Now Playing: Visions and Miracles - The Cantigas de Santa Maria
It's been over a week, kids. My only explanation is that work has really picked up. I have early morning meetings and post-work events so that when I finally get home at night I fall into bed exhausted.
On the up side, I'll be getting my very own Palm Pilot shortly, thanks to the company. It's mostly so that the three of us will have all of our calendars in the same spot, but I am so looking forward to being able to store music and pictures in it.
Instead of posting just one political thought this morning, let's go through the headlines of the New York Times, shall we?
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Medicare Rules Set Off a Battle on Drug Choices
By ROBERT PEAR
A battle between insurers and drug companies could determine how many medicines will be available to beneficiaries.
~Wait! You mean the Medicare plan could be flawed? No way! But Bush was behind it! And he loves the seniors so!
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7 Iraqi Guard Applicants, 4 U.S. Marines and a Soldier Are Killed
By EDWARD WONG
The military also said it had conducted an airstrike in the volatile city of Falluja to kill militants holding a meeting.
~But Iraq is great! That's what Bush just told us. So whatever, New York Times. I mean, even Allawi - the PRIME MINISTER - says it's doing just fine and dandy.
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Al Qaeda Tries to Upset Afghan Vote
By CARLOTTA GALL
Al Qaeda is present along the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan and is encouraging Afghan insurgents to disrupt upcoming presidential elections.
~Al Who? Af-Where?
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Hurricane Jeanne Hits Florida
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hurricane Jeanne sent wind and huge waves crashing ashore as it slammed into storm-weary Florida early Sunday.
~Does anyone else think that this is God trying to warn Floridians that another election f*ck up will be unacceptable?
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Court-Martial Expected in Abu Ghraib Case
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pfc. Lynndie R. England, who has come to symbolize the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, will face a court-martial, one of her lawyers said Friday.
~Seriously, bastards, Iraq is doing just great, okay? All of this liberal bias is just. . . liberal bias.
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A Big Increase of New Voters in Swing States
By FORD FESSENDEN
A registration campaign in Democratic areas has added tens of thousands of new voters to the rolls in Ohio and Florida.
~Thank f*cking God. Oh, wait. It won't matter because if any of those new voters in Florida are black they won't be allowed to vote anyway!
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That's all for now. Keep your heads down, don't make eye contact with the enemy and keep fighting the good fight. We may just make it out of this.