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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Friday, December 08, 2006

Quickhits

House Ethics news conference on Foley at 2PM. (Any bets that they won't find anything?)

(WaPo) The Pentagon is delaying their Christmas party because they don't want the image of a party on Rumsfeld's last day.

(CNN) Sen Gordon Smith (R - Or) made a very emotional speech calling for a withdrawal from Iraq. (Very short. Worth a read.)
(Later: Full speech here.)

(AP) Brownback puts the Republican interest squarely to the Iraqis. "I'm saying, and I hope the Iraqi leadership is hearing it: We will not face the American public in 2008 with a situation that looks anything similar to where we are today." (Who's we?)

And, how exactly are they going to "evaluate" Ted Haggard's "gayness?" Do they start with a picture of Wilford Brimley and slowly work their way to Taye Diggs? They're threatening to hook him up to a polygraph.

4 Comments:

  • And, how exactly are they going to "evaluate" Ted Haggard's "gayness?" Do they start with a picture of Wilford Brimley and slowly work they're way to Taye Diggs?

    Bwaaa haaa haaa!

    They're threatening to hook him up to a polygraph.

    Hook him up where exactly? Ah, to be a fly on the wall... The mind boggles.

    By Blogger -epm, at 12:49 PM  

  • NY Times online headline:

    Panel Finds No Rules Broken in Foley Case

    Dude. It's like you're psychic, man. How could anyone see this coming! [you're picking up on the sarcasm, right?]

    By Blogger -epm, at 1:11 PM  

  • There's something about this whole religious right "fixing" homosexuality thing that is so funny to me. (assuming you can step past the intrinsic cruelty of it.)

    Well, the ethics committee is normally a joke with this Republican version being an extreme example. Delay got off with a warning. William Jeffereson still hasn't been reprimanded. It's a joke.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 1:47 PM  

  • By Blogger Unknown, at 3:21 AM  

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