Liz and Dick Cheney should stop exploiting fallen US soldiers for their political gain.

"Nobel Prizes in science were awarded yesterday, and the three winners in physics are known as the 'masters of light.' Not to be confused with Dick Cheney, known as the 'prince of darkness.'" --David Letterman

Thanks Dick!

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4349‎

• Four killed in spate of Iraqi violence AFP

• Series of car bombs kills 19 in western Iraq

• Suicide car bombing in Pakistan kills 41

• Officials: Obama advisers are downplaying Afghan dangers

• Clinton addresses Northern Ireland Assembly AP

• Report: NKorea fires 5 short-range missiles

"Today marked the eighth anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan. Dick Cheney celebrated by champagne boarding himself." --Jimmy Fallon

Who's Making The Weapons? Mattel?

In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either.

When the battle in the small village of Wanat ended, nine U.S. soldiers lay dead and 27 more were wounded. A detailed study of the attack by a military historian found that weapons failed repeatedly at a "critical moment" during the firefight on July 13, 2008
 

Ode To Party-First Republicans (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane

When the Prez wins a prize, wingnuts sneer.
When we lose the Olympics, they cheer.
“Country first,” they once said.
Seems that sentiment’s dead.
If Barack killed bin Laden, they’d jeer.

Disturbing News

• Extra coffins needed in storm-hit Philippine area

What Liberal Media?

At this late date, it is scarcely radical to suggest that Whitewater and all the other "scandals" deployed by the Washington press corps to besiege the Clinton White House (before the Lewinsky affair) were without substance. In the pages of the New York Times and the Washington Post, which created and promoted those stories, even such media mandarins as Thomas Friedman and Evan Thomas now casually assure us that they were overblown, even "bogus." And former New Republic editor Andrew Sullivan today admits that the famous takedown of the Clinton healthcare reforms he published in 1994, Betsy McCaughey's "No Exit," was essentially a fake too.

"The cover of Sarah Palin's book has been released. And it features a picture of Palin gazing off into the distance deep in thought. The photographer said that capturing that one moment was the rewarding 11 hours of his career." --Conan O'Brien

Republican-Shenanigans News

• GOP mocks Obama's peace prize, Russians praise it

• Palin a 'Formidable Force,' McCain Says Washington Post

• Father of Palin's grandson to pose for Playgirl The Associated Press

• Republicans adding few new voters in Nevada Las Vegas Sun

• Bill Kristol Mocks Obama: I've Done As Much For Peace Huffington Post (blog)

"There's been some squabbling in the Republican Party. In a recent interview, John McCain's former campaign manager said that if Sarah Palin is the Republican Party's presidential nominee, the results will be catastrophic -- as opposed to when she was the vice presidential nominee and everything went perfectly." --Conan O'Brien

Thanks Rick!

Shoot First, Apologize Later

A South Florida Republican said it was a mistake to shoot at a target with the initials of the Democratic congresswoman he is trying to unseat.

Candidate Robert Lowry made a brief statement to a local newspaper but refused to speak further Friday about the incident, which happened Tuesday during a weekly GOP meeting held at a gun range.
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• President Obama 'Opens' For Lady Gaga At Human Rights Campaign Dinner MTV.com

• Gay rights marchers in DC: 'We won't back down' AP

• DNC pulls health care ad after Dole objects

Stating The Obvious

Attacking the news media is a time-honored White House tactic but to an unusual degree, the Obama administration has narrowed its sights to one specific organization, the Fox News Channel, calling it, in essence, part of the political opposition.

"And over the weekend, the President and the First Lady celebrated their wedding anniversary. They went out to dinner. There were no gifts exchanged. They didn't exchange any gifts because, as you know, that would be socialism." --Jay Leno
 

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil rises above $72 ahead of US company results

• Insurers mount attack against health reform

• Home-Foreclosure Rescue Is Falling Short, Critics Say

• Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections

"North Korea's Kim Jong-Il is now saying that he'll consider talks with the United States if it can help improve our relationship. I'm starting to feel like we're the Jon and Kate of countries." --Jimmy Fallon

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Congress could thwart bid to view abuse photos

"Catholic churches throughout New York City are no longer offering wine at communion to help prevent the spread of swine flu. I like that it took swine flu for people to realize that sharing a cup with hundreds of other New Yorkers is a health risk." --Jimmy Fallon

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Cheney's Daughter Starts Firm Of Her Own Washington Post

"So what NASA is doing, they're crashing a rocket into the moon, which will have the energy of two tons of TNT It's part of NASA's new strategy, 'What would Wile E. Coyote do?'" --Jimmy Fallon
 

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