George of the Bungle

* "BRITAIN is desperate to avoid a diplomatic row with Israel after Ariel Sharon apparently snubbed an invitation from Tony Blair to visit London, claiming that he feared arrest." (link)
ha ha ha ha ha

* in case you missed bill maher calling for George of the Bungle's recall - its here

* billmon: "Despite the brave talk about preferring "polls in the 40s and changing history" to "being in the 60s and twiddling your thumbs" (as one of the Rovians recently put it to Fred Barnes) it may have finally dawned on Turdblossom that he and his boss could end up in the 30s and twiddling their thumbs for the next three years." (link)

* "Tony Blair was shocked by the BBC's coverage of Hurricane Katrina, describing it as "full of hatred of America", Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, said last night... Mr Murdoch referred to Mr Blair's remarks during a discussion of US foreign aid. The tycoon chuckled: "I probably shouldn't be telling you this" before recounting his conversation with Mr Blair." (link)
murdoch hates the beeb.

* i cant stand all this bullying about iran. it drives me mad. the talking point is that "iran wont live up to its previous agreement" - but none of the media ever actually mentions that irans activities are legal, and that the 'previous' agreements are null and void. and condi has the fucking gall to talk about the damage to non-proliferation.

* "Forty-One Members Of Congress Ask Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald To Examine Bush Administration's False Uranium Claims That Led To Disclosure Of CIA Operative's Identity To Determine If Additional Federal Laws Were Broken...
Essentially, the Coalition is asking Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald to expand the scope of his investigation to include examining the causes behind the exposure of Plame's identity

And they might just bring down Bush in the process.

The Coalition has asked U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the Special Prosecutor of the leak of CIA Agent Valerie Plame's identity to see if additional laws were broken when Bush lied to Congress about Iraq obtaining uranium ("yellow cake") from Niger to make weapons of mass destruction--while making his false case for war with Iraq. Federal law prohibits making false and fraudulent statements to Congress. When Bush mentioned the false Iraq-Niger connection during his 2003 State of the Union Address before Congress, it is possible that he violated Federal law. (Does the President breaking Federal law consitute "high crimes and misdemeanors" by any chance?)" (emph in orig) (link)