Category: default || By jt3y

Alycia at Selling Myself Down the River has a theory about the Vice President's informal attire at the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz:

Robin Givhan wrote an article about the "wardrobe malfunction" in the Washington Post. Givhan points out that Cheney was dressed as if he were about to "operate a snow blower." Well, first of all. Maybe he did! For all we know he decided to help out with the grunt work beforehand. If things took a little longer than expected he may not have had time to change clothes.

But seriously, here's my theory. Cheney went ahead with inauguration ceremonies on January 20th as planned and wore standard formal attire. He caught a bit of a sniffle afterwards and the doctors that make sure he's still breathing everyday gave him a dressing down.

This could be. And after all, the Vice President's health is a matter we should all be concerned about. If he gets sick, then George W. Bush will be in charge.

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Pittsburghers may feel frustrated by the endless backstabbing, grandstanding, hackery and general buffoonery that can sometimes characterize their city government and school board. But as John at Detroitblog points out, for pure entertainment value, corruption, and incompetence, it is really hard to top Detroit City Hall:

I won’t mention the bizarre press conference Saturday with the mayor and police chief, in which the mayor said the Navigator actually was for his wife, until it wasn’t anymore, that he lied but the press made him look like he’s lying when he’s not, that this is all about racism and his earring, that even the police in a faraway city are in on the conspiracy against him, and that his wife sleeps well at night, not surprising considering he’s out clubbing and she’s got the whole bed to herself. But I won’t mention any of that.

I won't even bring up how clumsy, unprofessional and cheesy it is to allow a lame controversy to grow uncontrollably and become the focus of the media for weeks because of amateur damage-control efforts.

I'm not even going to refer to the sudden surge in negative national publicity caused by said lame controversy, greasing the wheels for more of the same a year from now during the Superbowl.

Whew! Glad he's not mentioning that.

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That pesky Bill of Rights:

A Denver police sergeant is under investigation for allegedly threatening to arrest a woman Monday for displaying on her truck a derogatory bumper sticker about President Bush. ...

Ted Halaby, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, said that while he finds the bumper sticker's message distasteful, he also realizes that it's probably protected under the First Amendment.

"There are all sorts of derogatory bumper stickers that seem to be covered under the First Amendment," he said, "whether or not you find them personally distasteful."
(Rocky Mountain News, Denver)

Um, "probably"?

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That pesky Bill of Rights, part 2:

"They need a new law for these protesters: 'You cross the line, you do the time,' " said Kenneth E. Boring, 80, still apparently irritated by the experience as he waited to leave Reagan National Airport.

He and his wife Dottie, 59, of Dalton, Ga., are members of Republican Eagles, the elite GOP fundraising group, but they watched the president's speech from the Willard InterContinental Hotel. The security line was too long, they said, and made longer, in their opinion, by the protesters.

"It's time to put a stop to all this nonsense, protesting and causing confusion," Boring said. (The Washington Post)

Damn Bill of Rights freaks. Who do they think they are? Gitmo's too good for 'em.

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Good Carson obit from Aaron Barnhart, TV critic of the Kansas City Star and proprietor of TV Barn:

He created the modern TV talk show, with its monologue as the signature piece. By poking fun at the foibles of public officials from John F. Kennedy to Dan Quayle, Carson became the country’s de facto fourth national newscaster.

He also became comforter-in-chief. His brand of light entertainment was tailored for the bedtime hour, with a well-honed formula of prepared comedy and conversation that played especially well in the middle America where he grew up.

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Sign of the Times: Seen on the Buy 'n Fly gas station on Lincoln Way in White Oak --- "Steelers Items 50% Off."