That Dubya -- what a card!

After being introduced by Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, who only the day before had been confirmed by the Senate, Bush quipped, "He's been in the job 15 hours, and he hasn't made any mistakes yet. A good start."

The crowd of 500 thought that was funny. Bush moved on.

"I want to thank the governor of the great state of Ohio for joining us," he said. "The last time I saw (Bob) Taft, he was dancing on the stage at an inaugural ceremony. He's about as lousy a dancer as I am."

More laughs. He was on a roll. Next he ribbed the doctors, whom he likes to call "docs."

"We've got fantastic new pharmaceuticals that help save lives, but we've got docs still writing records by hand. And most docs can't write very well anyway, so ... "

The laughs drowned out the rest of the sentence.

Ah, man. Excuse me while I clench my gut with helpless peals of hilarity. Who cares because he's a war criminal who brags about he doesn't even read the newspaper? He's a regular "just folks" kinda guy, just like me! (TPCQ: "Oh, you caught me mending my fences. One of the many things I like to do here at the ranch.")

Pic swiped from here.

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Stupid doves -- leave the Pope alone while he's praying for peace!

Big ups to Nappy Diatribe. Even if Eric B & Rakim deserve to be in the Top 10 Hip Hop Groups of All Time. (But they did get #1 correct.)

Don't eat the yellow snow -- but if you're trapped under an avalanche, creating some may save your life. ("See, mom? I need that keg in case I'm trapped under an avalanche!")

This weekend Diane and I saw The Assassination of Richard Nixon, based on the life of Samuel Byck. Talk about your depressing flicks! We should have gone to see something more lighthearted, like maybe Hotel Rwanda! (Can you play "Six Degrees of Don Cheadle" here?)

TimeWaster™

Bing! I'm a guinea pig. Very cute. And stupid.

Today I'm listening to: HBR1 (Dream Factory)!