Wow, today has been a busy news day! First of all, former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger died today of pneumonia. He served under Nixon and Reagan and seems like he was a great man. Rest in peace, Secretary Weinberger!
Another notable event today was Neil Entwistle's indictment. A grand jury in Middlesex county, Massachusetts, charged the Englishman with two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and baby, as well as with one count each of illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. Neil did not appear in court, but he will be arraigned some time in the next few weeks. Of course, he was arraigned in Framingham District Court on February 15, but now that he has been indicted his case will be tried at the Middlesex Superior Court and he will need to be indicted again in the new venue. Three prosecutors have been assigned to Neil's case, and his defense team consists of veteran attorney Elliot Weinstein, private eye Richard Hamilton, and another lawyer named Stephanie Page, who I have never heard of before. I look forward to watching this case unfold; Neil seems to be getting as much media attention as Scott Peterson did when his case was in the news!
Also, another high-profile accused criminal, Zacharias Moussaoui, was in the news today. As most of you know, he proclaimed yesterday that he and shoe-bomber Richard Reid were set to hijack a fifth plane and fly it into the White House on September 11! The trial, which is almost as crazy as Saddam's, continued today (I believe the closing arguments took place) and the jury will begin deliberating tomorrow about whether or not Moussaoui will be sentenced to death.
Last but not least, President Bush's Chief of Staff, Andrew Card, announced his resignation today. This sad news may have been the result of liberals' cries for a shake-up in the Bush administration, which they think will help the president's approval ratings. I dislike the changes in Bush's cabinet and advisors. Loyal conservatives are probably disappointed that many of the old Republican leaders, such as Card, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, and former Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge, have left Bush's administration, and liberals will hate Bush no matter what he does, so there's no point in trying to please them! I miss the days in 2001 when Ashcroft was Attorney General, American flags flew from most houses, and Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" played on pop music radio stations!
As is customary, I will post my "American Idol" recap after tomorrow's results show. Before then, you can look forward to a short opinion piece about the immigration controversy!
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