Round up

At the Daily Howler, Bob Somerby complains about the media’s inability (and the Democrats inability, too) to frame an understanding of Social Security so there can be an informed discourse.

In an op-ed piece entitled The Washington Post:

David W. Anderson is resigning as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs after one year on the job, saying he can do more to help Indians by working in the private sector.

Anderson is the Dave of Famous Dave’s barbeque restaurants. Guess he found the BIA a little tougher than the restaurant business.

At Beats Per Minute there’s a quick review of Tony Hillerman’s Skeleton Man by someone who grew up on the Navajo Reservation.

Christopher Reynolds gives up the Wild West column at the Los Angeles Times and tells us Six truths from the wild before packing it in.

Letterman did a salute to Johnny Carson last night (he was away last week). The monologue consisted entirely of jokes Carson had sent him. “Getting a call from Carson with jokes was ‘like Christmas morning, for God’s sake,’ Letterman said.” CNN.com has the story.

And there’s this from Dwight Perry’s Sideline Chatter:

Dan Daly of the Washington Times, noting broadcaster Dick Vitale will be 72 by the time his new contract with ESPN and ABC expires in 2012: “Here’s hoping he isn’t a Diaper Dandy by then.”