Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Stay the Surge!

Big News

Democrats on Tuesday sent President Bush legislation setting timetables to bring American troops home from Iraq. The President insists he won't do it until they're through surging.
- "You just can't stop surging and suddenly unsurge, " said the President, "You've got to stay the surge."

Rudy Giuliani's first-quarter fundraising report shows he's the favorite candidate of the gambling, tobacco and alcohol industries. Apparently, guns and porn are still undecided.

President Bush says he has not read former CIA Director George Tenet's new tell-all book. But he has almost finished "My Pet Goat."

This is Kentucky Derby Week in Louisville, featuring America's premier horse race on Saturday. Kentucky is most famous for two things: the Derby and fried chicken. Most people do better betting on the chicken.

Love & Learn

Tips to Stop Thumb-Sucking - Gracie Salvino doesn't need to suck her thumb these days thanks to some advice given to her mom one day at the YMCA.

Raise the Gas Tax by $1.00 - Simply making vehicles more fuel-efficient has not been effective in reducing gasoline use. The best way to do that is by providing real incentives to consumers to curb their appetites.

Dear Doug; Senior Advice: Retirement Views - Retirement does make a difference, and if your husband isn't in the habit of helping out, it's time for a conference.

Believe It or Sit On It! - Completely useless trivia fun facts many find hard to believe, but it is. And even if it isn't useless, we don't care.

Travel and Adventure: Palm Springs - Three thousand years before Las Vegas, Palm Springs was the desert resort of choice.

Shallow Thoughts

I love umpires. I mean, who else can you yell at that won't fire you, slug you in the mouth, or make you sleep on the couch?

You know you need to lose weight when you go to Sea World and Shamu keeps winking at you.

I keep having these crazy dreams. Last night I dreamed I won a bag of money, a new car, and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
- Gladys ran off with the car and the money and left me holding the bag full of Pips.