near my neck of the woods:
Rove Speaks On Communication At Texas State

Definitely not Goldblum or Rock. I don’t have Goldblum’s frenetic style and the Rock is wrong as me on several levels. Heh.

Ladies and gentlemen,
we have our Pach: Benjamin Bratt

S.O.S. in MA @ 101

Woodhall Hollow @ 73

… You’d think by now there would be some kind of standard.

I call this not exactly Capitalism, but rather what I call the “Russian railroad solution.” The Rooskies were reluctant to build railroads because they thought it would facilitate invasion. So they changed the gauge of their trax, thinking that no one would be able to roll their stock into Mother Russia.

The Germans updated their axles such that the wheels could adapt to wider gauges and then invaded. I don’t remember which war or even whether it’s true but I like it anyhow.

Sooner or later a standard will have to emerge… by popular demand, like 110V power cord plugs had to…

What was the jury’s question, already?

yea, and the AK-47 would take our 7.62 but the M-14 and M-60 wouldn’t take their’s. Don’t get me started on the M-16!

That would be WWII. The Germans didn’t invade Russia in WWI. Russia still has the wide tracks (or did in ‘97).

Where is Dick Cheney?

Back in DC:

From AP:

Cheney flew from Afghanistan to Oman before beginning his flight back to Washington.

(snip)

Cheney, who was back in Washington Wednesday

(snip)

After racking up frequent-flier miles.

The man knows a good boondogle when he sees one.

OK, the Valentine t-shirts were easy enough — all the same. The reason they’ve taken so long with deliberations — and why they had to eliminate one of their ranks — is that they had verdict t-shirts made that spell out “LIBBY GUILTY.” They’ve been figuring out what order to put themselves in when they enter the courtroom.

Anyone check out the local T-Shirt Printing Stores…Note: A Good Stunt would be to go to one…order up T-Shirts that say “We Decide Libby Guilty…on All Counts” on one side and “Indict Cheney, Fitz!” on the other. Say that you are on the jury and need the shirts on the ‘morrow. Then tell the staff…”Please don’t leak this to the media.”

Libby Trial Exposes Neocon Shadow Government – excellent article by Syndney Schanberg

“Day by day, witness by witness, exhibit by exhibit, Patrick Fitzgerald, the prosecutor in the trial of Dick Cheney’s man, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, is accomplishing what no one else in Washington has been able to: He has impeached the Presidency of George W. Bush.”

i haven’t read comments past this quote so i don’t know if anyone else has endorsed it. Shanburg’s article should be on the front page of the NYT and Wapo. It sizzles. it hits all of the gongs. bravo Sidney!

Your brilliant reporting skills may be needed. Kelly Kennedy at the Army Times reports that the SGT MAJ at Walter Reed issued a direct command at 6AM formation yesterday that no one is allowed to speak with the press.

A major coverup is under way.

I hope the press has sauteed Army General for lunch.

This is where the investigation of this atrocious treatment of our soldiers should begin. If soldiers are permitted “redress,” this would be stifiling their right. The Sargent Major is one of the Administration of Walter Reed. Some have called for his dismissal as well as General Kiley. This place needs a fresh start focusing on problems of housing, waiting time for treatment an the beauracratic backlog and lowballing of benifits.