Why is it"grim" that we are enforcing the law? Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those "dig 'em up and kill 'em again" types, I take no pleasure in reading or hearing about someone being executed, but it is their own actions that put them there. 1000 people in nearly 30 years...let's see that's 33.3333333333333333333333333 333333333 people a year. In a nation of 300 million that doesn't seem like a lot. I read somewhere that at their current pace of executions, it would take 900 years to execute all the people currently on death row in California alone. Many of those people will die of old age. Michael Moore's "Minutemen" kill 9. Nevada teacher under fire for teaching early American History i.e. Jefferson, Madison, the Constitution, you know, that stuff. All I've heard about regarding Abramoff and corruption is Conrad Burns (R) Mt. Conrad Burns, Conrad Burns, Conrad Burns and some other republican (or republicans) whose name (or names) escape me. I knew it was only a matter of time until a Democrat was exposed as possibly snaring themselves in Abramoff's tentacles:

To wit:

North Dakota Democrat Byron Dorgan, who heads up the Senate investigation into Jack Abramoff, says there's no connection between the nearly $20,000 he received from the scandal-plagued lobbyist's firm in 2002 and a letter he signed earlier that year urging his colleagues to fund a program backed by Abramoff's clients. The AP reports that Dorgan received nearly $95,000 from Abramoff's firm or his clients between 2001 and 2004. But Dorgan has blasted the story, saying he never met Abramoff, did not know about the donations from the lobbyist's clients and sees no reason to step aside from the investigation.

I wonder if that means republicans will be frothing to the press about the"culture of corruption" in the democratic party?I Doubt it. After all, they are "The Spineless Party" and largely clueless on how to score cheap political talking points. Hillary Rodham Clinton, star of ABC's Tuesday Night political drama "Hillary in Chief" puts a gentle spin on her Iraq War "Yes" vote and demands that we finish the war.

 

 

 

 The New York Times is forced into reporting good economic news... NYT: The economy appears to be doing great but it is not that simple. Does bookish little snot merchant Harry Reid (D) Nevada know something the rest of us don't? Peace Activists kidnapped in Iraq. Arlen Specter is an idiot for even bringing this up. He's obviously not a football fan. Part of me thinks it is good that congress gets involved in trivia such as steroids in sports and other miscellaneous drivel as it keeps them away from us.


As if he could wave a magic wand...
Stupid Headline of the Day:

Bush offers no date for Iraq victory

More good news from Iraq:

Absenteeism has significantly declined in the Iraqi security forces.

A U.S. Defense Department report said absenteeism in the Iraqi military dropped to an average of between one and four percent. The Pentagon report, however, said the absenteeism rate could rise during combat operations.

And finally! How to spot a rich guy...