Dome hits the front page!

But misses the main point, which is this:

Senator Richard Burr acted on insider information in his own self interest first, not in the interest of his constituents or the nation.

I was glad to see that Ryan's coverage of Richard Burr's Macaca Moment made it to the front page of the N&O, but somewhat disappointed with the story itself. For starters, the quote from David Young, while interesting, isn't on target with what happened.

And talk about dog-bites-man. Is it any surprise that the head of any North Carolina Chamber of Commerce would be just fine with Burr's story?

Chamber President Bob Williford said the speech -- including the anecdote -- was well-received. "I think he was just trying to convey how critical things were at that point in time," he said. "He was explaining why Congress reacted as quickly as it did on those issues. I didn't take it as any kind of a selfish move."

I don't object to Burr scrambling for cash once he found out the financial world might crumble over the weekend. What I object to is his failure to warn everyone else.