Peace Sells

November 26, 2007. A few of today's headlines:

Bush vows to "help facilitate" Middle East peace
Bush lends clout to Mideast peace talks
Bush renews commitment to Middle East peace process
Bush launches push for Mideast peace
Bush nudges Israelis, Palestinians toward peace

Wow, now that is what I have been waiting for, a man of "Peace" in the White House.

Remind me again who that other guy was that called Libya, Palestine and Syria part of the axis of evil. Who was that one guy? You know the one that started a war in Iraq and another in Afghanistan and said of his "enemies" "dead or alive?" Who is that guy that bullies everyone that doesn't agree with him and constantly threatens the world with his swagger and bravado? Who was that guy that approved Abu Ghraib, torture prisons in Eastern Europe and Guantanamo but says those place don't really torture anyone since none of the folks are Americans? Jeez, I forget.

I tell you what, though, this Bush fellow sure sounds like a committed proponent of peace and good will to me!

A Cat Does Not a Baby Mke.

Jenn just bought a stack of Christmas cards from one of her students. I found it fairly amusing at first especially since I just threw away about 8 boxes of unused cards from previous years.

I say "amusing at first" since after a close examination of the cards I realized she screwed me. I have forever ranted about anthropomorphizing animals, treating animals better than humans and on the rare angry days I get on a tirade about animals standing in for someone's barren loins.

The cards are innocent enough until you see the personalized inscription. "Merry Christmas from the Ewings: Dustin, Jenn and Scrounge."

Ahh, that's why I love her. She knows how to make a liar out of me.


Happy Thanksgiving from Dirt and scrounge. . .