Thursday edition - November 30, 2006
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Bush agrees to speedy turnover in Iraq |
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US to pay $2M, apologize for false terror arrest |
Iraq panel to advise gradual pullback |
I know my cartoon took a cheap shot today -- I'm sorry, Paris.
"President Bush is putting together his presidential library, and apparently the library is going to cost $500 million, which works out to $100 million per book. Expensive books, they're popouts." --Conan O'Brien
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Us Military Deaths In Iraq Hit 2,883 Guardian Unlimited, UK
Police find 8 bodies after ambush in S.Iraq
Missing F-16 pilot identified
Iraqi townspeople blame US for neighbors' deaths Houston Chronicle
US moving up to 2,700 troops into Baghdad CNN International
South Korea ruling party wants all troops withdrawn from Iraq Ireland Online, Ireland
Powell says Iraq is a civil war San Jose Mercury News
Iraq Is in 'Civil War', Poll Finds Wall Street Journal
Iraq shouldn't be split up: Bush, Iraqi PM CBC British Columbia, Canada
AP Defies Military, Bloggers on Story of 6 Iraqis Set on Fire
China beats Iraq 1-0 at Doha Asian Games
"The Christmas tree was delivered to the White House yesterday. Just what we need at the White House, more dead wood." --David Letterman
Antonin G.F.Y. Scalia
The U.S.
Supreme Court, tackling its first case on climate change, appeared divided and
somewhat baffled Wednesday over how the government should respond to the warming
of the planet.
Justice Antonin Scalia, reflecting the skeptic's view, pressed the lawyer
representing Massachusetts and other states how soon the dire effects of global
warming would begin.
"When is the predicted cataclysm?" Scalia asked, with some
sarcasm.
"In the arguments, Justice Scalia said, 'I'm not a scientist, I don't want to deal with global warming.' I just wish he felt that way about presidential elections." --Former Vice President Al Gore, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
On This Day November 30
One year ago: President Bush gave an unflinching defense of his Iraq war strategy in a speech at the U.S. Naval Academy, refusing to set a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawals and asserting that once-shaky Iraqi troops were proving increasingly capable.
Disturbing News
Traces of radiation on two BA jets linked to spy's death
Texans among 5 men kidnapped from Mexico ranch near US border International Herald Tribune
Jailbird Nation
A record 7 million people -
or one in every 32 American adults - were behind bars, on probation or on parole
by the end of last year, according to the Justice Department. Of those, 2.2
million were in prison or jail, an increase of 2.7 percent over the previous
year,
according to a report released Wednesday.
Putin must be innocent in the Russian spy murder; after all, Dubya looked into his soul and found him straightforward and trustworthy.- Zing!
Republican Shenanigans
Ex-Illinois Governor Ryan Wins Bail While Appealing Conviction
Republicans Want Vote on Abortion Bill Forbes, NY
Looking forward, Republicans prepare to highlight party stars Boston Globe
Liberals should be ashamed of themselves, trying to put unpatriotic symbols of peace on their Christmas decorations. What's next? Love? - Zing!
Emails
Subject: Presidential library
Lisa,
Word has it that Dubya's $500 million presidential library
will contain only two books:
My Pet Goat and My Lame Duck.
-Ron
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Presidential Library suggestions
"Bush think
tank"? Oh, yes, one marked "women" and one
for "men" - both handicap accessible with porcelain
chairs and private rooms. Oh, and hot and cold running
policies.
The library
contains the comics sections (with
Doonesbury and Opus cut out) from every newspaper.
Experience
the interactive "swagger" exhibit. Learn to
swagger, spit, & scowl like a Texan even if you're
from the Northeast States.
Snack bar run
(down) by Halliburton. If you have to
ask how much something is - you can't afford it.
Gift shop...
Army surplus flak jackets on special
today. Buy one for someone you love.
No, sir, that
is not a sculpture in the entrance
plaza, it's the first car Duhh-bya binge crashed.
The flyer
(written by Cheney & Rumsfeld) says you'll
get a flowers and parade greeting upon arrival.
There was no
plan for exit doors so once you're in,
you're in for at least 5 years.
Pudgeboy
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I swear I heard
someone say the national capitol was named Washington
DeCeit ..
Robert
Thanks for the idea, Robert!
Rock-The-Voter News
"President Bush is preparing to build his presidential library. ... Bush's is expected to cost $500 million. That's more than three times the cost of the Clinton library, and more than all the other libraries combined, which makes you wonder, how many Garfield books can there be?" --Jimmy Kimmel
Biz/Tech News
Oil Prices Extend Rise Above $62 Forbes, NY
"The president's twin daughters are celebrating their 25th birthday with a trip to Argentina. Apparently their trip has caused what's known as chaos, to the point where, according to ABCNews.com, the American embassy and many Argentinian officials have strongly suggested the twins return to America. Just to repeat, Argentina, former safe-haven for Nazi war criminals, is drawing the line at the Bush twins." --Jon Stewart
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Report: US Base in Germany Orchestrated Illegal Deportment
George Carlin - Who Really Controls America
Go-F***-Yourself News
Did you have a good time today?
US MAIL:
Lisa Casey - PO Box 88 - Ashford, AL 36312
Odd News
Nude crack man in alligator rescue Metro, UK
Scientists Unravel Mystery of Ancient Greek Machine LiveScience.com
Elton John says 'Up yours' to Aussie PM over gay marriage AFP
A reconstruction of Antikythera Mechanism on display at an exhibition of Ancient Greek Technology in Athens. The 2,100-year-old clockwork machine whose remains were retrieved from a shipwreck more than a century ago has turned out to be the celestial super-computer of the ancient world. A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, consisting of more than 30 precise, hand-cut bronze gears, show it to be more advanced than previously thought—so much so that nothing comparable was built for another thousand years .(Photo/Louisa Gouliamaki)
Peace.