"Novel Take"

I'm not tryin' to be a hater with two (true) Darth Bush posts in a row, but I like (Pulitzer Prize winner) Leonard Pitt Jr.'s work. He had a great editorial about the Bible a year or so ago-- and also brought my attention the diabolical censorship past of Sarah Palin.

This one grabbed my attention a few days ago where he calls out misguided stupidity:
'Novel take' on tenure of President Bush


Here's another, where he suggests how the Republicans could change strategy:
Don't let fear trump hope


Or another where he talks about the death penalty (and even though I was all for it a decade or so ago, viewpoints like Pitt's have swung me in the other direction since then):
Capital punishment is wrong, unfair


And, finally, a very mature explanation of why it's okay to believe in God:
Making sense of the meaning of life


You may not agree with him, but you have to admit he has a very nice, intelligent way about him that makes it difficult to disagree. And I find him refreshing that he doesn't resort to hatefulness when he's making his point. When one speaks of politics, race, and religion as he does, it's a tough-- but possible-- goal to not be overly mean.

Check out some of his other past columns at The Miami Herald