February 28, 2006

Charlie's Show Prep #54

• Dick Cheney leaving the White House after the mid-term elections? That's the rumor. All it is is a rumor, but it's fun to play "Cheney's Replacement."

• With a headline reading, "Paper: Coast Guard Has Port Co. Intel Gaps," I thought Dubai Ports World opponents might have a leg to stand on. John Hinderaker points out later on in the story the Coast Guard's concerns were placated by intelligence agencies.

• 1300 people died in last week's violence in Iraq. However, "Life is coming back to normal in Baghdad and marketplaces and offices are open again after being shut for 4 days."

• The Red Cross spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to brand the organization's CEO, to get mentions on tv shows, and to court celebrities. [via Captain's Quarters]

• Ricardo Pimentel and the gang didn't rip on the late Michael Joyce. But they did call Milwaukee's voucher program "so-called school choice." What makes it "so-called?" With it poor families can choose what school to send their children. It sounds like choice to me.

• Gee, I missed some fun at Martinifest. Rowdiness and puking. But with the low state of modern art it might be difficult to determine if you're looking at art or someone's vomit.