"Lecondel"

Woman commits suicide in jail
in a four cell complex.
Hanged herself with a blanket.

The Israelis have coined a new word, "lecondel," inspired by Condi Rice's many trips that have accomplished nothing. That's the meaning, useless travel and activity. How apt.

It turns out that our Inspector General, Krongard, responsible for investigating Blackguards (I mean Blackwater) has a brother on the board of directors of that organization. He claimed no knowledge of it although there is some evidence that he must have known. He has now recused himself from the investigation. It is interesting that nothing seems to embarrass these people. Hey, they're Republicans.

A Republican woman asked McCain, "how are we going to beat the bitch?" McCain laughed and said it was a good question. No doubt she earned some points from the rest of her idiot friends. There is no mental test you have to fail to become a Republican but I've noticed it helps to be a dumb blond.

The four members of one of our U.S. Bridge League teams, playing in an International Bridge Tournament, hand lettered a sign saying "We did not vote for Bush." They said they did it because there was so much anti-Bush sentiment they wanted to make it clear they were not responsible. They are being suspended for a year, forced to sign an apology, and I don't know what all else. Waterboarding must have been ruled too severe. Whatever happened to free speech? Those Dixie Chicks were really a bad influence. High-level, high-powered competitive duplicate bridge is about as nerve racking and stressful as it gets. You would not want to play it in an atmosphere of hate and suspicion.

There is to be another democratic drivel-fest tomorrow in Las Vegas (I think this is right). Will there ever be an end to these useless sound-bite type farces? I think Wolf Blitzer is to be the mediator. At least we won't have to put up with Tim Russert, that rotund-faced part of the posterior anatomy that deliberately set Kucinich up to look foolish. I wonder why he did that? Do you suppose he got a bonus? Was he just showing off for his colleagues? What was the point? Do these TV guys get together to see who can denigrate certain candidates the most? Maybe they take bets on it? There must be some reason for it. What do you suppose it might be? They must be really disappointed they can't just drive a stake through his heart and have done with it. When it comes to truth and beauty (and practical plans for the country) Kucinich is head and shoulders above all the other candidates, Democrats and Republicans. Oh, I forgot, he's only five foot six. Damn!

LKBIQ:
"Babies haven't any hair;
Old men's heads are just as bare--
Between the cradle and the grave
Lies a haircut and a shave."
Samuel Hoffenstein