I’m still trying to figure out what great things Reagan did that should grant him such status among our past Presidents.

Other critics appeared to doubt the authenticity of the threat, which has not led to the level of the national security alert being raised. It remains at yellow, indicating an “elevated” level of risk two degrees away from the red “severe risk”. – From the BBC

While government officials emphasized the importance of vigilance, they also said Americans should not panic. Ridge said Americans should enjoy the summer and “have some fun.” – From CNN

Is is very odd that the administration says “this disturbing intelligence indicates al Qaeda’s specific intention to hit the United States hard,” reveals the names and photos of suspected terrorists, does not raise the terror alert status and then tells us to go “have fun.” Mixed signals, eh? Could the Bush administration be using terror as a political tool? My, God! I’m shocked.

So, he fell off his bike … at his ranch … in Texas. Does he ever spend time at the White House anymore?

With gas now at $1.96 at the cheap station on my end of town, the question is this how long can I ride around with the “need gas” light on before:
A) I totally run out of gas in the Jeep.
B) The price slips back down a couple of cents.

Damn. I sure am gonna miss Bob Edwards.

Okay … I can now say that actually having looked at Michael Savage’s website that I am disgusted and disturbed by what is presented there … hate thinly disguised as patriotism.

Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that liberals now have something to crow about … their own talk radio network. I will confess that I was all excited about the prospect of the good folks battling those evil doers (Hannity, Savage, Limbaugh, O’Reilly) on their own turf. But, now having listened to a couple of days of Air America Radio (you can stream it off the web), I must say the idea of liberal talk radio doesn’t appeal to me anymore. I figured that liberal radio would take the high road and present a thoughtful, measured response to the insanity of the right. Sadly that is not the case. Air America Radio spouts just the same kind of garbage that the conservative right does (only from a liberal view, of course). I guess that it’s too much to ask for something in the middle for us who feel we have some marginal amount of intelligence.

Boy, the truth sure does hurt … doesn’t it?

Yeah. There was a rally in support of the “Sanctity of Marriage” in Asheville on Saturday. Of course, gay rights supporters showed up in protest of the rally and eleven were arrested. The reasoning being that the gay rights folks didn’t have a permit to assemble. Good grief. Last week, flyers promoting the damn thing started showing up here in Waynesville. I had thought about going and didn’t. Napping on the couch was more important.
[via Local Radio and The Man]

1) I have a cold and feel like shit.
2) I’m irritated that my Jeep is still not fixed.
3) Fuck you, George Bush.

Editor’s Note: The staff here at CGM13 World News does realize that saying “fuck you” to the President is really, really juvenile. But, it does make us feel better.

This is no big a surprise. I hate this. Every time I think about the subject my head hurts. It’s never gonna happen. At least not in my lifetime.

It’s interesting that I can’t find any real mention in the supposedly “liberal” media about CBS censoring an ad from MoveOn.org (to run during the Super Bowl) that criticizes the Bush administrations economic policies.

Bah. Talking politics is getting boring … at least for now. It just makes me ill to think about how bad a shape this country is going to be in when Bush gets re-elected. Bye, economic growth. Hello to more job loss. Bye, civil liberties. Hello to right-wing, “Christian” sponsored policies. Bye, environmental concerns. Hello to air/water/land standards controlled by big business interests. Grrrrrrrrr!

Geez. I need to stop. Bad-mouthing Bush to you all is like “preaching to the choir.” And no comments from the peanut gallery.