New York Times Reading Log - 16

I loved the picture of Obama on the front page of the New York Times today.  It was telling of what's to come for the president, and symbolic of the electoral fight that is ahead.  The president with his fists held up in front of a huge American flag is just such a cool image.  I feel like Teddy Roosevelt could have pulled off the same pose.  If Obama is able to win another term, and do useful something with it, this may become quite an iconic photo.

The comparison that writers Sabrina Tavernese and Jeff Zeleny make between opponents Obama and Romney and "liver and brussels sprouts" was a particularly funny quip on the front page.  It seems that many Americans really do see this election as a selection between two evils.  What else is new though?

What's the deal with all the stories being written by two writers lately?  I know it isn't uncommon for writers to collaborate on articles in the Times, but very single article above the fold on the front page today was written by two writers.  Just an observation I guess.

Amazing story about the Harlem police officer Eder Loor, who literally escaped death by inches.  He was stabbed in the brain, just inches from several vital parts of the brain which control vision, motor functions, and sensation.  In a year where the deaths of police officers seems to keep increasing, it's nice to see someone in the line of duty catch a lucky break.