Joe Klein is allowed to love warm weather, even when it "slouches toward humidity," but he can kiss my icy cold anatomy if he thinks I'm going to join in his silliness:
The unnecessary refrigeration of America has become a chronic disease. It seems to have gotten worse over the past few years, with thermostats routinely set at 68deg.F, and sometimes even 65 deg., in the (far too many) hotel rooms.
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Indiana's most tiresomely predictable liberal columnist is aghast that his beloved O, having secured the primary, now seems to be pandering to the Hussein-hating "relentless right."
Those disgusting noises you hear from those sitting at the computer terminals are the sound of the economy being saved:
An independent market-research firm, AIMRCo (Adult Internet Market Research Company), has discovered that many websites focused on adult or erotic material have experienced an upswing in sales in the recent weeks since checks have appeared in millions of Americans' mailboxes across the country.
Don't you dare celebrate the Fourth of July by having a good time. You must sacrifice!
Omigod, Iv'e been wrong about everything:
Likening Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama to a political “trailblazer,” singer Barbra Streisand has become the latest Hollywood celebrity to join the Obama campaign bandwagon, switching from her past support of Sen. Hillary Clinton.
I've frequently posted about dumb laws. Here's a Web site devoted entirely to that subject. Just a quick scan of the opening page gave me this favorite:
I just received this email from a staffer in the U.S. Senate:
Maybe it's because I spend so many of my working hours thinking and writing about politics, but my answer would be "neither of them":
WASHINGTON (AP) — People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain.
Hoosier Hooligans, happily corrupting hapless Illinois hicks:
To shoot fireworks legally, a person must attend training at a local fire department and pass a safety and knowledge test. They must also apply for a site inspection by the fire department and apply for a permit issued by their local government.
William Weimer, vice president of Phantom Fireworks, said people from Illinois will continue to get fireworks in Indiana despite what the law says.
Thank goodness for small favors. The feds are going to give us a little leeway on education:
Six states are getting the OK to write their own prescriptions for ailing schools under the Bush administration's signature education law.
The state, the headline says, is "seeking input" from citizens on this:
According to its testimony and exhibits in this case, I&M is seeking an additional $125.6 million in annual operating revenues from its Indiana customers through a base rate increase.
OK. No, no, no, no, no, no, NO!
Glad I could help.
