Ventura's Legacy, Part I -

Ventura's Legacy, Part I - Mike Lynch on what Ventura leaves behind.

OK, so that's one thing I will miss about Ventura. He proved that not only is government not rocket science - it's barely even stovetop grilling. The endless DFL (and moderate GOP) bleat, that government requires lots of painstaking experience, has been proven a load of hooie by a semi-literate buffoon in a feather boa.

So even though Ventura disappointed greatlyin abandoning his "small government" campaign promises (at the hands of the wizards behind the curtain, liberals Dean Barkley and Tim Penney), he may have struck a blow for it anyway - just by being the big, dumb lug he is.

Sportsmanship - Women's sports have been much in the news lately, with universities cutting men's sports, even well-attended ones, to free up budget dollars for sparsely-used women's sports.

And yet basketball and baseball have been godsends for my daughter. I'm certainly not one of the saurean relics who rails against women's sports - hoops was my daughter's first big success, the first step in coming out of her shell. This ties in with the school post a few days ago - about how sometimes it's not the "Three Rs" that spark a kid to enjoy learning, with its eventual segue into critical thinking.

Kathryn Jean Lopez is another conservative with views on women's/girls' sports. She's written a book on the subject that's on my list for the weekend.