Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Tonight's Rescue Ranger Krewe consists of vcmvo2, Larsstephens, jlms qkw, Avila, ItsJessMe, dopper0189, shayera, and srkp23, with YatPundit riding trains in The Netherlands tonight, wishing they were New Orleans streetcars.

• In McCain vs. Amtrak, gooners explains why it's a good thing that the light at the end of the tunnel really is a train. (Larsstephens)
• alefnot analyzes the carbon cycle and its vital place in the health of our ecosystems in Earth Science: Carbon cycle basics -- Reservoirs. (vcmvo2 & Larsstephens)
• xofferson introduces Kossacks to Kathy Kelly and tells us that she's Walking across Wisconsin, witnessing against war. (shayera)
• In As The Spirit of the Eagle Weeps diarist WolfmanSpike tells a personal story of Native American pride and experienced prejudice. (dopper0189)
• anidealiveson shares a love of space exploration in the beautifully-written Space is There, and We're Going to Climb It. (ItsJessMe)
• In History for Kossacks: Bonus Expeditionary Force, Unitary Moonbat pens a definitive yet chilling tale of the tragic events leading up to the US Army's firing on its own soldiers. (vcmvo2 & Larsstephens)
• In McCain's Rewritten Essay: You Can't Handle The Truth, organicdemocrat gives us a sneak preview of McCain's re-written New York Times Op-Ed piece. (ItsJessMe)
• JohnnyRook analyzes coverage of Al Gore's speech on Thursday and finds Gore Ignored: The Dead-Tree Media's Dereliction of Duty. (shayera)
• In Media Liberals Applying a Softer Standard to McCain, Ivan Carter compiles a damning and detailed account of the media's complicity in "the straight talk express." Bookmark this for future reference! (vcmvo2)
• angryreader18 takes a look at the national debt and tells Kossacks that The National Debt: A National Problem. (shayera)
• California Nurses Shum wonders if it's true that As Goes California Health Reform, so Goes the Nation? (shayera)
• A fine series on the nation's student debt crisis continues in Slow death by strangulation, part 8 by Dotted Timeline. (dopper0189)
• vbdietz offers up one for the hotlist--an excellent round-up of news about Netroots Nation: NN08 in the News & on the Blogs Roundup #3. (srkp23)

brillig has Top Comments- 7/22/08 Sunburn Edition

jotter has High Impact Diaries - July 21, 2008

Please suggest your own favorites of the day, and use as an open thread.