Zimmerman Charged, Santorum Drops 2012 Race

This week is shaping up to be an interesting one in America, and a fitting time to start this blog. Rick Santorum dropped out of the 2012 presidential race yesterday, Charles Manson was denied parole for the twelfth time, George Zimmerman has been charged with the murder of Trayvon Martin just hours ago, and the list goes on. It seems everything from the coverage of North Korea's looming rocket launch, to an e-book conspiracy, have seen significant developments. For better or for worse, America took a step forward today.

For e-book readers, the Justice Department made life a little easier today. After a lawsuit and quick partial settlement, most e-book prices are set to come down between 2 and 3 dollars. Not too surprisingly, Apple, along with four other publishers conspired to fix prices and eliminate competition. Someone told me today that Americans no longer care about the ethics of companies. He said that we take our business to the best product and/or the lowest bidder, no questions asked. Is this a widespread truth? Should it be?

Rick Santorum ended his presidential campaign yesterday. Since he has technically suspended the campaign, Santorum will keep control of the delegates he has won so far. While Santorum will likely be supporting Mitt Romney's campaign from now on, Newt Gingrich has "humbly" asked for the ex-hopeful's votes. It has always been the case that worst enemies become greatest supporters in elections. The 2012 election seems to have pulled out the harshest of that characteristic so far... The Santorum campaign is all but dead, and it has taken less then a day for the vultures to move in.

Likely the most controversial of topics as of late is the Trayvon Martin case. For those that are not aware of the case, the facts of what happened are still being hotly debated. What we know for sure, is that neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, while on patrol, called 911 to report a suspicious person within his gated community. After being told by the 911 dispatcher not to pursue the person, Zimmerman left his car in pursuit on foot. Through a series of events that have not yet been confirmed, George Zimmerman ultimately shot and killed Trayvon Martin. Today, after much national outcry, Zimmerman has been charged with murder in the second degree and taken into custody. While supporters for both sides of this situation have campaigned fervently for weeks, today is just the beginning of what will surely be a very dramatic and very public display. 

What you've read here is more fact than commentary. For most, this equates to little more than boring. That's okay. The goal is to backtrack a bit, so that we can build directly from the events and people. Stick with me and we will try to make sense of it all together.

Until next week,

David