Wednesday, October 1, 2003

Short Cuts

LDotter Note: The fingers that produce Short Cuts are currently drumming against the greasy Formica of a Manhattan voir dire box. The brain that accompanies the fingers is locked in the universal question asked by all potential jurors, "Can I be fair?" After two days of this tedious exercise the answer is a clear and resounding 'no.' Today, when we are asked to answer that question out loud, we are sure the answer will propel us out onto the streets of Lower Manhattan which is where the decidedly guilty defendant will also be in a week or so. There is no way to look at that weasel and hear what he did without making a total assumption that he not only did the crime but several more before and after the one they caught him for. It is a Catch 22 and a fundamental flaw in our justice system and the judge doesn't not want to hear our mantra which is: Fry 'em.

In the meantime: Check out the must-read list. Be warned that there is something gravely wrong with the New York Post site and check out this short bio of Ambassador Joe Wilson who seems to be having the time of his life wheeling his Swiss cheese charges against the White House from one green room to the next. Despite our picture caption we have a bit more to say about it.

Anyone see an agenda here? We think the entire faux-scandalette got big mo because the media was entranced by the phrase "frog march." Here the WSJ takes a less emotional look. Whatever the outcome, look for Wilson to turn up hanging around the Kerry campaign trying to get his two grand donation's worth of chips and dip.

Back full time tomorrow.

. -Your Overbooked LComStaff