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Today:
President Bush on Wednesday complained about the size of corporate executives’ pay packages and urged boards to make sure they are tied more closely to companies’ performance…
“Government should not decide the compensation for America’s corporate executives. But the salaries and bonuses of CEOs should be based on their success at improving their companies and bringing […]

The Axis of Evil?
It was five years ago this very day that President Bush introduced the world to the phrase “The Axis of Evil” (in which, sadly, he did not employ the three-syllable pronunciation of “evil” as often used by Donald Pleasance in the Halloween movies) which was used to describe the rogue nations […]

In case you missed the stirring sight of Old Ted’s righteous indignation on the Senate floor:

That was in the middle of last week - a nearly 75 year-old man stomping around the podium, screaming and huffing and puffing and pleading for any small shred of decency from the “new-look Senate.” But it was worth […]

What does anyone make of this?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President George W. Bush’s call for bipartisan support on a range of domestic issues while sticking to his guns on Iraq played well in the TV ratings, at least compared with his last two State of the Union speeches…
The live, hourlong broadcast of Bush’s address on […]

Here you are, folks. As always, there are a lot of rules from previous years. As they say - the more things don’t change, the more they stay the same.

But there are some new wrinkles, and - and this is exciting - some rules from Fanatical Apathy’s new contributers. That’s right […]

We here at FA are always working to build a better tomorrow.  And we’re reading your comments - to find out what you, the people, want.  Because at FA, we can’t spell quality without “u.”  FA:  the future is our pastime.
Okay, sloganeering aside, I read the comments from the weekend and…. yes, there WILL be […]

As you’re probably aware, former Congressman Bob Ney has been sentenced to 30 months in the slammer, 3 months more than prosecutors had asked for. Now, before you go thinking that this is cause for some sort of celebration, just –
Oh, wait. It is. Carry on.
It’s nice to see the pond get […]

The signing went very well last night, despite the frosty conditions here.
Today’s flight… not as great. Canceled, actually. Apparently I’ll be on a later flight back to LA. Apparently. Allegedly. Possibly.
Meanwhile, I read that Secretary Gates is considering sending more troops into Afghanistan. This is actually a swell idea - […]

What is with this new Iraqi government? They can’t police themselves, they can’t end insurgent violence, and they also aren’t “stepping up” when it comes to building gallows set to international gallows standards in accordance with human rights organizations.
They were only supposed to “hang” Saddam’s half brother, Barzan Ibrahim, and thus kill him humanely by […]

If posts have been sparse around here, I have plenty of excuses… I just returned from Chicago, the great Edith Layton Felber is visiting from New York, tonight we will be attending my cousin’s wedding, and tomorrow morning I leave for Dallas.
Dallas?
Yes, although the words “Dallas” and “book” don’t always conjure up pleasant images, […]