The Taliban goes to Yale

How nice it must be to be able to afford to go to Yale. I guess the admissions office likes any student as long as he or she can pay the tuition.

I can only imagine what might be next, Hugo Chavez's college-bound children will be admitted to some other Ivy League University, or better yet Fidel Castro's offspring come over to learn from the hated Yankees.
What a country.

mean, old V.P.

Some people may think the V.P. is a mean, old S.O.B. and they are entitled to their opinion of the old guy.
But, as far as I'm concerned, I prefer a geniune old dude to a disingenuous old bugger any day of the week.
I'm almost certain the V.P. has been overheard saying, "That's my name don't wear it out."

Benny Hill Salute

And the Benny Hill Salute this week goes to Rodney from Cali.
He's an outgoing, misunderstood, proactive kind of guy. He's a member of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF for short). The members of ELF might be less than average height but they are not short-sighted when it comes to giving speeches on how to best firebomb the establishment.
Thankfully, he is now under federal custody in Tuscon Arizona.

dubious dubai

Is this a real political scandal or just something else for the suits in D.C. to bicker about. When it comes to the current administration I am never shocked, dismayed or bothered by what comes to light.
I am curious though as to just who or whom is benefitting from this deal. My favorite quote from this Times article is the following:

"Our track record speaks for itself," said one United Arab Emirates official, who asked not to be named because of the confidential nature of the security matters.

British Bulldog

When did this kind of thing become commonplace? Was it after Scott Peterson? Or after Baretta? I'm not sure when this new trend started but it is definitely never okay to murder your wife and child due to mounting debt.

This British bastard fled the country after deciding not to turn the gun on himself after putting his wife and child down. Police found his BMW S.U.V. at the Boston airport when he split the scene.
How in debt is someone that chooses to drive a BMW? I'm not sure how stressed he was with the "mounting debt" as the report states but I'm sure the stress will be relieved with whatever form of execution the State of Massachusetts has waiting for this scumbag.

Gift options on V-Day

With so many retailers offering so many items on Valentine's Day, here is some free advice:
If you are strapped for cash after the holidays you can always wrap a ribbon and bow around the mid-section and tell her, "it's the gift that keeps giving".
Good luck.

F.Y.I.

The V.P. shoots a V.I.P. and now is M.I.A.
The administration would like to keep it all on the Q.T. because to them it's S.N.A.F.U.
In the meantime reconsider hunting alongside Dick unless you want to end up K.I.A.

Outrage

Such outrage about the Danish cartoon recently, I guess the policy must be, do as I say and not as I do.
A better example of outrage for me would be the forgotten February 2001 destruction of the tallest Buddha statue in the world.

KABUL, Feb 27 (AFP) - The leader of the Taliban Islamic militia in Afghanistan Tuesday shrugged off international condemnation of his order to destroy ancient Buddhist statues, saying "all we are breaking are stones."

Controlled Burn

ORANGE, Calif. Feb 7, 2006 (AP)— A 6,500-acre fire that triggered evacuations of more than 2,000 Southern California homes apparently was ignited by remnants of a controlled forest burn that escaped, a U.S. Forest Service official said Tuesday.

Genius at work. I hope these experts at the Forest Service don't do any controlled burns where I live.

S.N.A.F.U.

I think Shatner said it best, "Irony sure has a way of being ironic."

With the great new catch phrase: addicted to oil, I'm just so delightfully disgusted with the options we as a nation have concerning our reliance on foreign oil from sovereign nations like Saudi Arabia.
It's no surprise to me that Prince Turki al-Faisal is concerned and alerted by our President's new and astonishing rhetoric that America needs to be weaned off this particular addiction.
I'm sure he was shocked and is now willing to do whatever it takes to keep his cash cow happy, undisturbed and well fed.
Whatever happens I hope for the best but I'll still plan on the worst. Our leaders in Washington have not pushed for an increase on the C.A.F.E. standards and likely will not in the near future.
So in the meantime I will remember the frightfully funny military term SNAFU and go about my day.

NHL tickets

File under R for Realization.
Being a fan of the Dallas Stars and the N.H.L., I decided I'd try to get some tickets online with the February and March tickets going on sale today at 9 a.m. I try the Stars website first and the system informs me the amount of tickets I'm requesting is not available (3 tickets) so I change the number requested to 2, same thing.
So I figure I should try the Go Stars telephone line and doing so I wait 15 minutes plus on the phone to no avail. During my brief meditation waiting on the phone (with no background music, mind you) I come to the realization that I'm already paying to see my favorite hockey team on cable via my monthly subscription.
So, I hang up and I know I'll continue to be a Stars fan, I'll just be a fan from the comfort of my own home with more cash in my wallet.

Sheehan out

My only thoughts on Mrs. Sheehan are: I wish she wouldn't allow herself to become a caricature of herself. If she is the voice of the anti-war movement I'd prefer her to attempt to make some kind of progress with the attention she has gathered, not just getting thrown out of the State of the Union address.

Hell, I could have accomplished that by wearing short pants or chewing gum and making rude gestures while the President gave his speech. Unfortunately I didn't get a free ticket from my member of Congress.