The Recent News

First, we have international pains. The government in Zimbabwe has decided to start destroying "urban vegetable gardens" in an effort to save the environment. Yes, they believe that gardens are destroying the environment. This from a government who is starving its people and whose leaders will undoubtedly be tried in the World Court for crimes against humanity, but plants are bad for Mother Earth. She hates them! I hope the people receive UN Aid instead of it being taken by the military…again.

On the home front, the Patriot Act has been called into question yet again as libraries are claiming that US officials are checking people's library records. This is, of course, not too long after we were all told by the administration that library records would probably not be looked into, and that there were other, more important places that the intelligence community is searching. Yes, like libraries! Books create descent through learning and thought. Two things our president hates.
My favorite part of the article:

”In some cases, agents used subpoenas or other formal demands to obtain information like lists of users checking out a book on Osama bin Laden. Other requests were informal - and were sometimes turned down by librarians who chafed at the notion of turning over such material, said the American Library Association, which commissioned the study.”

I thought Bush wasn’t losing sleep on matters as inane as Osama bin Laden.

Lastly, we're again enjoying the Bush administrations ability to twist there own words to appear as though they've done nothing wrong. Press Secretary Scott McClellan has recently been sizzling over the fire by the press, as they've decided to start doing their job and asking tough questions. This time the media is questioning Scott McClellan's military chops. Check out the transcript, you can almost watch his words wriggle on the screen like a 5-year old lying about who ate the cookies.

“MR. McCLELLAN: I'd have to go check; that's a pretty large clan, as you – “

“Q Would you do that? “

“MR. McCLELLAN: -- as you referred to. In terms of -- and certainly there are members of the family that have served and served very admirably in the Armed Forces.”

”Q I'm not talking about the past, I'm talking about now.“

McClellan can dance well, can’t he.