drat fink

up in smoke

can car chassis be made from hemp?

mccainiac

"Statement by Senator John McCain on Senator Jim Jeffords



WASHINGTON, D.C. -- "I am sorry to see Senator Jeffords, an independent, principled Senator, leave the Party. Despite occasional policy differences between us, I have long respected Jim Jeffords' integrity, and his conscientious service to his constituents and to the nation. He placed what he perceived as the national interest before partisan or personal interests, and though we may disagree over whether his positions on one or another policy question were the right course for our government or the country to take, he held those positions honorably and bravely. I wish him well and I look forward to continuing to work with him on issues important to our country.

"Although we have lost our majority in the Senate, I do believe Senator Jeffords' departure can have a positive impact on how our party responds to members who occasionally dissent from party orthodoxy. For his votes of conscience, he was unfairly targeted for abuse, usually anonymously, by short-sighted party operatives from their comfortable perches in K Street offices, and by some Republican members of Congress and their staff. Perhaps those self-appointed enforcers of party loyalty will learn to respect honorable differences among us, learn to disagree without resorting to personal threats, and recognize that we are a party large enough to accommodate something short of strict unanimity on the issues of the day. Tolerance of dissent is the hallmark of a mature party, and it is well past time for the Republican Party to grow up."

chopy sue

"COLOMBO (Reuters) - Four Sri Lankan men got more than they bargained for when they tried to molest two women in a central Sri Lankan town -- only to find one of their would-be victims was a karate champion, a newspaper said on Thursday.

The men had grabbed the two women and dragged them into a bush by the road leading to the town of Matale when one of women started to fight back, said the Daily News.

It said two of the men were felled by neat blows ``where men are most vulnerable,'' while the other two bolted.

The newspaper identified the women as Dulcia Sirisena, who was recently named Grand Champion at the Open Karate Championships in India.

The four assailants were later arrested by police."

double bouble

mmm. gotta love this jim jeffords business. imagine a politician actually acting on conscience and in the process wreaking havoc on his ideological opposition. and a sour lot they are. just check out some of the quotes kurtz culls from their rags like the ny post natl rev or the wall st. journal.

but jonah goldbergs excesses are unmatched as he dreams of the possibility of sewing a half starved weasel into jeffords small intestines as retribution. hes only projecting his displeasure he would surely argue but who writes shit like that in what i imagine they would consider a reputable magazine?? man if i ever had the chance i would take jonah goldberg and id nail him to the floor pour gallons of honey over him and send in millions of ravenous carnivorous ants which would devour him whole over the course of a few days but not before setting up camp in his liver and breeding inside his lungs. but thats just me.

meanwhile that tax cut breezes through the senate 62 - 38 (with jeffords voting for it) but it hopefully represents an end and not a beginning. maybe this is wishful thinking.

stress test

"ITHACA, N.Y. -- Even the low-level but chronic noise of everyday local traffic can cause stress in children and raise blood pressure, heart rates and levels of stress hormones, reports a new study by a Cornell University environmental psychologist and his European co-authors."

greenhorn

think bill walton sucks? then be your own sports announcer over the web.

green mountains

vermont senator to leave republican party. balance of power expected to shift to democrats. daschle expected to be named senate majority leader. does that mean they can squash the tax cut?

road show

"The scroll on which Jack Kerouac composed "On the Road" 50 years ago was auctioned yesterday at Christie's in Manhattan for $2.4 million, setting the world auction record for a literary manuscript and significantly eclipsing its presale estimate of $1 million to $1.5 million.

The winning bidder, James Irsay, the owner and chief executive of the Indianapolis Colts, walked away to rousing applause with one of the foremost literary relics of the 20th century."

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