Rosebud......

I have to admit, when you think about it, this story is bizarre. Usually when you talk about adoptions you are speaking of orphans, or neglected children, however this doesn't quite fit the bill. It reminds me of the beginning of Citizen Kane when the little boy is taken or given up by his parents who want a better life for him. Yes, undoubtedly Madonna will provide a healthier, less dangerous life for this child with different opportunity. And that's great and all... but I can't help but think of it in a weird sense of child shopping. A sort of... "oooh we don't have one like that yet! Can we take him home? He'll look lovely in our playtime suite!"
Madonna responds to adoption controversy
In Madonna's defense this article tells a significantly different story than initial reports. Earlier on it was suggested the boy's father was still in the picture, and that Madonna and Guy Ritchie had circumvented laws in the adoption. This article contradicts these assertions.

Its interesting that they are seemingly making a lot more of a stink about Madonna adopting than Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. I suppose that maybe there is a greater perception of Madonna being an "elitist" and representative of that Brahmin world, while perhaps America's favorite couple still come off as the youthful neighbors, although they are anything but.

I should talk about North Korea... but honestly I don't have too much to say. Lets just hope that Kim Jung Il isn't as loony as he seems. I still believe that caving into Kim's demands for an exclusive two way talk with the U.S. would be wrong. You can't embolden bullies because you'll set off a chain reaction of like minded ego maniacs trying to do the same thing across the globe. I know if something bad happens... they'll blame Bush or the U.S. saying if we had talked to North Korea it would have been prevented. That being said... I will still stick to the belief that you can't give people what they want in the face of threats. Nations can't conduct their foreign policy like clerks at 7-11 when they are faced with a robbery.