So Jessica Simpson is "snubbing" Dubya and refusing to go to a Republican fundraiser just to get "face time" with him to promote her charity. I really don't have an opinion about this at all, except that I like it when people snub Bushie in any way, shape or form. Apparently she is in Washington to lobby for her charity that gives kids overseas with facial deformities free plastic surgery (I know this is a worthy cause, but I can't be the only one that finds it hilarious that Simpson's big charitable cause involves plastic surgery). Supposedly, she didn't want to do the lobbying at a fundraiser for a political party. I can respect that, which is unimaginable that I'm using that word in relation to anything about that dumb bimbo. But the reaction to her turning down the invite is the best part:
"It's never been a problem for Bono," he said, referring to the U2 rock star who has met regularly with political leaders of all stripes to promote various causes, including Third World debt relief. "I find it hard to believe she would pass up an opportunity to lobby the president on behalf of Operation Smile."
I'd be pissed if I was Bono. Not only did that guy suggest that Bono helps them at their fundraisers, but he got compared to an airhead blonde. Somebody really needs to school that dumbass on the difference between the Jessica Simpsons and the Bonos of the world. Start with the brain cell count. But you know why they're really pissed off about this don't you? They know those old, rich, white guys would have written bigger checks if they got to ogle her ass all night long.
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Alabama lawmakers are considering granting pardons to anyone ever arrested for breaking the old segregation laws. Awesome. Now maybe Rosa Parks can finally get that government job that her criminal record has kept her from. And Alabama finally catches up with its neighbor, the super progressive state of Mississippi, which just a few years ago finally ratified the 13th Amendment to the constitution, the one that outlawed slavery. Hey, welcome to the 19th century Alabama!
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USA eliminated by Mexico in the baseball world cup thingy (I find the title "World Baseball Classic" so amazingly pretentious). This is me when I opened the paper and saw this news:
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"
My two favorite things about this:
Alex Rodriguez still has won diddly-squat in the game of baseball.
Bud Selig is crying in his Metamucil this morning.
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Amtrak board chairman David Laney says he is looking to "restructure" the long-distance routes. Let me translate this for you all. When this Bush crony says restructure, he means eliminate altogether. This administration has proven time and again it has never wanted Amtrak around and wants to get rid of it. Bush has put these idiots on the board of directors of Amtrak, several through recess appointments, who don't have any experience in the train industry. And most of them have even admitted to never having ridden on Amtrak.
Amtrak president David Gunn, a genius railroad and transportation man who is responsible for the major turnaround of several transit systems over the years, including Washington Metro and the New York Subway (he is the guy who got rid of the graffiti and crime, and got the orders going for those nice shiny new subway cars), had Amtrak well on the way to major improvements in service and financial stability. How did this Amtrak board reward him? They gave him his walking papers. Laney says he's looking at the possibility of getting someone from the airline industry as the new president. Great idea crony-boy! To try to fulfill the (misguided) goal of getting Amtrak off the government teat, he's going to pull in the leadership of someone from an industry that eats at the federal trough more than just about any other. The entire existence of the airline industry has been about losing money and government bailouts (2002 alone saw more taxpayer money given to the airlines than in the entire 35 year history of Amtrak), but this is David Laney's answer to making Amtrak profitable? And just imagine the great changes an airline professional can bring to Amtrak. Two days on a train from Chicago to Seattle with airplane-style coach seat leg room, no sleeping car options, no dining or lounge cars and just a push cart with pretzels and $6 beers/$4 sodas as your only refreshment choices. The way to really travel!
It's all bullshit. Dubya is doing all he can to run Amtrak into the ground and then say "See, it doesn't work." I hate that ass hole so much.
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Doctors in London report a link between the Atkins diet and health problems.
Duh.
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