Quickies & Baloney

Liberals may think Leiberman is quickie kissing butt this week. Sen. Joe Lieberman on Sunday called on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign and backed an international conference to find a way out of the crisis in Iraq. But wait - Remember Feb 2005 rumor was "Lieberman could be on an administration list to replace Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in the next year or so." Be careful what you wish for.

American Empire of Bases from Commiedreams: "At Least Seven Hundred Foreign Bases". Nah, Chalmer's math includes guard shacks and outhouses as the figure come from the DOD's "Base Structure Report" of real estate/real property. There are approximately 300 bases worldwide, and even some of these are duplicates, e.g. Naval Station Fort Meade, co-located with Army Fort Meade. Even 300 is too many, but you really think countries like S. Korea, which Chalmer refers to as "rich democracies," want US bases to leave with the money GI Joe generates into the local economies? Name one country where the ruling elite want the US to take all our bases are belong to us and leave.

And, still beating a dead horse, or in this case, a nag named Plame - The identity of Woodward's source remains one of the big mysteries in the case because the Post reporter is the first member of the news media known to have discussed Plame's CIA employment with an administration official.

Sewn into the playtex, cross your border underwear. LAREDO, Texas Aug 22, 2006 (AP)— A pedestrian is accused of trying to smuggle $535,000 worth of heroin into Texas in her girdle.

Headline: Russian Jet Crash in Ukraine Kills 169; Many Are Young. Shouldn't that be were young? Are headlines highlighting death of children and teenagers more often these days, or is it just me?

And finally, if the Ramseys are not guilty then very possibly OJ and Whacko really are innocent. Must I rethink all this, sigh. That reminds me - 'out of the mouths of babes'. Thirty years ago when #2 son was small he told me white people smell like baloney.

Maybe he was on to something.

But maybe not, he also thought he was from Jupiter and I was just his chosen earth mother, given the privilege to raise him.