Tuesday edition - June 13, 2006

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Secretive planning, multi-layered deceptions accompany Bush surprise
trip
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White House: Defending spy case could imperil US |
Prosecutors
inform Rove he won't be charged in CIA leak case |
I just can't imagine what Bush could accomplish in his five hour stay in Iraq. Oh, right, a million dollar photo op.
"President Bush still wrestling with the immigration issue right now. You got to give him credit. He's really working on hard on this. This week, President Bush said that any attempt to deport 11 million illegal aliens 'ain't gonna work.' Then, when reporters asked Bush what he was going to do for the rest of the afternoon, he said, 'Ain't gonna work.'" --Conan O'Brien

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Bombs kill at least 14 in Iraq's Kirkuk Reuters South Africa
US kills 7 insurgents; violence mounts in Iraq San Jose Mercury News
Iraqi Security Forces Prepare Deployment Houston Chronicle
House Speaker makes a surprise visit to troops in Iraq Duluth News Tribune, MN
Little known about new al-Qaida in Iraq leader Chicago Sun-Times
"U.S. forces said they learned where Zarqawi was staying by tracking his spiritual adviser. He has a spiritual adviser? What a great job that guy was doing. I think the last spiritual advice he gave him was, 'Start praying and kiss your a** goodbye.'" --Jay Leno

Disturbing News

"Former House leader Tom DeLay officially left Congress this week. He stepped down. He said he's leaving Congress with no regrets, no shame and no ethics."
--Jay Leno
Like Father Like Son
Violent crime in the U.S. is on the rise, posting its biggest one-year increase since 1991, the FBI said Monday... ''This should be a loud wake up call for the country to get back to doing what worked in the 1990s,'' Fox says. ''When you look back at the 1990s,
we were expanding police forces and pouring more money into after-school programs. Now, we're seeing just the reverse.''
Republican Shenanigans
Gay singer Aviance leaves hospital after beating
What has Harris done for GOP lately?
First lady to return to Indiana for fundraiser
"Honestly, if you were Ann Coulter's attorney at a sanity hearing, where could you possibly start?" --MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, on Coulter's attack on 9/11 widows

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JOE MIDDLE-CLASS
REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE
"Joe gets up at 6:00 am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot
full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum
water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with his first
swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because some liberal
fought to insure they are safe and work as advertised.
All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employers medical plan
because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical
insurance, now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and
eggs this day. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some liberal fought for laws
to regulate the meat packing industry.
Joe takes his morning shower reaching for his shampoo; His bottle is properly
labeled with every ingredient and the amount of its contents because some
liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how
much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air
he breathes is clean because some tree hugging liberal fought for laws to stop
industries from polluting our air.
Joe walks to the subway station for his government subsidized ride to work; it
saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees. You see, some
liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the
opportunity to be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day; he has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits,
retirement, paid holidays and vacation days because some liberal union members
fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards
because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union. If Joe is
hurt on the job or becomes unemployed he'll get a worker compensation or
unemployment check because some liberal didn't think he should loose his home
because of his temporary misfortune.
It's noon time, Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe's
deposits are federally insured by the FSLIC because some liberal wanted to
protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system
before the Depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae underwritten mortgage and his below market federal
student loan because some stupid liberal decided that Joe and the government
would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his life-time.
Joe is home from work, he plans to visit his father this evening at his farm
home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive to dads; his car is among
the safest in the world because some liberal fought for car safety standards.
Joe arrives at his boyhood home. He was the third generation to live in the
house financed by Farmers Home Administration because bankers didn't want to
make rural loans. The house didn't have electric until some big government
liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural
electrification. (Those rural Republican's would still be sitting in the dark).
Joe is happy to see his dad who is now retired. His dad lives on Social Security
and his union pension because some liberal made sure he could take care of
himself so Joe wouldn't have to. After his visit with dad he gets back in his
car for the ride home.
Joe turns on a radio talk show, the host's keeps saying that liberals are bad
and conservatives are good. (He doesn't tell Joe that his beloved Republicans
have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day)
Joe agrees, "We don't need those big government liberals ruining our lives; after all, I'm a self made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have".
by John Gray, Cincinnati, Ohio -

Guns win - Voters Lose
A state trial judge sided Monday with the
National Rifle Association in overturning a voter-approved city ordinance
that banned handgun possession and firearm sales in San Francisco.
Measure H was placed on the November ballot by the San Francisco County
Board of Supervisors, who were frustrated by an alarmingly high number of
gun-related homicides in the city of 750,000.
Rock-The-Voter News
‘Old-school senator’ continues proud legacy of service to ...
Gingrich opens door to 2008 run

Big Dog
"It is now generally recognized that while Al Gore and I were ridiculed, we were right about global warming," Clinton said at a fundraiser for the Florida Democratic Party. "It's a serious problem. It's going to lead to more hurricanes."
Ban heterosexual marriage! It begets children who are often abused, shuttled between separated parents and relegated to public care at taxpayer expense. -- Zing!
Good News
"And more problems for al-Zarqawi. You know how they believe when you get to heaven, you get 72 virgins? Turns out, now you wind up in hell with 72 year-old virgins." --Jay Leno

Biz-Tech News
Reilly calls on Bush to address oil prices, corporate profits Boston Globe
President Nazarbayev receives CEO of "Halliburton" Gazeta.KZ, Kazakhstan
Missing Md. Publisher Presumed Dead Houston Chronicle
First cancer vaccine could revive Merck phillyBurbs.com
Honey I tracked the kids Sydney Morning Herald

Will She Keep Her Job or Receive a Promotion?

The Bush administration distanced itself Monday from remarks by a U.S. diplomat that the weekend suicides of three Arab detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison were a "good P.R. move."

Bush-Prison-Torture News
Iraq official urges Abu Ghraib ex-prisoners to be patient U.S. News & World Report
Deaths at Guantanamo Boston Globe
Muslim chaplain says Guantanamo suicides expected
Red Cross set to
visit Guantanamo

A Must See Animation
Go-F*ck-Yourself News
No news on Dick Cheney -- he must be in that undisclosed location again.

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Odd News
Wild Weed on Courthouse Lawn Eliminated Washington Post

Nude cyclists ride through Prague's Old Town Square as part of "The World Naked Bike Ride," a protest against oil dependency and the ever-increasing number of cars on the road.(Photo-Michal Cizek)
Peace.