Month: December 2004

Doctors now say they believe Yushchenko was poisoned. This explains the physical transformation of his face over the last few months.

Via AP:

“A linguist from the University of Pittsburgh has published a scholarly paper
deconstructing and deciphering the word “dude,” contending it is much more than
a catchall for lazy, inarticulate surfers, skaters, slackers and teenagers.”

Dude!

Columnist Joe Conason, who thinks that the Oil-for-Food program was an important success, writes about the drumbeat in Congress calling for Kofi Annan to resign over the scandal. Conason thinks the whole thing is absurd and to backup his argument, he does what all good liberal reporters do. He runs to grab a quote from microphone/TV camera loving (ahem) Republican, John McCain, knowing that given the opportunity, John will throw any Republican under the bus.

“Asked whether he believes that Mr. Annan should step down, the Arizona Republican and outspoken hawk replied, “No. I think that we should have a full and complete investigation and then make decisions like that. Am I disturbed when I hear that his son was on payroll? Of course I’m disturbed about it, and apparently Kofi Annan was [disturbed] also.” He added, “I think Coleman is kind of a symptom of some dissatisfaction within Congress about the U.N.—but no, I think we need a full and complete investigation, and there’s plenty of time to decide whether people should keep their jobs or not.

The popular Arizonan also said he didn’t doubt that the Volcker investigation, conducted pursuant to a Security Council resolution passed last April, would examine the oil-for-food program with rigor and integrity. “I have confidence in Volcker because he’s done a great job in the past, he’s a smart guy, and he’s tough,” said Mr. McCain. “And so I have no reason to think Volcker won’t do a thorough job.”

Quick, someone check McCain’s bank deposit receipts.

Via AP:

With support from John Kerry’s campaign, two third-party candidates for president officially asked on Tuesday for a recount in Ohio, the state that put President Bush over the top in November.

STOP, for godsakes.

UPDATE: No Mas, Pt. 2

Not a bad payday. Former CIA Chief gets a hefty royalty advance from Crown (Random House) for his memoir.

You’ve just answered over 2,700 questions on Jeopardy! and won over 2.5 million dollars. What are you going to do now?

“I’m going to Microsoft!”

This is nothing short of a God thing.

And dance with the moonbats.

Easy Reader, a star of the PBS kid show “The Electric Company”, has been banned for flying too high. 

Terry McAuliffe, who remains the chairman (for now) of the Democratic National Committee, will stop at nothing to spout this kind of stuff, no matter the situation, using whatever means necessary. His comments reveal the desperation of the liberal party.

Attention Democrats – replace this guy as soon as you can. Nominate and elect someone who is the exact opposite of this guy and you still might have a chance in 2008.