Monday edition - February 18, 2007

President Bush ordered new sanctions on Syria by executive order Wednesday and he accused Damascus of meddling with Iraq and Lebanon. What business do they have meddling with their neighbors? They should go across the oceans and do it like we do. - Argus Hamilton

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News

• US military deaths in Iraq at 3,963 AP

• 2 US soldiers killed by small-arms fire northeast of Baghdad ... International Herald Tribune
  Toll from Iraq attacks rises to eight Xinhua, China

• Mortars near Baghdad airport kill 2 AP

• Death toll in Afghan blast rises to 100 AP

• Secret draft of Iraq dossier released Guardian Unlimited

• Rice hints at incentives to break Kenya impasse International Herald Tribune

• Iran says God protects nuclear program AP

Up Armored Vehicles Delay

Two senators Sunday urged the Pentagon to investigate a Marine Corps report that says procurement officers spurned requests from commanders in Iraq for blast-resistant vehicles because they didn't want to derail other projects.

Oilly: slang for a potential U.S. ally based solely upon how much oil they have. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Nicole Kidman to Portray Valerie Plame Wilson

Sampling of Responses:

Joe Wilson: George Clooney

Scooter Libby: Joe Lieberman

Novak: Pat Buchanan

Cheney: Any large, poisonous snake will do

Bush: Ann Coulter
 

dick cheney will have to play 'himself' because no self-respecting actor would want to -- unless, unless… nope nobody out there.
Barb G

Bush and Cheney should be played by Pinky and The Brain. No input on the other criminals.

The biggest freshest pile of horse **** you can find.

 

Lisa,
Here's my list:
Joe Wilson - Robert Redford
Scooter Libby - Peter Sellers (we're dreaming here, right?)
Robert Novak - Pee Wee Herman
Dick Cheney - Peter Lorre' (Dick has been close to dead a few times, right?)
G.B.- Rick Moranis
Cheers,
Larry

Thanks, everyone for participating.

My choices:

Joe Wilson: Russell Crowe

Scooter Libby: Danny DeVito

Robert Novak: Danny DeVito

Dick Cheney: Danny DeVito

Bush: Will Farrell

Disturbing News

• USDA: Most recalled beef has probably been eaten CNN 

• Canada's oil sands a massive disaster: green group Reuters

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"Have you been watching the Roger Clemens congressional hearings? He denies being injected by his trainer. But what I thought was interesting was every time they mentioned 'buttocks,' Sen. Larry Craig swooned." --David Letterman

Costa Rica Recognizes Palestine

Costa Rica took a bold step into the tumultuous Mideast politics, announcing it recognizes Palestinian statehood and announces a bilateral accord with the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to “strengthen” the governments' diplomatic relationship.
 

Republican Shenanigans News

• United the GOP must stand in ‘08 Boston Herald

• Huckabee's persistence frustrates some in GOP San Diego Union Tribune
  Nearly-naked hotties for Ron Paul! Really! Los Angeles Times, CA

• McCain advisers try to keep it low-key AP

• Republican 'Obamacans' could be key to Obama victory AFP

Glenn Beck: if you’re an ugly woman, you’re probably a progressive as well

The Democrats aren't brutes, which is too bad, because the Republicans are brutes. Brutes win. - Philip Roth, author
 

Read His Lips - No New Taxes

Republican John McCain says there will be no new taxes during his administration if he is elected president.

"No new taxes," the likely GOP presidential nominee said during a taped interview broadcast Sunday.

Yahoo announced Wednesday it's exploring a partnership with News Corp. to fend off a hostile takeover attempt. The two companies have had a long and mutually beneficial relationship. Ten years ago News Corp. hired every Yahoo it could find to form Fox News. - Argus Hamilton

Rock-The-Voter News

• Clinton issues new blueprint on US economy Reuters

• Bill Clinton stumps for Hillary at five East Texas stops Houston Chronicle

• Did Obama plagiarize? Clinton team says yes Baltimore Sun

Biz/Tech News

• Crude oil prices climb Monday morning The Money Times, India 

• Foreclosed homes occupied by homeless AP

• Smugglers Return iPhones to China New York Times

• Guitar Hero: Aerosmith To Feature Drums, Microphone Support dBTechno

Medicaid Better Than Health Insurance

Uninsured Americans and those in a government health program for the poor are far more likely to have advanced diseases when diagnosed with cancer than those with private coverage, researchers said on Sunday.
 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• White House to veto Senate ban on waterboarding AFP

• Chief Guantanamo interrogator says most info not forced from detainees JURIST 

NEW JFK Documents Discovered

A batch of old documents linked to the slaying of President John F. Kennedy has reportedly been unearthed, including a highly suspect transcript of a conversation between assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald's killer Jack Ruby, the Dallas Morning News said on Sunday.

The newspaper said the Dallas County district attorney's office, which uncovered the documents, would display its discovery at a news conference on Monday morning.
 

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Rep. Leonard Boswell Signs onto Cheney Impeachment OpEdNews, PA

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