"Finger of the Week": October 15, 2007

"Finger of the Week": August 27, 2007

"Finger of the Week": August 20, 2007

Irene Hull, a Democratic supporter from Seattle, was keeping her fingers crossed on election day last year hoping to see the U.S. Senate and U.S. House come under Democratic control. With the Democratic party recently coming under attack for ineffective leadership after taking over Congress, I wonder if Ms. Hull's fingers are still crossed.

A recent Zogby poll (mid-July) gives the Democrat-controlled Congress a 15% approval rating. President Bush shouldn't smile too broadly, however, because his approval rating dropped another point to just 32%.

"Finger" of the Week: August 15

Richard Strickler, assistant secretary of the Department of Labor and director of the Mine Safety and Health Administration speaks to reporters over the weekend concerning lost miners in the Crandall Canyon mine, Huntington, Utah.

He's discussing the miner's expected location, buried 1,500 feet below the ground, about four miles from the mine entrance. The six trapped miners were working as usual on Monday, August 6, when the collapse occurred.

As of today, the drilling continues and the families are remaining hopeful.

"Finger" of the Week: August 6

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wins our Finger of the Week award for August 6. He lost his temper with two American news photographers covering his vacation Sunday, August 5, jumping onto their boat and scolding them loudly in French.

The confrontation came Sunday afternoon as Sarkozy and companions were headed for open water in a boat on Lake Winnipesaukee when he spotted Associated Press photographer Jim Cole and freelancer Vince DeWitt aboard Cole's boat, which was outside a buoy barrier monitored by the New Hampshire Marine Patrol.

"He was happy and smiling and he waved at the security people as he was coming out," Cole said of the president. "And then he noticed us taking pictures and his happy demeanor diminished immediately."