The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,255 AP

• Bomb kills 10 in cattle market south of Baghdad AP

• Car bomb outside main U.S. base injures 3 in Kabul, Afghanistan; Taliban claims responsibility NY Daily News

• Afghan human rights deteriorating: UN AFP

• 1 million new Afghan students start school AP

• Reports: Russia building anti-satellite weapons AP

We Can't Handle The Truth!!

Senate Democrats on Wednesday suggested Republicans should join their call for a nonpartisan "truth commission" to probe whether the Bush administration abused its power, or face partisan congressional investigations.

The GOP response: Forget it.
 

The honest truth: Rush Limbaugh is good for the Country. The more he talks, the deeper "they" sink. - Grant "Bud" Gerver

"According to a new study by a Harvard Business School professor, when it comes to online pornography, 8 of the top 10 porn-consuming states voted Republican in 2008. Republicans watch more pornography than Democrats. So, apparently, while they were voting for McCain, they were fantasizing about Sarah Palin." --Jay Leno
 

Disturbing News

• More than 4,000 killed by cholera in Zimbabwe: PM AFP

• Climate change bad news for most birds: study AFP

• U.S. research center mistreats chimps: Humane Society Reuters

Fed Secrecy

The Fed refused yesterday to disclose the names of the borrowers and the loans, alleging that it would cast “a stigma” on recipients of more than $1.9 trillion of emergency credit from U.S. taxpayers and the assets the central bank is accepting as collateral.

Cold in New York City today, where it was 24 degrees outside. Wait a minute. I’m sorry. That was the Dow Jones Average.
- David Letterman

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Republican-Shenanigans News

• Where's Palin's $150G Wardrobe? RNC Doesn't Say FOXNews

• Palin seeks "bullet" gas pipeline for in-state use Reuters

• New study suggests hot Sarah Palin should dowdy-down for 2012 LATimes

• McConnell: No gov't health insurance Politico

• Rove: White House Targeting Limbaugh Is 'Old Style Politics' FOXNews

Knife Crime In Britain

Knife crime in Britain is a political hot topic due to a spate of recent killings of mainly young people in major cities. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged tougher sentences for those caught carrying knives. He told the Daily Telegraph last month: "By carrying a knife you are not only endangering the lives of others, but you are more likely to be killed, or end up in jail."

"Hey, speaking of that, it is now being reported that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed a six-figure deal to write a book. See, it took him a while to sign the book deal, because, like everything else in his life, he was waiting for the highest bidder." -Jay Leno

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference: GOP Earmark

On Wednesday, Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill let loose on Senate Republicans.

The Missouri lawmaker accused them of hypocrisy for complaining about wasteful spending in the economic stimulus bill. She said they larded the $410 billion spending bill before the Senate with millions of dollars in earmarks themselves.... “No fewer than 17 different Republican senators stood up, and with absolutely righteous indignation, talked about the pet projects in the stimulus bill,” she said. “And guess what? Every single one of them has earmarks in this bill.”

One was an earmark for $139,000 for the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference, McCaskill said.
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama targets waste in contract process

Steele-Buyers’ Remorse
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Meghan McCain, John McCain’s daughter, said she’s tired of constantly dating guys who are obsessed with how great her father is. Fortunately for her, she already dated all three of them.- Jimmy Fallon

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil hovers near $44 amid a drop in US inventories AP

• After layoffs, Target to open 27 new stores  CNN

• House to vote on bankruptcy mortgage rewrites AP

• GM auditors raise the specter of Chapter 11 AP

• Will Computerized Medical Records Really Mean Better (and Cheaper) Health Care? Time.com

Giving more money to failed, corrupt, giant corporations is like giving meth to an addict hoping it will cure him.- Grant "Bud" Gerver

Those In Need Of A Bailout

An industry survey shows a record 5.4 million American homeowners with a mortgage, or nearly 12 percent, were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of last year.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Missouri House Pass Resolution to Block Guantanamo Detainees from ... KBIA

• Don’t send Guantanamo prisoners to Va., say Forbes, Cantor, Wolf MSNBC

"Talk about the age we live in. I saw this today. They unveiled a totally new method of snow removal. Did you hear about this? What they do, is they put A.I.G. in charge of it and the snow just disappears." -Jay Leno

Odd News

• Fertility Doctor Will Let Parents Build Their Own Baby ABC News

• 911 tape: Octuplet mom frantic in search for son AP

• Surprise! Saturn has small moon hidden in ring AP

• 50 short listed for Australia's 'best job' AP

• NTSB official sees threat in cell phone use AP

• Man uses debit card to buy drink in alleged holdup AP

• Man angry about being put on hold threatens worker AP

• Man trying to save spot for wife gets run over AP

To Help You Deflate - Moment of Meditation Photo

A dog barks though a hole in the wall of a hardware store decorated with a bat painting in Bogota, Colombia.
Photo/Fernando Vergara

Peace.