American People Ruled Unfit To Govern, from The Onion.
Government Issues Citizens Official 'Screw You' Packet, from The Onion.
Reagan Pyramid Nears Completion, from The Onion.
You're in the Army Now (and Forever): How long do you have to be all you can be?, from Slate.com.
Iraq is worse off than before the war began, GAO reports, from Knight Ridder, courtesy of Josh.
Rachelita thinks this is "a sign of the apocalypse": Objects of Jewish Devotion Evolve Into a Fashion Fad, from The New York Times.
Mark A is scouting out the enemy so you don't have to: Kerry's Coalition of the Wild-Eyed, from GeorgeWBush.com. Mark A doesn't get it. I don't get it either. It seems kind of anti-Bush to me, but I may be missing out on what plays well in red states, despite my family's Nebraska roots...
Does Homeland Security Have a Fashion Police Division?, from Wonkette.com. The "seersucker on seersuckee" photo is priceless.
Thursdays with Wolfie: Smallest Violin Edition, from Wonkette.com. A handy-dandy guide to deciphering the Wolfowitz "apology" to journalists.
This is old news, but well-written: Cheney Dismisses Critic With Obscenity, from the Washington Post. " 'Fuck yourself,' said the man who is a heartbeat from the presidency."
Labradoodles, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. "The smart, friendly dogs, which do not shed, hold promise as future service dogs in Hawaii."
Cooperate, Or Else!: Complicating your right to remain silent, from Reason.com.
Too Many Secrets, Says Secrecy Czar: J. William Leonard frets about the breakdown of the classification system, from Slate.com.
My Life, by Bill Clinton: The PowerPoint version, from Slate.com.
Ads That Make You Go Ew: Who buys hot dogs because they're "girthy"?, from Slate.com.
WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor), from Boston.com.
Bush Bargains Badly: Kim Jong-il outwits W. on nukes, from Slate.com.
Wanted: A Sitter for Boris (the cat) and a Summer at the Beach, from The New York Times.
Filthy mouths and bad attitudes, from EnterStageRight.com, courtesy of Mark A, who says, "You have to love that the righties manage to take Cheney saying the F-word at a senator and turn it into some sort of Clinton thing by the end of the article."
Unfazed by the Law, Pocket-Bikers Roll On, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachelita.
Taking Chance, from the U.S. Marine Corps home page, courtesy of Tad. "PFC Chance Phelps, 19, died April 9 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division."
Mark A sent this link. Ed's comment: "When confronted with his own hypocrisy by Sen. Leahy, Cheney pulls out the big intellectual guns..." Sources: Cheney curses senator over Halliburton criticism, from CNN.com.
Bush Interviewed in Gov't CIA Leak Probe, from AP, courtesy of Mark A.
Schoolgirls sniff gold in pantie crackdown, from the Mainichi Daily News. "Naughty Japanese schoolgirls lost one of their greatest sources of pocket money earlier this month after the Tokyo Metropolitan Government outlawed the trade in soiled knickers from the underaged..."
Dogs are shown at a poker table in a re-creation of the famous "Dogs Playing Poker" painting at the Sands Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, courtesy of Tad, who calls it "Life imitating really bad art."
Congo word 'most untranslatable', from the BBC.
A young soldier's last battle: One U.S. death in Iraq shows the heartbreak behind headlines, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Josh.
Go to Google, search on "out of touch management" (but don't use quotes) and click on "I'm feeling lucky."
Man robbed after answering the door nude, from Boston.com, courtesy of Mark A.
Bush Backs Condom Use to Prevent Spread of AIDS, from The New York Times, courtesy of Mark A.
Blaming the Press in Iraq, from The New York Times, courtesy of Mark A.
Maybe Mark A has too much time on his hands? Doo Doo Doodlers and Master plumber's toilet force cup.
Gentlemen's club to offer voter registration, from Boston.com.
A Very Muscular Baby Offers Hope Against Diseases, from The New York Times.
