Wino

I know it is time to move on but "Bush bashing" is so fun and oh so easy. Here is a good one about his presidential library. Bush Presidential Library There's a show on C-SPAN about presidential libraries. Here're what the draft plans for the George W. Bush Library now call for: The Alberto Gonzales Room - Where you can't remember any of the exhibits. The Hurricane Katrina Room - It's still under construction. The Texas Air National Guard Room - Where you don't have to even show up. The Walter Reed Hospital Room - Where they don't let you in. The Guantanamo Bay Room - Where they don't let you out. The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room - Nobody has been able to find it. The War in Iraq Room - After you complete your first tour, they can force you to go back for your second and third and fourth and fifth tours. The K-Street Project Gift Shop - Where you can buy an election, or, if no one cares, steal one. The Men's Room - Where you could meet a Republican Senator (or two). To be fair, the President has done some good things, and so the museum will have an electron microscope to help you locate them. When asked, President Bush said that he didn't care so much about the individual exhibits as long as his museum was better than his father's. From http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/jokes/bljoke-bush-library.htm

It sure does not tell the whole story, it tells the cause of death. It is probably a preliminary finding. Maybe we will have the rest of the story, later.

Oh, like a confession. Maybe we would then have government-assisted suicide? That's an idea!

Not likely that this will happen anytime soon or ever. But who knows, if enough people write to their congressman, anything can happen.

Maybe it is to supplement a person’s wages because the employer is too cheap to pay a decent wage?

Twelve-year-old Mark Benevento Jr. might be the next Tiger Woods? In Asheville, North Carolina this young man stepped up to the tee and put two 200 yard drives in the middle of the fairway, out doing the great golfing champ. Full story at http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/Tiger-vs-12-year-old-in-a-driving-contest-Gues?urn=golf,197072

I second the motion. I think it is a tragedy that the US does not have health care for all of the people. Let us hope Obama is successful in this endeavor.

I think it is something about "due process" under the law. I guess this is the way the system is set up. Since this is a life and death situation, I think they want to make sure the i's are dotted and the t's crossed. As WannaGo said, "the system is rife with mistakes that send the wrong people to death row, as we see every day in the work done by the outstanding Innocence Project" Why not let the low life rot in prison for a while? Maybe be gang-raped? Maybe even be killed by a fellow inmate? Isn't that humane?

Also from the article, "The most likely triggers for pulmonary oedema are problems with the rhythm of the heart, or the functioning of the heart muscle or a valve. Rhythm irregularities may come on suddenly, such as atrial fibrillation. Heart muscle function can fail as the result of a coronary or, more commonly in younger people, an inflammation of the muscle caused by a virus. If a heart valve is leaky or constricted, such as in aortic stenosis, it can also cause such failure."

Polanski may give in and face charges in the US, according to this article. Here is a quote. "If the procedure drags on, it is not impossible that Roman Polanski could choose to go and explain himself in the United States, where there are some arguments in his favor," he said.U.S. authorities have until the end of November to make a firm extradition request. Judicial sources say the process could take years if Polanski challenges it." Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_polanski;_ylt=AvKw5eyu_m8MkScStzPFcNpzfNdF

Shall we start a campaign to start tipping the cabin crew as we leave the plane? Don't know if it is gospel truth, but I heard of a pilot retiree for United that was making six figures when he hung up his wings.

Mountie dumbshit cop didn't use any "officer discretion" on this one.

Not even Georgie. There is a rumor going around that Eve, of Adam and Eve fame, was blonde. Adam is talking to God and says: "Thank you for putting Eve on earth for me, please tell me why you made her skin so smooth" God: "So that you will want to hold her against you always" Adam: "Ah, and please tell me why you made her smell so nice?" God: "So that you will always be drawn near to her" Adam: "I see, I really appreciate that and don't mean to seem ungrateful but why did you make her so stupid" God: "That is the easiest one to answer - I did that so that she would love you!"

Thanks eleo. The dessert sounds delicious. I will look for it on my next trip.

If tort reform is the bone Obama has to throw the conservatives to pass the health care bill, then I am all for it. Many think there are just too many lawyers out there chasing those ambulances!

Ahhhhhh, the conspiracy theory. Let's hope that did not happen.

I didn't see that report. Looks like it may have been natural causes. Here is an article. http://www.timesonli...icle6872860.ece#

I think in some middle eastern countries (Iran?), they chop off your hand if you are a thief. That sounds like a deterrent, too.

It is because of appeals and lawyer.

I think she is just playing the part of a dim whitted bimbo. Nobody can really be that stupid.

Speaking of a joke.....no not George Bush. How do ducks get high? Quack

In my book, this is much ado about nothing. Others are very sensitive, especially if your family was wiped out in the holocaust.

When one talks about a choice, that implies the prostitute had free will in choosing the profession and therefore, in a sense, is to blame for his/her actions. I do not see it that way.

Here is the latest with Polanski's request for bail in Switzerland. By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer – Tue Oct 20, 2009 GENEVA – Roman Polanski's three decades as a fugitive are coming back to haunt him. Noting his previous escape from U.S. authorities, Switzerland's top criminal court on Tuesday rejected Polanski's appeal to be released from prison because of the "high" risk that the 76-year-old director would try to flee again. Polanski's offers of bail, house arrest and electronic monitoring failed to sway the tribunal. Even a Swiss chalet in the luxury resort of Gstaad was brushed aside as insufficient collateral to guard against Polanski fleeing the country, as the United States seeks to have him extradited for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. "The appellant has already once in 1978 eluded American criminal proceedings by traveling to Europe," the Federal Criminal Court said in its 17-page verdict, adding that Polanski's transfer to the U.S. could also cause family trauma and cost investors millions of dollars in losses. "As a result, the motivation to flee is high," it said. http://news.yahoo.co...erland_polanski

I think this idea of malpractice reform sounds interesting and much needed. We will see if it can overcome the trial lawyer lobby. By Associated Press Writer Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's willingness to consider alternatives to medical malpractice lawsuits is providing a boost for taking such cases out of the courtroom and letting experts, not juries, decide their merits.The idea of appointing neutral experts to sift malpractice facts from allegations appeals to conservatives in both political parties. They want to address medical liability as part of health care legislation that's now largely silent on the issue. Trial lawyers remain steadfastly opposed to curbs. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091020/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_medical_malpractice