The Darfur rally. A reader's take: from warandpiece

The Darfur rally. A reader's take: from warandpiece
It was huge.
I brought my dog - who loves being around tons of people, so in that way, it was also kind of fun.
But in a way it was a bit depressing. It was a very Jewish rally - tons of school kids from around the country. Darfur is apparently a huge issue in the reform Jewish community synagogues and day schools. [[ed. note: more on this]] ...
Anyway, the reason it was a bit depressing is that Elie Weisel and a few other speakers kept comparing what was going on today to the Holocaust - the theme of the rally being "never again" - which is fine, I agree - never again.
But now it's Monday and the rally is over and famous people like George Clooney are on flights back to L.A. - and what is going to happen?

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Not sure we have ever commented on how much respect we have for Laura Rozen's blog www.warandpiece.com but we have alot and it keeps increasing.

We dont have time right now to get into this limo scandal but we do ask one question:
Do you ever get the feeling you are the only one not raking it in off of some ethically questionable escapade? Do you ever feel like a fool since you are the only Pollyanna not on the Cash Crusade?

Sigh ... the royal husband is getting sick of peanut butter and honey, rents go up and so many of us got no money ... what's the good of a clean conscience when you have an empty plate?

PLENTY. We sleep alright and we don't have any blood on our hands!