Bad Comma, from The New Yorker. "The first punctuation mistake in 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation' (Gotham; $17.50), by Lynne Truss, a British writer, appears in the dedication, where a nonrestrictive clause is not preceded by a comma. It is a wild ride downhill from there."
In Plains Sight: What liberals get wrong about Midwestern conservatives, from the Washington Monthly.
Erotic-Horror Screenplay Discovered On Office Printer, from The Onion.
The Condensed Bill Clinton: Slate reads My Life so you don't have to, from Slate.com.
Beta Male: Count Me Out of the Hard Labor, from The New York Times. "Surely the last person a woman wants relaxing her in the throes of childbirth is her husband. Isn't he the one she's cursing out like a sailor for getting her into this in the first place?"
Say Cheese, and New England Smiles, from The New York Times.
At One Point, 'I Was Deathly Afraid,' New Space Visitor Admits, from The New York Times.
Love Our Technology, Love Us, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
Not So Frivolous, from The New York Times, courtesy of Mark A.
In New Tests for Fetal Defects, Agonizing Choices, from The New York Times.
Mark A says, "Good grief, Moore is the MASTER of pre-film controversy, perhaps equaling or surpassing Mel Gibson." Fact-checking Moore's political broadside, from The New York Times. 'Fahrenheit' Fight Nears Boiling Point This Week, from Reuters. MoveAmericaForward.org's anti-Moore page. And finally, TERRORIST GROUP HEZBOLLAH ENDORSES MICHAEL MOORE FILM; Offers to Help Promote "Fahrenheit 9/11", from MoveAmericaForward.org.
1 million black votes didn't count in the 2000 presidential election, from SFGate.com, courtesy of Josh.
2 Allies Aided Bin Laden, Say Panel Members, from the LA Times, courtesy of Josh.
Bush Behaving Like Saddam, Says Madonna, from scotsman.com, courtesy of Mark A.
Adieu to White House pastry chef who sweetened presidential lives, from Reuters, courtesy of Mark A.
SpaceShipOne rocket plane climbs above Earth's atmosphere in first private space flight, from Boston.com.
Pet promenade: Animals and their owners take a stroll for the Hawaiian Humane Society, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Check out the kitty on a leash and the hot dachsie.
Kissinger's Con, from Slate.com. "Henry can't come to the phone right now because he's trekking the Gobi Desert."
Meet Joe Blog, from Time.com. "Why are more and more people getting their news from amateur websites called blogs? Because they're fast, funny and totally biased."
Heavy reading, from Boston.com. "The largest book in the world starts new chapter of fund-raising for impoverished schools around the globe." I saw this guy (and his 133-lb book) today at my company. He was an amazing speaker.
Nebraska City Ponders Cat Leash Law, from ABC News.com.
Bush takes issue with finding of no Iraq, al-Qaeda links, from USA Today, courtesy of Mark A.
Report: 9/11 Commission Could Have Been Prevented, from The Onion.
From Brad: "I have to say, I did not know that Polar made monitors for the equestrian set." My favorite product is the sulky repeater. Very Little House on the Prairie.
The Gadgets Weblog, Gizmodo, courtesy of my Dad.
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The Mark A section:
Michael Moore, Conservative Outrage, and the Lies of Fahrenheit 9/11, from OpinionEditorials.com.
Feds classify french fries as fresh veggies, from the Sun-Sentinel (South Florida).
The Secret Life of Newt Gingrich: Former speaker of the House by day, Amazon.com super reviewer by night, from the Daily Standard. Newt Gingrich's Reviews, from Amazon.com.
U.S. Labor Department sues Boston-area restaurant chain, from Boston.com.
These two items are from Josh. Reporters in chains, from Salon.com. "Under Homeland Security orders, journalists from England, Sweden, Holland and other friendly countries are being detained at U.S. airports, strip-searched and deported." Welcome to America, from the Guardian. "When writer Elena Lappin flew to LA, she dreamed of a sunkissed, laid-back city. But that was before airport officials decided to detain her as a threat to security..."
