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Thursday, December 23, 2004

Donald Rumsfeld, Desperate To Save His Friggin' Job, Proves He Can Tolerate 4 Hours In The Same Iraqi Hellhole Into Which He Routinely Sends Countless Guardsmen For Seemingly Endless Multiple Tours Of Duty Too late, we aleady saw your real stripes when you waited in Kuwait instead of traveling to Baghdad a couple of weeks ago and every one of them is as yellow as the one down the middle of a “no pass” zone of that road. This is just another photo-op. You’re chickenshit, Donald, and no number of heavily secured incursions into the latest embarrassing headline can hide the fact that you are a proven liar and a proven coward. Just go away so we don’t have to look at you anymore! – But please do flash that dumbass cutie-pie squinty smile as you go - pretty please, just one more time before you vanish into the litterbox of history. We’d really like to see it again, just once, before the maelstrom comes along and sucks you into into that special circle of Hell where only you and your soul mate Nixon are endlessly tortured by the souls of lives you robbed with your blind ideology, arrogance, and cowardly incompetence. Bring them back to life, asshole. Then maybe we’ll forget about it. 10:23:13 PM    comment []

Fiscal Responsibility Begins, uh, Over There - In Russia!   U.S. warns Russia over Yukos sale Putin: 'Normal' for state to ensure its interests From CNN State Department Producer Elise Labott Thursday, December 23, 2004 Posted: 6:53 PM EST (2353 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration has criticized Russia's takeover of key parts of the embattled oil giant Yukos and warned the lack of transparency in the case could damage Russia's role in the global economy. Battered dollar hits another low The dollar's slide is proving a boost for US exporters The dollar has fallen to a new record low against the euro after data fuelled fresh concerns about the US economy. The greenback hit $1.3516 in thin New York trade, before rallying to $1.3509. The dollar has weakened sharply since September when it traded about $1.20, amid continuing worries over the levels of the US trade and budget deficits. (Too bad we no longer export anything but democracy and do a lousy job of that. Maybe we can FedEx burgers overseas as the dollar becomes the new Argentine peso. Maybe export those “fries with that?” dudes and dudettes too?)     9:12:28 PM    comment []

Foodie Alert - Harold McGee on Fresh Air with Terry Gross today... Thursday, December 23, 2004 Harold McGee has just overseen a new edition of his popular book, On Food and Cooking, about the scientific principles that explain why foods behave the way they do. With the holidays upon us, McGee offers some scientific tips for cooking into the new year. The audio for this program will be available online after 3PM ET, 11AM PT. 8:20:16 AM    comment []