojo, here’s a Corner reader trying to puzzle through a couple of competing votes by certain big name Democrats: So let’s see…they voted to close Guantanamo, which also meant that they could not be detained outside the continental U.S., but they ALSO voted that they should not be transferred to facilities inside the continental U.S. The only logical conclusion I can draw from those votes, taken together, is

— but today’s local paper doesn’t mention the vote by Democrats to scuttle the John Doe provision from the homeland security bill — at least, I didn’t see it. It does, however, feature a full front page story on David Beckham, and the hopes and dreams of MLS soccer — as well as a news section spread on this year’s Emmy nominations. Kyra Sedgwick, nominated for best actress for “The