Branded, from Salon.com. "When Staff Sgt. Georg Pogany asked for help after a combat-stress reaction in Iraq, his superiors charged him with cowardice and sent him home. He's fighting to restore his reputation -- and save other soldiers from his ordeal."
The Chaperons, Telling the Uncorsaged Truth, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachelita.
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The Mark A section:
Newdow: We will challenge Pledge again, from CNN.com.
Reaganite by Association? His Family Won't Allow It, from The New York Times.
Reagan blasts Bush, from Salon.com.
A Mix of Beer, Free Speech and Home-Grown Hip, from The New York Times.
New objections to 'Fahrenheit 9/11', from CNN.com.
Moon Over Washington, from the Gadflyer. "Should Americans be concerned that on March 23rd a bipartisan group of Congressmen attended a coronation at which a billionaire, pro-theocracy newspaper owner was declared to be the Messiah -- with royal robes, a crown, the works? Or that this imperial ceremony took place not in a makeshift basement church or a backwoods campsite, but in a Senate office building?" Photos from Gorenfeld.net.
I Agree with Me, by P.J. O'Rourke, from The Atlantic Monthly. "When was the last time a conservative talk show changed a mind?"
A Nation Divided? Who Says?, from The New York Times.
EU vote turnout a 'wake up call', from the Guardian. Mark A wants you to see the photo.
Anti-Bush campaign is stripped to its bare essentials, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, courtesy of Tad.
Court dismisses Pledge case, from CNN.com, courtesy of Mark A.
Recruiters Try New Tactics to Sell Wartime Army, from The New York Times.
Knowing What's Nice, by Kurt Vonnegut, courtesy of Rachel.
Parlaying an Affinity for Austen Into an Unexpected Best Seller, from The New York Times.
An Electrician From the Ukrainian Town of Lutsk, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel. (It's about anonymous sources.)
Group Wants Christians To Fill S.C., Secede, from the Iowa Channel. In a nod to the Free State Project (founded by Jason Sorens, who interned at Cato when I did), Ed calls this the "Bound State Project." More from Ed: "I support this 110%. This is the greatest idea ever. We can only hope they take North Carolina too, so there will be enough room for *all* of them. Hell, I'd even throw in West Virginia." Here's the site for the group, Christian Exodus.
My life inside the Saudi kingdom, from the Daily Telegraph. "The expat life in a well-heeled compound has its compensations, despite the restrictions on entertainment, driving and clothes, says Fiona Moss."
Sacrifice for success: Father's death fuels son's Harvard drive, from Boston.com.
British PM Tony Blair's Labor Party Suffers Major Losses in Recent Local Election, from Voice of America, courtesy of Mark A.
24-hour camera surveillance in city is part of bigger plan, from the Baltimore Sun, courtesy of Mark A, who says, "I love my country -- that country being the one described in 1984."
Dogs really do look like their owners, from ABC Science, courtesy of Mark A.
The Bush/Cheney campaign's home page is covered with Ronald Reagan. Which is not at all skeevy. Not in the least.
Good Dog, Better Man: How your pet can improve your morals, from Slate.com.
To Put a Fine Point on It: Which pens are best?, from Slate.com. "Your pen may be mightier than a sword, but is it mightier than other pens in its price range?"
The Late Bloomer: How David Letterman became a sap, from Slate.com.
Is Big Brother in Your Grocery Cart?, courtesy of Mark A.
Confessions of a Lazy Anti-Warrior, a Peter Bagge cartoon from Reason.com.
Smarter Than Average Dog? Rico Knows Hundreds Of Words, from the Iowa Channel, courtesy of Kris.
The Monica Pages, from The American Prospect. "The best parts of Bill's new book are right here."
An unnamed source working on deep background sent me the link to drunkcyclist.com.
Bush ignored Pentagon lawyers over tactics in war on terror, from the Guardian, courtesy of Josh.
Who Let These Dogs Out? The Warden, from The New York Times. "Many in this vast and daunting city could use a wet-nosed snuggle now and then, if only for a weekend, if only for a day."
