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Prisoners at Gitmo: The Supremes slap Bush, rule that prisoners at Gitmo are POWs and—no way!—King George has to abide by the Geneva Conventions. The GCs ban torture of POWs, so what is Cheney going to do for fun now?
Sinking Fast: By the time we send Al Gore to the White House it’s gonna be underwater.
Israel vs Gaza: It’s beginning to look a lot like… gee, armageddon. Oh, and Israel arrests Hamas leaders—you know, those guys that just won a democratic election? Those guys, the ones bent on the destruction of Israel.
Israeli Soldier Found? Dead?
Dumb Shots: The House overturns a mandatory gun lock law, which means more kids with gun nut parents are going to shooting themselves with their dads’ guns. Oh well, at lease they won’t grow up to vote like their parents.
Headline of the Day: “Bear Flees for 2nd Time Before Neutering.” Can you blame him?
Starjonesgate: Wait a minute—they fired her ass twice?
Another Gay Bishop? It could happen—and all the usual suspects are pissed. Schism in three, two, one…
Google: They want your financial records too.
Banning Booze: Tacoma banned booze sales in some areas, and the homeless left for other areas. Seattle wants to do the same. It may be time to bring back what may be my best idea ever: The Beer Barge.
Another Day, Another Shooting: Driver shoots and wounds Washington State Trooper, Pierce County Sheriff Deputy shoots and kills driver.
Streetcar: Always empty, completely useless—and not worth the $10 million it will take to save it.
A Little Good News: Fed panel recommends that girls get newly-approved, life-saving HPV vaccine by age 12, which will piss off the fundies for sure—and so will this: After a seven year battle, the state Supremes in Arkansas toss out a state ban on gay foster parents. The ruling was unanimous.
Al will never be president of anything except that TV station or web site concept thing that I'm not sure even ever launched. (I read about it in the NYer but never heard another word.)
Anyway the guy should be president (of the US) but probably isn't going to run and if he does he ain't gonna win.