Lots of unanswered questions, and much finger-pointing to come, but one thing we already know, via the Roanoke Times, Tuesday, January 31, 2006:

A bill that would have given college students and employees the right to carry handguns on campus died with nary a shot being fired in the General Assembly.

House Bill 1572 didn't get through the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety. It died Monday in the subcommittee stage, the first of several hurdles bills must overcome before becoming laws.

The bill was proposed by Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah County, on behalf of the Virginia Citizens Defense League. Gilbert was unavailable Monday and spokesman Gary Frink would not comment on the bill's defeat other than to say the issue was dead for this General Assembly session.

Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill was defeated. "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."

Obviously the shooter was safe as he went from classroom to classroom in search of unarmed victims.

Also, from the University's "Campus and Workplace Violence Prevention Policy:"

The university’s employees, students, and volunteers, or any visitor or other third party attending a sporting, entertainment, or educational event, or visiting an academic or administrative office building or residence hall, are further prohibited from carrying, maintaining, or storing a firearm or weapon on any university facility, even if the owner has a valid permit

British schools are going to avoid teaching about the Holocaust or the Crusades. Why? Because some mosques teach that the Holocaust didn't happen, and a different version of the events of the Crusades… and the once-proud British empire now wets its panties at the thought of offending some Muslims.

"Why bother to rewrite history when you can just avoid teaching it altogether?" Get pissed off at The Other Side of Kim du Toit.

The Case Against College, by Caroline Bird (David McKay Co., 1975).

Although written more than 30 years ago, this book is still relevant today. Two quotes: "The academic dean of a famous old college lowered her voice, glanced apprehensively round her office, and confessed, 'I just wish I had the guts to tell parents that when you get out ofthis place you aren’t prepared to do anything.'" (Page 106.)

"There is no real evidence that the higher income of college graduates is due to college at all…. College may simply attract people who are slated to earn more money anyway — those withhigher I.Q. test scores, better family backgrounds, and more enterprising temperament." (Page 70.)

Yippee!

Michelle Malkin: UNHINGED TEACHER FIRED

Why would an organization that calls itself the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, whose motto is "Making Democracy Work Since 1909," oppose individual choice and freedom and dedicate itself to promoting public policy that guarantees the perpetuation of black poverty?

As incongruous as this might sound, it is in fact true.

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