Sunday, August 19, 2007

Bird Bath Linguini & Car-Sick Hamsters

Big News

The Pentagon says it has only painful choices if President Bush wants the Iraq surge to continue: They can use National Guard units on an accelerated schedule .... break the military's pledge to keep soldiers in Iraq for no longer than 15 months .... or round up illegal aliens at the Texas border and send 'em straight to Iraq.
- Republicans might go for that last one if everybody promises not to call it amnesty.

Now that Congress and the President have left Washington, they deserve credit for what they did for the country -- they left town.

Republican Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that people should "leave my family alone!" Rudy doesn't want to hear anything else about his kids supporting Democrats. Come on, Rudy, just threaten to cut off their inheritance and shut down the trust funds. What kind of Republican are you anyway?

Man, this campaign is going to be fun because rich Republicans are so funny. And at last count there were about 77 of them running for President -- not counting that old "Law & Order" guy who can't decide.

Love & Learn

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Fashion & Beauty News Feed - The latest fashion and beauty news from around the world, including video coverage of many of the top fashion shows. Newest trends and beauty secrets, tips.

All About Acne - Understanding acne, types, treating mild cases, treating severe acne, acne scars, video discussions by IllumistreamHealth.

Bottled Water: A Poor Choice - Almost nobody believes bottled water is safer than tap water anymore. Yet almost everybody is still drinking from bottles. Are we all stupid or what?

Vacation Lessons - Now that vacation time is almost over, let's review all the things we learned this summer.

Shallow Thoughts

I gave my kid a book to read. He said, "Where's the remote?"

Talk about hot. Today I bet you could boil linguini in your birdbath.

We never drive on vacation. It's not the price of gasoline -- it's because the hamster gets carsick.

I hate this weather. It's embarrassing -- standing there in the restroom, blow-drying your armpits.

Something I learned in Fort Worth: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him wash behind his ears.

And if there's one thing I've learned in this life, it's when the going gets tough, try a high-fibre cereal

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