Opinion: March 31, 2011 buzz: Obama doctrine; California budget mess; presenting Vin Scully
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Most viewed: Obama flirts with a doctrine
President Obama and his aides wave off the idea that an Obama doctrine is developing before our eyes, but it sure does seem that way. In his Thursday column, Doyle McManus points to all of the indicators.
Most commented: California budget breakdown
If the two sides can’t get back to the negotiating table, writes the editorial board, neither Republicans nor Democrats will realize their goals -- and the state will suffer.
According to readers, the state will also suffer if:
-- The 3rd Great GOP Depression continues (Whittier5) -- Republicans won’t come around to caring about issues outside of their own interests: selfishness and greed (affableman) -- California produces an uneducated workforce because the state can no longer afford to provide adequate public education (Archibald) -- Gridlock continues to interfere with democracy (maximusb30) -- The glut of bureaucracy and infrastructure strangle the state’s entrepreneurs (sean7k) -- If unions continue to wield power over Gov. Jerry Brown (edwardskizer)
Most shared: With Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, it’s always more than pleasant good
On the occasion of Vin Scully beginning his 62nd season as the Dodgers’ announcer, the Op-Ed pages feature this lovely tribute written by contributor Jon Winokur.
Baseball is a quotidian game, and moments like a Koufax no-hitter are so rare as to be statistically insignificant. Most of what happens between the lines is unremarkable by any objective standard. But game by game, inning by inning, Vin makes it all special. He paints a picture, and his signature expressions are the brush strokes.
Read on for some of Scully’s famous one-liners and the Vin Scully lexicon.
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