Puppy Painter
This seems like a story invented for cartoonists, but it is apparently true. George W. Bush has taken up painting. Here is a Salon article that shows some of the paintings that were released by a hacker.
War Rationale
It's been ten years since the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld hubris machine took the U.S. to war in Iraq for no good reason. Have these men, the ones responsible for 5000 dead Americans and hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqis, been brought up on war crimes? No. Instead, W's brother Jeb is considering a presidential run. Gotta love America.
Brewed On Grant: Police Taser
A recent incident involving a Pittsburgh Police officer brandishing his taser and threatening a citizen was caught on video. Given all that is going on with the police these days, this is not the kind of PR they were looking for.
Two-Faced Karzai
Hamid Karzai recently said the U.S. was colluding with the Taliban in order to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He is trying to have it both ways. He wants our help, but also wants credit for being the hero that got rid of the American occupation.
Pay To Play
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, has decided to indict eight individuals associated with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The environment of patronage and corruption has allegedly been going on for quite some time. Hopefully, the guilty parties won't get an E-Zpass.
