I HAVE FRIENDS (?)...

IN HIGH PLACES

In the last 24 hours I received a hit from an ISP identified as:

U.s. Senate Sergeant At Arms

This was the result of a Google search that someone did. My "Mission Accomplished" post was ranked #6 on that search. Not half bad for this lil' ol' blog.

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"Ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dubya actually believes that the $152 billion economic stimulus package ($600 a person, $1,200 a couple and $300 a child) is going to actually rebound the economy this summer. His reaction to the increase in unemployment (20,000 in non-farm occupations) in April, the 4th straight month of job losses, was:

"it could have been worse"

Even as he drags the dying, rotting corpse of his administration to its grave, he still doesn't have a handle on what is happening in the our nation. It must be splendid to live in an ivory tower and view the world through rose colored glasses.

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Recent polls show that if the choice in November is between Clinton & McCain, Clinton will win. If its Obama vs McCain, it'll be "hanging chad" counting time again. Tuesday's Democratic primaries notwithstanding, the final decision on the Democrat candidate is going to be decided in backrooms at the convention, by the superdelegates.

The race fears that many Americans have been trying to deal with, and many had made major headway, were crushed by Wright's wrong words. The race issue is far from dead in America. Bigotry comes in every color of the rainbow. Racism is not strictly a white perogative.
As eloquent as Obama is, I don't think he now has a snowball's chance in hell.

Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"

WE ALL NEED A LAUGH

Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"

WILL THE COST OF FUEL...

KEEP YOU HOME THIS WEEKEND?

As most of you are aware, the infamous "DC Madam", Deborah Jeane Palfrey, was found dead yesterday. The apparent suicide, by hanging, occurred in a shed near her mother's home in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The conspiracy theories have already started as to whether it was actually a suicide or murder. Lets face it, whenever a person has the names and phone numbers of high profile "movers & shakers" in a compromising "little black book" and then dies suddenly, questions will always be asked. My only observation is that death by hanging is not one of the more common methods that a woman chooses to take her own life.

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Something strange is occurring on the west coast of the USA. As reported here, there has been a massive swarm of earthquakes along the Oregon coast. Also, California has been experiencing similar activity. Now the Reno, Nevada area has had 1,000 temblors over the past 2 weeks. Whether this is all inter-related is unknown. But it is odd.

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A Kinokawa, Japan, city government employee has been demoted after his work computer caught a virus. You'd of thought the pallet of baby lotion in his cubicle would have been a dead give-away.

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An old commonly used comedy line is:

"I wake up in the morning. Check the obituaries, and if my name isn't there. I get ready to go out for the day."

Imagine the shock of having a funeral home calling you instead.

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The news that just can't be made up:

• Woman pulls into lot with 'No Parking' sign, post on car
• Police: Texas man trying to cash $360 billion check arrested
• Trio allegedly try to break dog out of pound for funeral

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On this day in 1926, U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua to put down a revolt and to protect U.S. interests. They did not depart until 1933.

And I thought we had been in Iraq a long time.

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Its Friday, TGIF! I wish each of you a great weekend and many pleasant memories. I'll be back later today with more. I hope you can come back by. If not, I'll look forward to your visit on Monday.

Enjoy yourselves.

Mahalo

Aloha

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Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"