Vice President Dick Cheney said yesterday [in an exclusive interview with Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes] that suggestions the former Iraqi regime did not have a relationship with al Qaeda are “not accurate,” and said he would like to see the U.S. government declassify some of the intelligence that supports Bush administration claims about an Iraq-al Qaeda connection. “I think we should declassify as much as we can,” Cheney said in
June 2004
June 24, 2004
Cheney: “We’ve unconvered so many Iraq-Al Qaeda connections I’m tempted to call Iraq Al-Qaedaland
June 24, 2004
Atkins hesitation, 6
Thursday’s menu features bacon-wrapped gristle brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with bacon slivers, served over a bed of wilted spinach, Roquefort cheese, and thick-cut ham spirals. With a side of steamed cauliflower and two lemon wedges. For dessert: Irvine, California. …Which to me sounds a bit heavy for a summer day, but hey, who’s the expert here, right?
June 24, 2004
Misdirection
Al Qaeda terrorists with no connection to Iraq killed at least 85 in Iraq on Thursday, prompting Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) to remark to an aide just outside the Senate chambers, “have one of them little negro boys bring me a tuna salad sandwich, y’hear? On wheat, toasted. And some corn chips. And a sodee-pop with lots of ice.”
June 24, 2004
A Poem from 1968, Revised by the Ghost of Richard Brautigan, 2004 (sixteenth in a series)
The Fever Monument 6′ Submarine Sandwich Monument I walked across the park to the fever monument. I walked across the park to the 6′ submarine sandwich monument. It was in the center of a glass square surrounded by red flowers and fountains. The monument was in the shape of a sea horse and the plaque read We got hot and died. was in the shape of a 6′ submarine sandwich and
June 24, 2004
Had a love child with one of his mistresses, is always threatening to sue big companies for racial d
Jesse who’s this now? Sorry, never heard of the guy.
June 23, 2004
Slouching toward dementia (or, my scissors speak to me)
A Hot Pockets coupon? Dude, you haven’t bought Hot Pockets in, like, ten years. Now quit fucking around and point me toward the fat-free Miracle Whip.
June 23, 2004
From the department of “it must really suck to be Dave Winer right about now”…
…comes this bit of breaking news, courtesy Gerard Van der Leun.
June 23, 2004
Another moment of unabashed pragmatism
I can delete this post any time I want. But I’ll need a good reason.
June 23, 2004
Washington Post: “U.S. Won’t Seek Immunity for Soldiers”
…opting instead to skip the formalities and declare war directly on France or Germany or Belgium, should any one of those feckless little demi-sovereigns try snatching up a member of the US military for some sham trial before the International Criminal Court — a body of bureaucratic appointees answerable only to fancy chocolates, breads, and a playful little Beaujolais with a wonderful nose. update: At least, that’s what I hope
June 23, 2004
My second brief conversation with a McIntosh apple
me: “Not to be rude or anything, but I generally prefer the Granny Smith apple to the McIntosh.” apple: me: “The McIntosh just isn’t, I dunno… crunchy enough for me.” apple: me: “Not that the McIntosh is a bad-tasting apple or anything. Just that, well, I like the Granny Smith a little bit better, you know?” apple: me: “Because of the tartness…” apple: me: “And that crunchiness factor we talked