For his continuing effort to disrupt the mainstream media’s narrative that the Bushies foisted lies and misleading innuendo about an Iraq – al-Qaeda connection on an overly trusting American public, The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes should be regularly congratulated. July 5/12 WS: “Bill Clinton Was Right…There was a Saddam-Osama connection and we’re learning more every day.” Meanwhile the men at the top of the administration [former State Department spokesman James
July 15, 2004
July 15, 2004
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, abridged, 4
The smell of gasoline is honey-scented, delicate, intoxicating, a lotus flower. Breathe it in. Fill your lungs. Now. Ready yourself, and. Be.*

Shannon Elizabeth comments on l’affaire de Plame
“Well, I don’t know much specifically about that, but I do love French words and phrases. It’s such a romantic language, French is… Say, have I ever shown you my nipples? Like the lids to a couple of Tupperware bowls, only brownish. I’m really quite proud of them.” update: “…Yellowcake? Gee, I don’t know that I’ve ever had it, but it sounds really yummy. Y’know, I’ll try anything once.”