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Time again for one of those narcissistic round-ups of the recent doings of Me and Mine. Rest assured, ill-considered and intemperate satire will return tomorrow.
- The Next Big Broadway Musical will return next month to thrill NY audiences. I’ll be co-directing this time out. This summer’s run sold out nearly every performance, […]

Tar fans and feather aficionados have had a good week, what with the race to Destroy Paul O’Neill. Even O’Neill himself is getting involved, reasoning that if he bloodies himself enough maybe other people won’t want to hit him anymore. My particular favorite was the “senior official” who said, “We didn’t listen to […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The Democratic presidential contenders clashed sharply over race in the final debate before the Iowa caucuses on Sunday, with civil rights activist Al Sharpton challenging front-runner Howard Dean’s record as Vermont governor.
Barely a week before the Jan. 19 caucuses kick off the Democratic contest for the White […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Officials overseeing an Iraqi fuel contract with Halliburton Co. have sent Pentagon auditors documents the auditors have said will show the company did not overcharge for fuel shipped into Iraq.
From The Houston Chronicle - Halliburton charged the government $2.27 a gallon for importing fuel from Kuwait but only $1.18 a gallon […]

Hola, ‘amigo!’ As you may have heard, we Bush administration caballeros have been cookin’ up a muy caliente plan to help y’all become free, legal, Americans. Citizens, no less. Well, some of you. Not too many. But however you slice the jalepeno, it’s mucho fun. Let me explain.
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We’re nearing the time where Fanatical Apathy’s Campaign ‘04 Slime-O-Meter will issue its first definitive report, complete with colorful and misleading graphs and charts. In fact, I’ve just re-broken my “Don’t Spend More Than 30 Minutes Per Day On Your Silly Blog” rule by combing over the transcript from Saturday’s Democratic debate in search […]

I’ve been in the Dallas area for the past couple of days, and things are just fine out here… Just last night I visited Mark Cuban’s remarkable new palace, the American Airlines Center, where I thrilled to the promising Dallas Mavericks taking on the magnificent Kevin Garnett and his Minnesota Timberwolves. No, that’s not […]

First Quarter
- A Frightening Evil will begin to gather in the East. President Bush will mention it in his State of the Union Address.
- Howard Dean will show up at the New Hampshire primary dirty and bruised, his nose broken. When he points out that this was done behind a Manchester public school […]