Crazy Uncle Olaf

When President Reagan was dropping bombs into this guy's breakfast nook in 1986, who would have ever believed that it would be Khaddafi not only ranting on and on in front of the U.N. 23 years later, but also that our big friend and ally of the time would be the one pushing up sand?

Also, do you think that there is an international standard for crazy among neighbors in the Middle East? You know, something along the lines of:

I must tell you, Khaddafi may be a crazy habib, but he is no Ahmadinejad. No sir. That one is daffy.

And if there is such a standard, where does Venezuela fall in line?
(thanks honey!)

Morning Glory in America

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The Rebirth of Cool

I am constantly impressed by what a fresh coat of paint and a rearranging of furniture will do to a place, aren't you?

Welcome back to the theater. Things look a bit different, and things will play a bit different as we move along, but the theme remains: screw the crazies. The absence was a result of time and life tripping each other in the hallways, as they tend to do, but we are open for business once again and ready for the funny. I just figure the funny can manifest in ways other than little black and white comics. Well, in other ways in addition to little black and white comics. Because, you know, the comics are kinda funny.

Not funny in a Glenn Beck sort of way, but close.

How do you spell "quitter?"

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Yeah. He sucks.

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Wrong Cart, Wrong Horse

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Good Day

The horizon leans forward,
Offering you space to place new steps of change.
Here, on the pulse of this fine day You may have the courage
To look up and out upon me, the Rock, the River, the Tree, your country.
No less to Midas than the mendicant.
No less to you now than the mastodon then.

Here on the pulse of this new day
You may have the grace to look up and out
And into your sister's eyes, intoYour brother's face, your country
And say simply
Very simply
With hope
Good morning

-from On The Pulse of The Morning
Maya Angelou, at the inaugration of President Clinton, January 20, 1993

One Last Gentle Reminder

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Baked Alaska

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RPT Special Edition: Give it What You Got

Tired of partisan bickering? Want to see Americans truly united? Put these guys on stage, turn up the volume, and break off the knob.

For your consideration: A post-debate, pre-election return to sanity. Seriously, try not to like this.

This is, like, really Difficult

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John McCain: Insufferable Cock

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