Keith Olbermann raised some interesting points last night. If you're reading this at some point in the future, what made last night distinctive was the wall to wall coverage of the "Virginia Tech Massacre".

No need to even link to the story. There are a plethora of them to be found on teh intarwebz.

Keith's points included: Are we as a nation grieving for 30+ students and university employees lost in the nation's worst non-terrorism related mass murder?

If so, why aren't we, as a nation, sharing a similar grief for U.S. soldiers, 10 of which were killed only last week. Inching ever closer to the dreaded "4000 U.S. troops lost in combat" mark with another 25,000+ injured, and untold Iraqi casualties.

Have we as a people becoming numb to the deaths of some of our best and brightest? Many of these soldiers could just have easily been on campus in Virginia instead of on the battlefield. They're in the same age bracket.

Please don't think I am attempting to diminish the loss of those students, or the impact this event will have on our nation as a whole. I understand one group is military and the other is not. But I will say this: No life is more or less valuable than another. If you're a nationalist, think of it this way: These are American lives no matter how you slice it. Aren't both student and soldier alike worthy of your grief? 

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