Wednesday, February 6, 2002
"You don't understand. I am a queen, and I demand to be treated like a
queen."
-Sheila Jackson Lee to a staffer when she discovered a white colleague had
been given a ride to an event and she had not. (Thanks to Sam Dealey, The
Weekly Standard.)
............Because we like the picture, that's why.
We want to start the day by acknowledging Ronald Reagan's 91st birthday and
offering our gratitude to Nancy Reagan for the love and care she shows the
man who meant so much to us and the world.
W, We Hear You: Michael Kelly's column is today's must read for anyone who still doubts that W meant what he said in the SOTU. Incidentally, the shrine we are erecting for Michael Kelly has taken longer than expected but it is coming along nicely. He seldom puts a typing finger wrong.
Rat Boy Redux? It appears that one Hiram Torres, the pride of Perth Amboy High may be another Rat Boy Walker. His name has turned up on a list of pro-Taliban recruits in Kabul and the New York Times takes the discovery seriously enough to do a large story on it.
Oh, No! Doughnut Say It's So! Have we been betrayed again? How much can one country take? Now it's our beloved Krispy Kreme who is being accused of perpetrating an accounting trick. Whether one dunks or just munches this is depressing news. Enron is about math which we don't understand but please, not our Krispy Kremes - we understand them much too well.
A Story Gets Old: The "Cat Returns to Owners After Being Left Behind" Story is so frequent now that it's no longer a novelty. People who love kitties go all moist eyed when they read yet another one. Then there are people like some of our posters. Fun story but some even funnier posts. Read them but please - no cat fights.
Gore A Snore in Zero Four: We hope Al Gore reads Jonathan Cohn's piece on Gore's political future in the New Republic. It would save him a lot of money and mileage as even his friends are dissing him. Here's Senator John Breaux's assessment: "You have to be likable before they can vote for you." Now that's harsh, really harsh.
Zip It: New York Congressman Vito Fossella hopped on down to Gitmo this week and typed up this report for the Washington Times. Let's hope his observations put an end the asinine bleating of those who accused the U.S. of torture and inhumanity based on a single AP photo.
Royalty Watch: Today marks Queen Elizabeth's fiftieth year on the throne. Sheila Jackson Lee (see today's quote) has a way to go.
-Your Decidedly Unregal LComStaff