More Notes on the Cosmic Joke
Boo F'ing Hoo to Vincente Fox who canceled a trip to Texas after the state executed cop killer Javier Suarez Medina. Don't mess with Texas.

The new Palestinian terrorist strategy. Watch out for ricochets, Abdul!

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has decided to keep the contributions from Sam Waskal of Imclone fame that Hillary snagged for them. One of the most overworked ploys is "I'm returning it". Only rarely does anyone check back to see if it has really happened. My favorite was Hilary's brother Hughie who had promised to return the fees he had collected for Bubba's last minute pardon spree. When asked about it later, only "some" of it had been returned.

A Minnesota group known for producing rap music with "conservative lyrics" has hammered Sen. Paul Wellstone with a TV commercial. Everyone's knickers are in a twist. It's interesting to hear that Paulie is a millionaire. I thought he claimed to be a poor college professor? Maybe Terry McAuliffe has been giving him investment advice.

Great Britain losing its loos. "Many are now padlocked and rusting, while others have found new life as cafes, flower shops, theaters and nightclubs."

Michael Fletcher in the WaPo observes that "As more states adopt high school graduation tests, an increasing number of poor, black and Latino students are at risk of being denied diplomas because schools do a bad job of preparing them for the high-stakes exams, according to a report" by the "Center on Education Policy, a Washington-based research organization." Is being "denied diplomas" like flunking? Is a "bad job of preparing them" like failing to teach basic skills?