Webb, Warner vote for censorship

Cominius at The Virginian Federalist said it best:

Senators Warner and Webb voted with Durbin to impose censorship. Those from the Commonwealth that gave us Patrick Henry's liberty or death, must hang our heads in shame at this outrage.

I concur.

Olympics: "Let the censoring begin!"

China and the Olympics ... an oxymoron? It would have seemed so ... until the Games were awarded to China. Now we will see how that secretive country handles the world coming to its soil.

Immediately out of the gate it does not look promising. Media are going to be limited in their internet access by Chinese officials during the Olympics, according to Breitbart.com, who reported:

China will censor the Internet used by foreign media during the Olympics, an organising committee official confirmed Wednesday, reversing a pledge to offer complete media freedom at the games.

"During the Olympic Games we will provide sufficient access to the Internet for reporters," said Sun Weide, spokesman for the organising committee. [emphasis added]

With the Chinese government censoring unspecified websites, it could be a clash of the West meeting the East ... the Western journalists who are used to having most everything their way ... and the Chinese government that is used to having most everything its way.

"Let the censoring begin!" The fun starts 8-8-08.