Odds and Ends

Cupid's arrow again hits the President and war; they're in love. Here's the rest of the news...

The defense will rest their case in the Scooter Libby trial today. They have not decided not to have Vice President Cheney or Libby himself testify. Gosh, I can't imagine why.

It was still a bad day for crooked Republicans: "A federal grand jury returned 11 counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering against Kyle 'Dusty' Foggo, executive director of the CIA until he resigned in May, and his close friend, San Diego defense contractor Brent Wilkes." This comes out of the same corruption investigation that sent former Rep. 'Duke' Cunningham packing last year.

Conservative heavyweights to Bush on Iran: Start killing people, please.

Rudy Guiliani to Al Gore: You need to be more aggressive on the global warming issue.

It appears once again that too many conservatives don't understand that '24' is a fictional television program. I know how they feel; when I was 5, I thought 'C.H.I.P.s' was a documentary on highway patrolmen.

Construction hasn't even really started on the Freedom Tower, but it's already for sale.

The army is forced to lower its recruiting standards again, as the Iraq and Afghanistan wars drag on. And more and more returning veterans are finding themselves left behind.

Finally, Rep. Charles Norwood (R-GA) passed away yesterday after battling cancer.