Below The Beltway

Today’s Washington Post brings the ground-breaking revelation that D.C. area residents have a really long commute to work every day:
Residents of Washington’s outer suburbs endure some of the nation’s longest commutes, according to a U.S. Census survey released yesterday that also showed clogged roads and high gasoline prices are pushing a growing number of people […]

It’s been eighteen months since the 2004 elections, but John Kerry is still crying over his spilt milk:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry didn’t contest the results at the time, but now that he’s considering another run for the White House, he’s alleging election improprieties by the Ohio Republican who oversaw the deciding vote in […]

Florida Congresswoman Katherine Harris, who is currently running for Senate in a campaign nearly every Republican in the state wishes she would abandon, has revealed just how big an idiot she really is:
ORLANDO, Aug. 25 — Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) said this week that God did not intend for the United States to be a […]

Matt Barr is hosting the 60th Carnival Of Liberty this week at Socratic Rrhythm Method. Once again, Matt has put a unique spin on the Carnival that I think you’ll like.

From CNN:
BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) — The DNA sample taken from suspect John Mark Karr does not match DNA found on JonBenet Ramsey’s body and no charges will be filed against the schoolteacher who claimed he was with the child when she died, CNN affiliate KUSA reported.
KUSA, based in Denver, Colorado, quoted two sources in a […]

Both 24 itself and its star Keifer Sutherland have received Emmy nominations each year the show has been on the air. Each year, they were also rans to shows like The Sopranos and actors like Martin Sheen — until this year that is:
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Saving the world from assorted terrorists paid off […]

There appear to be alot of spam comments slipping through Askimet today, so I’ve enabled moderation for all comments. Depending on how long this last, I may or may not revert to no moderation again in the future.

As John Birmingham’s Weapons Of Choice opens, it is 2021 and a MultiNational Force is heading for the waters off of Indonesia in response to an Islamist coup. Though Birmingham doesn’t paint the world of 2021, or the 20 years that preceded it, in great detail, we are given enough glimpses to show that the […]

I cannot possibly come up with a rational explanation for this latest development in pet care:
It’s the ultimate fashion accessory for people who “love their dogs a bit too much.”
Imported from the United States, these colourful and stylish “doggie bags” enable devoted dog owners to carry their puppies and little pooches wherever they go.
Designed to […]

The Ohio State-Texas rematch comes to Austin on September 9th, and Kellie and I are getting in to the spirit:

By the way, we sent a special copy of this picture to our favorite UT alum, but he doesn’t seem to get the point.