Great News If True

“Gibbs to Return to Washington”
Joe Gibbs, the Hall of Fame coach who led the Washington Redskins to three Super Bowl titles in the 1980s and early ’90s, has reached a tentative contract agreement to return as head coach of the Washington Redskins, sources said today.

I don’t know if Gibbs can still cut it in the NFL or not. But the last time the Redskins cut it, Gibbs was on the sidelines.
Here’s hoping for a return to the glory days.
UPDATE: Rumors now confirmed. Gibbs agrees to a five-year deal. In a couple years the NFC East could be a darn good division with Gibbs, Reid, Parcells, and Coughlin battling it out.

“Earned Legalization”

Cute euphemism, isn’t it?
President Bush is supposed to unveil a new migration proposal shortly. It remains to be seen whether this is merely an election-year ploy to woo Hispanics, or a serious legislative effort. If it’s the latter, it’ll be interesting (and amusing) to see how many of these “we-can’t-reward-bad-behavior ” Republicans have a real backbone and stand up against it.
More details expected soon.

Scarlet License Plates

A Ohio law offers those convicted of DUI the option of maintaining driving privileges while their license is suspended if they display a distinctive yellow and red plate on their vehicle:

A new law went into effect Jan. 1 and stipulates drivers convicted of DUI will be required to have these special license plates for the duration of their driving suspension in order to have driving privileges.
These plates, which are yellow with red letters and numbers, are markedly different from Ohio’s regular white and blue license plates. Although the punishment has been available to Ohio judges since 1967, very few of them have chosen to use it.

I take it the “scarlet” letter plates are intended to serve as a deterrent and help authorities identify potentially dangerous drivers. I’m not convinced, however, that the presumed stigma will be a very strong deterrent against DUIs. And an obvious problem with the punishment is that it attaches to the vehicle, not the driver. So a family member or anyone else driving it serves the same sentence.
One thing is clear regarding these plates: other drivers will likely play more attention to the cars bearing them.
Via Wizbang.

Angry Dean

Last night’s “Daily Show” had a good segment poking fun at the media’s Dean-is-angry meme.
What does Dean do that defines him an angry candidate? No one’s really sure, but if the “news” repeats it enough, it must be true.
“It’s widely reported, which makes it fact-esque.”