Insert a Trite Metaphor for a Corral #15

Posted on January 3, 2007 in Roundup

The flags at the post office were at half mast, and for just a second I wondered why the flags were at half mast for Saddam Hussein. Then I remember. Oh, yeah, Gerald Ford. – Kathryn Kramer

The news dashed out in all kinds of different directions. We’re back to normal:

• Engrave Her – Criminal lawyers have all the good stories
• Italy urges global execution ban
• FBI workers saw Guantanamo abuse – We shamed the Serbs for this kind of thing
• Conservative Radio Host Announces “Assassination” Schedule For Members Of Congress – We ban dirty words from the airwaves but not this?
• Guilt-free pleasures – Borat affirms our sense of shame — Is it PC?
• Latest Spider-Man Comic Launches Attack On Bush Admin – He has always been the liberal superhero
• Obama thanks blogs for response to CNN Osama-Obama snafu – Probably a one man “goof” but best to let it drop.
• There is no autism epidemic – Some of my readers would differ
• Why Should Life or Death be Decided by Income? – The numbers of the uninsured creep up
• Tyson To Cops: “I Am Fucked Up” – No matter what this brute does, he isn’t contained
• Rare rhinos disappearing in Nepal – Sympathetic magic kills off a species
• Massive Hindu festival underway in India – A Gathering of the Bathists?