Friday, May 05, 2006

Random News & Views Roundup

- Senator Patrick Kennedy had a car accident early Thursday morning. CNN was quick to jump on the 'he must have been drunk (because he's a Kennedy)' bandwagon - even citing anonymous sources in high places in congress and the cop shop who claimed he was 'stinking drunk'. Kennedy said he was on Ambien and a nausea drug. The debate continues - while people are dying in Iraq.

- memo to CNN: how about covering the possible Sudan peace deal too? There's a genocide going on over there, in case you haven't noticed.

- The US senate passed their so-called 'emergency' spending bill loaded with none emergency type spending on Thursday. It now moves on to the house where Speaker Dennis Hastert has called it 'dead on arrival'.

- with new Bush approval numbers sitting at 33%, the Associated Press says many Republicans are worried about an "Election Day massacre". Apparently, it's the angry right's fault: "Six of 10 conservatives say America is headed in the wrong direction." Took them long enough to figure that out!

- It's Friday and Rumsfeld still has his job, although Bush is scheduled to make a 'personnel announcement' at 1:45pm ET.

- Canada's Supreme Court has decided that hosts of home parties are not to be held responsible for the actions of their drunk guests.

- Across the pond, Jack Straw is toast.

- memo to the blogosphere and the MSM: can you please stop talking about Colbert's appearance at the WH press correspondent's dinner now? That is so last week.

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