Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and the Presidential Campaign

People are wondering how Barack Obama could have picked Joe Biden as his running mate after Biden made remarks about Obama earlier in the campaign.

Politics is just like business, sports, or law in that regard.

The person who was your bitterest rival yesterday is your best friend if today he's hired by your company, traded to your team, or joins your firm. That's what so many Americans don't get. The rhetoric, politicking, even policy-making that goes on during "working hours" is nothing more than a job to politicians. The voting public takes it more seriously than the politicians do. Sure, a outside linebacker is going to try to crush a quarterback during the game, and he's expected to do so. Fans tend to think the two players hate each other in real life. In real life, they're probably hunting buddies. And if they get on the same team, they'll play as teammates.

Biden and McCain are friends. They both know they'll be attacking each other relentlessly over the next couple months. I'll bet it doesn't affect their friendship, though. And there's nothing hypocritical about that.

Survey of U.K. Teen Condom Use

LONDON (Reuters) - Even the few British teenagers who wear condoms do notuse them effectively, a study published on Thursday said.The study saidseveral of the teens admitted putting the condom on too late or taking itoff too early.

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Sometimes the gags write themselves.

Too late? How's that possible?
"Uh...wait on a sec...wait, no...uh...oh, nevermind."

Or taking it off too early? How's that possible?

"Yeah, let me get this thing out of the way here. Just hold on. Uh, no,not literally. Seriously--let go. Heh heh, I always have trouble with thispart...O.k. Now. Where were we?"

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Back to the study:
"Of the 1,400 teens in the study, 373 said they had used a condom in their most recent sexual experience. Six percent said they put the condom on after vaginal penetration and an equal number said they continued penetrative sex after removing it."
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AFTER?! Those six percent need more than remdedial condoming lessons.

"Wow. Whew. Was it as good for you as it was for me? Hand me my wallet,please. I always keep a condom in there just in case. Hmm? Wrapper?Which wrapper? Oh, the condom's wrapper. I lost it a few weeks ago.

"There we go. Very good, then. Fancy a bite? I'm a but peckish, myself. There's a fish and chips shop just 'round the corner."

Women Go Bonkers for Axe Body Spray for Men

I was in Giant food store the other day, and there were two teen girls sort of goofing around a little. Why they were there, who knows. It didn't seem like they were shopping....for groceries, that is!

They were hanging around an end cap display of Axe body spray for men and giddily spraying copious amounts of it into the air.

I had a reason to walk past the spot a couple times and the fragrance didn't seem to abate at all. They must've emptied most of a can.

So it must be true: Women go bonkers for Axe body spray for men.

The CVS in HBG has it under lock and key. No kidding. For real. I don't know if that's because women go bonkers for it, or because men shoplift it, or if it's a marketing ploy to make it seem more desireable than it is. Tag body spray for men, which is apparently equally attractive to women, isn't locked up.

Quick Clips: Bush 'optimistic' about Canada trade dispute

That's because no one cares enough to pay attention.

Quick Clips: Senators divided on illegal immigrants

Some are afraid to appear soft on illegals, while others, doggone it, still need Consuela to watch the kids.

Quick Clips: GM seeking to sell stake in Isuzu Motors

The ad in Auto Trader was a bust. It's going to try eBay, but it looks like you can't even give an Isuzu away these days.

Quick Clips: U.S. weighs helping Libya destroy weapons

Maybe we could help by detonating them in Iran.

Jagger

I saw a blurb about a guy named Scott Stapp. He was the lead singer for the band Creed. He was just arrested for public intoxication. No biggie.

Anyway, he has a 7 year old son named Jagger. My guess is he was named in homage to Mick.

I hope the boy never lives in Pittsburgh.

Oil execs met Cheney task force: WP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House document shows oil executives met with
Vice President Dick Cheney's 2001 energy task force which critics say
secretly formed energy policy favorable to the industry, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
The document, obtained this week by the newspaper, shows that officials from four major oil companies met in the White House complex with Cheney aides who were formulating the Bush administration's energy policy, the report said. (read it here)

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The White House, in a move seen to molify its critics, promised not to seek input from industry experts during future policy studies unless first vetted by former-President Jimmy Carter.

Bush surprises Koizumi with Segway gift

KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - In the latest sign of their chummy ties, U.S.
President George W. Bush gave Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi a surprise gift of a Segway electric scooter Wednesday and urged him to take a spin. (read it here)

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In conversations with his Foreign Minister, not translated for the President and his entourage, Koizumi remarked, "It's not a new fire truck, but it's way more better than that crummy sweater I got from [British Prime Minister] Tony [Blair]."

When asked for his opinion, Japanese Technology Minister Ito Suzuki told reporters, "The Segway?! Is that the best they can come up with? We've got dancing robots!" He had no comment on Japan's long standing tradition of building houses out of rice paper.

A Conservative's View of Katrina

Of Katrina, what arrogance have we?

The arrogance to believe that Man's Engineering, the building of dams and levees, can trump 4.5 billion years of God's Engineering!

The Mississippi River floods and the delta wetlands thrive. God creates a natural buffer to absorb the strength of Katrina. By Man's hand levees are constructed to channel the enriching flood waters away from his selfish economic interests, and the wetlands die. The buffer is removed. Katrina roars ashore unabated and Man pays the price in the form of his most valuable resource, himself, but refuses to learn the lesson that's been given him.

Katrina

Speaking of which, it underlines the Administration's failure to fully prepare for a terrorist attack. Department of Homeland what?
Chaos, destruction of infrastructure, shortages of food, water, fuel, and medical help, snarled transportation, breakdowns in communication, unwillingess of federal authorities to recognize the direness of the situation, stranded victims, uncounted deaths--what difference does it make if it's caused by a manmade weapon of mass destruction or a nature-made weapon of mass destruction?


I bet the Administration would've acted quicker of all of our federal resources weren't earmarked for Bush's war in Iraq.


Oh, sorry. Let me rephrase.
. . . Bush's war ON Iraq.


I will give credit where credit is due: The Administration does a boffo job of homeland security when it comes to shooting people.