The Wedding Merchants, Marriage is in Chapter Eleven, but the white wedding is in the black, from The Atlantic Monthly (2001).
Lawyers Decided Bans on Torture Didn't Bind Bush, from The New York Times. Oh well, if the lawyers said it's okay, then I guess it's okay. Whew.
U.S. May Cut Third of Troops In South Korea, from The New York Times. Surprise, surprise. Am I the only person in America who thinks Kim Jong-Il is scarier than that spider-hole guy? Check out Kim's blog.
Radio Silence: How NPR purged classical music from its airwaves, from the Weekly Standard.
Viva chalupa! Man charged with chalupa assault, from Boston.com.
What Stylish Young Women Are Wearing: More, from The New York Times.
The Virtue in $6 Heirloom Tomatoes, from The New York Times Magazine. This article makes me want to shop at Whole Foods. =)
What the Bagel Man Saw, from The New York Times Magazine, courtesy of Brad.
What Henrietta Gave Me, from The New York Times Magazine. "My husband also grew up working class, and the funny thing that has emerged in our conversations is that we're more afraid of what we will be able to give our son than of what we won't."
Americans would trade rights for security, (say) experts, from CNN.com, courtesy of Mark A.
School restrooms 'pathetic', from The Honolulu Advertiser.
From Puppy to Lifeline: Service Dogs, from The New York Times. "At graduation day last month at Canine Companions for Independence, there were few dry eyes, but quite a few wet noses."
Your cell phone company knows you hate it, from Boston.com, courtesy of Mark A.
Controversy engulfs France's first gay wedding, from Reuters, courtesy of Mark A.
Rich Choices in November, from the Washington Post. "The Bush-Cheney campaign this week stepped up its assault on Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) for being a rich guy. No, make that for being a really, really rich guy."
Reading, Writing, and Landscaping: Mowing lawns, scrubbing bathrooms, selling stereos: How teachers make ends meet, from MotherJones.com.
The Big Mac Index: Food for thought, from The Economist.
Sky High Airlines, courtesy of Alison.
Boston found to endure longest wait for doctors, from Boston.com.
Gay Couple Feels Pressured To Marry, from The Onion.
Heartbreaking Country Ballad Paralyzes Trucking Industry, from The Onion.
Poll: Many Americans Still Unsure Whom To Vote Against, from The Onion.
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More from The Onion. How are they so damn good every single week?
Rumsfeld Equally Proud Of All His Wars
WASHINGTON, DC--Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced Monday that he shows no favoritism to the Iraq war and, in fact, loves all his wars equally. "Afghanistan, my first Gulf War, and all my covert operations in Central America--I may not say it often enough, but I'm as proud of them as I am of Iraqi Freedom," a beaming Rumsfeld said. "Sure, I may be giving Iraq more of my time now, but that's because it's so newly liberated. When those other wars had just started, I was just as involved with them." Rumsfeld added that he expects "a little jealousy" when mounting tensions in Syria begin to demand the Defense Department's attention.
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America, Recuse Thyself!, by P.J. O'Rourke, from the Wall Street Journal. "So the world's mad at us? Maybe we should just say goodbye."
President Bush: Flip-Flopper-In-Chief, from the Center for American Progress, courtesy of Mark A.
'Fahrenheit' has elder Bush boiling, from the New York Daily News, courtesy of Mark A.
A New Novel, No Verbs, in France, No Less, from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Assistant Directors of the Underclass, Unite!, from the Chronicle of Higher Education. "I successfully cultivated that standoffish attitude because of a terrible secret that I was trying to conceal: The title of the academic position that I held at the time was preposterous."
Moniker's progress: The names that parents give their children illuminate cultural evolution, from The Economist.
John Kerry's Long Shortlist, from Slate.com, courtesy of Mark A. "Who he'll pick as his running mate and why."
Moore's entitled to cash in on Bush, from Newsday.com, courtesy of Mark A.
Watching Paint Dry Is Latest Reality TV Gimmick, from Boston.com.
Run against Bush! (literally)