Will wonders never cease? … With the aid of 22 Republicans, the Democrats shot down the bill to mess with overtime — is hope really on the way? … Apparently it really is because FCC ruled that digital channels, even though their analog channel complies, are also required to air three hours a week of children shows. … The much ballyhooed “Owner Society” ignores the facts that most “ownership” is in the hands of bankers, much like the government is in the grubby hands of foreign lenders. … Look out for Bush’s latest “tax reform” hints; it will mean a national sales or flat tax. … How many of the jobs created by the Bush administration are from defense contracts and do they include American workers in Iraq, not to mention the increased employment in surveillance? … Do Swiftboaters really believe that there were no atrocities by American forces as though firing indiscriminately into villages from the river doesn’t count; they should go on shore more and talk to the grunts; I suppose that they never heard of Abu Ghraib either. … Don’t board a plane if you have an enlarged prostate because if you stand up during the last thirty minutes of flight to head for the John, the plane is considered under attack. … Journalist are now profiling SUVs in their accident reports, though they never point out regular cars by type. … Will Putin announce to the US “you’re either with us or against us” for harboring Chechen separatists? …

Copyright © 2004 Richard R. Kennedy All rights reserved. Revised: September 11, 2004.