"I remember with joy a sadness that has passed and with sadness a lost joy."
The Confessions of St Augustine
Item 1. So much for the Olympic Spirit! Gunmen kidnapped the head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee. "At about 1:30 p.m., gunmen in about dozen vehicles pulled up outside the meeting of the Iraqi National Olympic Committee, police and witnesses said. They entered the conference center, blindfolded and handcuffed participants and bodyguards, hustled them into the vehicles, and sped away." Among the others taken, were the heads of the Iraqi Taekwando and Boxing Federations. Hmmm...guess Jackie Chan has nothing to fear from that quarter. Yeah, things are getting better.
Item 2. Failed senatorial candidate, conservative drumbeater and beer magnate Pete Coors got busted for DUI. He had a beer, he says...yeah. Heard that before. It was probably a 40 ouncer of Malt Liquor, because as I recall, the crap he sells tasted like watered down Schafer.
Item 3. Soulmates Bush and Putin are having a lovers' spat. Notice that the secret policeman scarey karate guy could kiss the kid, but the compassionate conservative scared the hell out of the German Baby. Or, the German baby had better taste. Now, Bush says that Russia shouldn't be in the WTO and Putin says that he really doesn't think Russia needs the sort of democracy we've planted in Iraq. I'm not sure who benefits from WTO but it isn't the average guy and Russia has a lot of average guys. In a wierd way, Dubya is doing the guy a favor. As for the Iraqi democracy, the only country I can think of that would be better off with that sort of democracy is North Korea. So, both right...Bush says Isreal has the right to defend itself; Putin says Isreal is pursuing larger objectives. Guys, guys, Potayytoe, Poe-taaa-toe. Both right.
Item 4. Barry "Shaved Head with a Bigger Hat Size" Bonds and his legal team expect him to be indicted this week. Actually, it's not sad -- it just makes me happy. I grew up watching Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Carl Yazstremski and returned to baseball to watch Ryan Sandberg and Mike Schmidt, Don Mattingly and Ken Griffey Jr. play clean. I hope he gets banned or at least gets his own wing. Nobody believes the guy -- if they did, there'd be a worldwide shortage of flaxseed oil.
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