“The devil came here yesterday,” Chavez said, referring to Bush’s address at the UN assembly on Tuesday. “He came here talking as if he were the owner of the world.” [Aljazeera.net: Chavez calls Bush 'the devil'] Well, Bush does talk to God, after all.

According to Ryan Singel of Wired News, I’m more likely to die from being shot by law enforcement than from terrorism. Who knew?

After a shower, The Partner starts his day with a dose of the NBC Nightly News Netcast with Brian Williams while eating breakfast. His rationale is that this is the sort of stuff average Americans watch so it’s best for us to know what they’re exposing themselves to. I’m still lazily laying about in bed [...]

I’m not sure if I’ve written about this previously (and I’m lazy and whiskey-filled tonight so I’m not searching), but about four years ago my parents not only found Jesus but also turned (conservative) Republican. In the last two elections, they both voted in favor of W and they’ve been attending a local church regularly [...]

Senate passes interstate abortion bill Just moments after the Senate passed its version 65-34 late Tuesday with the support of 14 Democrats Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., used a procedural motion to halt its progress. Moreover, there are significant differences between the Senate bill and the House version passed last year. For his part, Bush urged [...]