The Daily Targum

by Ed Fu / Columnist

Every four years, the presidential primary portion of the election cycle brings with it the usual calls for reform, with pundits sneering at the state-by-state primary system as antiquated and biased in favor of early states (Iowa is usually the one singled out for the brunt of the attack).

What was he thinking?" is the question that was echoed most frequently in discussions concerning former New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer's resignation in light of his involvement in a recent prostitution scandal. The embarrassing story of Spitzer's downfall should be taken by all of us in a painful, yet effective, lesson in the subject of irony and poetic justice, colored in nicely amid the backdrop of his political "clean character" platform.

There may not be any homosexuals in the Islamic nation of Iran, but if President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has anything to say about it, there will be nuclear power in the coming decades. Whispering concerns about Iran's rising nuclear program have been reverberating around the Bush administration since the invasion of Afghanistan, but they never reached a fervor until recently, following Iran's official announcement of its intentions to pursue nuclear power as an alternative to petroleum based energy.

by Jonathan Pelka

As March 27 looms and the opportunity of students to show their disapproval for the Iraqi occupation nears, one thing should remain feverishly clear in the minds of the protestors: Do not take your frustration out on the military. As an angry mob swarms the Vietnam Memorial with the illusion of a moral-high ground, guest speakers and students spew not only defeatist speech but deceptively carry an underlying anti-military motive.