Friday, August 30, 2002

November Boom Time? An Israeli newspaper flatly states that the Big Boom war will start by November 30 and that Saddam will be killed. This is great news. We thought it might be earlier but an after Thanksgiving regime change is just fine.

A Horse? Of Course: Yesterday we learned that the Saudis are paying millions to Washington firms to fluff up their image but they never suggested giving million-dollar Saudi racehorse, War Emblem, to the 9/11 families. When one breaks down the money the thoroughbred could earn, one might want to rethink what sounded like a truly dumb idea.

While Klintoon Slept: Both the Washington Post and the New York Times have essentially the same details on the cell that festered in Germany for years planning to attack the U.S. Both stories mention, "All of the members of this cell shared the same religious convictions, an Islamic lifestyle." Tell us again why they are wanding Norwegian babies at airports? This is the Post's take and this is the New York Times'.

They Are Finally Getting It: Slate.com, a place we seldom direct you to, has a piece by Jack Shafer (nudged by a piece he read in the L.A. Weekly) suggesting that the Right has more fun than the Left. He calls it Right-Wing Envy. We call it seeing the light. Is there anything stuffier, less yuck-free and self absorbed than your average liberal?

Graceless Farewell: Michael Skakel was packed off to prison for up to 20 years yesterday leaving only the Post's Steve Dunleavy and Skakel's still shell shocked defense attorney, Mickey Sherman, swearing they got to wrong man. Hissing, name calling and all round sour feelings prevailed in the courtroom and on TV blab fests last night. It is almost enough to make one wonder. Could we have missed something here? .............Here is Dunleavy's impassioned farewell.

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