As a devout Muslim, is Mahmoud Abbas
immune to swine flu?

There Was a Crooked Man Who Had a Crooked Face

Isn't it about time to pull the plug on David Broder's
judgments of right and wrong? His conscience is on
life support and his moral sense has been in a
persistent vegetative state for years.

Latest Poll Shows 50% Believe America Headed
in Right Direction on Wrong Track; 48% Believe
America Headed in Wrong Direction on Right
Track; 2% Missed the Train

South Korean Student Takes Precautionary
Measure Against Swine Flu

Had it received 38,000 doses of antiviral medication
from the Centers for Disease Control, Texas might
have been spared the worst effects of the Great Swine
Flu Invasion of 2009. Unfortunately, by that time,
the Governor of Texas had led a successful campaign
to have his state secede from the Union.

Republican Rump Quartet Releases New Career
Retrospective, "Gimme That Old-Time Kabuki"

President Reagan Signs an Executive Order for
'Casual Friday in the Oval Office'

From the Perspective of Eternal Recurrence

Obamunists are easy to spot.

Second 100 Days for Obama Will Be Another 100 Days

"At this point," writes the other McCain (no, not Meghan,
the other one), "if it pleases anyone to think of me as a
neo-Confederate white supremacist xenophobic bigoted
nativist hatemonger, the accusation is too delicious
to deny and if anyone wants the full explanation,
they can pay me for it. (I write for money.)"

Fearguth's Hall of Wackos #37
Marsha Blackburn

"I almost never watch CNN except when I'm at
airports. Then I often can't help it, since CNN
has bought the rights to broadcast from boxes at
pretty much every gate in America. The worst is
LaGuardia, where the CNN sets are turned up to
an ear-splitting volume and there is no escape.
Quite honestly, I'd rather be waterboarded!"

Does someone's physical appearance affect what
you think about them? If so, how much?

Even before he joined the Bush Administration,
Jay Bybee, a law professor at UNLV, had begun
to sketch out how Article I, Section 8, Clause
3 of the Constitution could be construed to
justify what some people call 'enhanced
interrogation techniques' and other people
call 'torture'.

George Bush's first nickname for Senator Ben Nelson
(D-NE) was 'Nellie'. When the Senator complained
that he would prefer a "tougher" nickname, George
changed it to 'Leatherface'.

"I apologized to El Rushbo, but I still lost the election.
Is there no justice in this world?"

Sudden Surge in Demand for Same-Sex

Wedding Cake Decorations

If you have a soft spot in your heart for Sarah Palin,

you may wish to donate to the Alaska Fund Trust,

which has been established to "defend the integrity of

the Alaska Governor's Office from an onslaught of

political attacks launched against current Governor

Sarah Palin, the First Family, and state-employed

colleagues."

When Video Games Just Aren't Enough

Larry Summers Doing His Dick Cheney Impression

Condi Rice, She-Wolf of the NSC,
Arrives for High-Level Discussions of
'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques'

H/T Juan Moment

It's hard to imagine the tedium of eavesdropping on
other people's telephone calls. Only tedious people
could enjoy doing that.

According to the latest Pew poll, "fully 73% of Americans –
including as many as 46% of Republicans – hold a
favorable view of Obama as a person." Of the remaining
27%, three percent don't know what they think and the
other 24%--the teabaggers--hate his guts.

Fearguth's Hall of Wackos #36
Dana Rohrabacher

Why is it so easy to imagine Condoleezza Rice
approving 'harsh interrogation methods', i. e.
torture?

I Remember Dubya #19
Without toadies--bureaucrats like John Negroponte
and Michael Hayden--to stiffen his ego, Dubya would
have been nothing more than a quivering bowl of Jello.

"Like Rich Lowry says, 'The torture memos
should be a source of pride'. I'm Talky Tina
and now I'm going to kill you!"

Fearguth's Rules of Order #26
Contrary to a popular misconception,
your panda will dissolve if you place
it in a pool of aqua fortis.

"We mustn't forget that vampires only suck your blood
when you're asleep. That's why I don't have a problem
with sleep deprivation. It's not torture; it's a potential
life saver."

How the Elderly in China Keep Their Math Skills Honed
and Get a Good Workout at the Same Time

---Developing---
Hillary Clinton Questions Dick Cheney's Credibility,
K. D. Lang Busses Elton John

"If you see a road sign for the village of
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch,
you've taken a wrong turn and are lost somewhere in Wales."

Dr. Sanity's flow chart is being posted here as a
public service so that you can find where you might
fit into the various socialist strategies to rescue
socialism from failure.

As rich as she is and with as many years of experience
she has in public office, you would think Representative
Jane Harman (D-CA) would be a much more polished
liar when she appears on teevee.

"Easy on the ol' schnozzola, kiddo!
I'm huggable but I'm still buggable!"

The Earth: You Can't Leave Home Without It
Happy Earth Day, Everybody!

World's Worst Yobs #90
Byron York

Somewhere, Over the Rainbow, an Osprey Flies

Minuteman Fife Player to Challenge McCain in Arizona
Republican Primary in 2010, Says Senator "Has Failed
Miserably in His Duty to Protect the People of Arizona
from Mexican Music, Especially Cumbias, Polkas,
and Corridos"

Judge Denies Blago Request to Head to Joliet to
Appear in the Reality TV Show, Hey! This Prison's
Been Closed ... Get Me Out Of Here!

Saturday Evening Post-Nuclear World

Holocaust? "Look forward, don't look back."

Killing fields? "Look forward, don't look back."

Rwanda? "Look forward, don't look back."

Abu Ghraib? "Look forward, don't look back."

Darfur? "Look forward, don't look back?"

Gitmo? "Look forward, don't look back."

"Like I said before, 'Look forward, don't look back'!"