This week in the news - 6-15-06
By Clyde
Thursday, June 15, 2006
This week in the news:
Al Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is still dead. Autopsy results show that he will remain dead for quite some time to come.
PresiDunce Bush visited Baghdad Monday in hopes of bolstering the new Iraqi government. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Bush has only 265 more deployments to fulfill his National Guard commitment.
Deputy Chief of Staff and political advisor Karl Rove dodged a bullet in the CIA leak investigation when his lawyer announced that he would not be indicted. His dodging ability is a plus when you consider that Cheney is roaming the hall of the White House.
Just hours after Bill O'Reilly left the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Cuba three detainees committed suicide. It seems that they objected to Arabic soul food being used for sexual purposes.
Representative Steven King of Iowa claimed that his "wife would be safer in Iraq than walking the streets of Washington D.C." I tend to agree with this assertion because a burkha keeps the dog catcher guessing.
Mary Cheney's new book "Now It's My Turn" is experiencing lagging sales in spite of a rigorous media campaign by the author. With less than six thousand copies being sold, one retailer commented that it's going down faster than a blind dyke at an oyster bar.
States are poised to ban abortions should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. Stock sharply climbs to an all time high for wire coat hanger manufacturers.
Convicted Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has asked the government to release his assets that were frozen after being acquitted for insider trading. It seems his lawyer wants his money, and he needs to stock up on smokes.
A statement asking that the United States "abolish torture now - without exceptions" was signed by 27 religious leaders including Theodore E. McCarrick, Cardinal of Washington, megachurch pastor Rick Warren and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. The leaders were immediately rounded up and sent to Gitmo to experience the "Passion of the Christ" up close and personal.
Newly trained Iraqi troops are running from their military obligations like someone yelling "Walmart Sucks" in a trailer park because of erratic pay, poor living conditions and inadequate food. Yeah, like they should be treated better than our soldiers are.
This week's commentary:
It is being reported that Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman is being urged to run as an Independent because of a strong primary challenge by businessman Ned Lamont. Despite a promise by Lamont to vote for Lieberman should he win the primary, the Senator has yet to respond in kind thereby fueling the speculation that the he may be considering the prospect of leaving the Party. While Lieberman's departure would please the owners of this website more than gold-plated bar stools, we must look to the needs of the country first. The fact of the matter is that even though JOE LIEBERMAN SUCKS as a Democrat, we need the D after his name to help get the majority back in the Senate. As much as I admire Lamont's bid for the nomination, if Holy Joe runs as an Independent it will fragment the Party enough to give a once Democratic stronghold over to the Republicans. We must pressure Lieberman to promise that he will support Lamont should he win and if he doesn't, we need to convince Lamont to concede. It must be said that this is only my view on the subject and not necessarily that of Wally or Dookie.
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