Of numbers and snowflakes

Two unrelated columns, linked only in that they are thoughtful and insightful. How often do you get two of those in the same day?

David Broder on how the number 58, which keeps popping up in a recent national poll, has serious implications for the Bush administration. Link

Ellen Goodman on how the "snowflake" children obscure the real issues about what happens to embryo, and who is responsible for them once they are created. Link