Singing Loudly

Go and read these things:

The NY Times Book Review (damn the liberal media) reviews Ha Jin's novel, War Trash. I haven't read this particular book, but I have read his book The Bridegroom, which is a decent collection of short stories.

Jack Hitt in the NY Times Magazine asks why this election's presidential candidates are humorless? It's easy Mr. Hitt, because they are both boring, hapless, silver spoon fools who don't truly know how to relate to the normal person. I don't care how well Dubya fakes a Texas drawl or uses stupid platitudes. He isn't a normal person and can't make jokes that relate to anyone. Plus he's an idiot and good humor has a degree of intelligence with it. Kerry is just a stiff bore.

I suppose that with the cost of oil being over $50 a barrel it is entirely acceptible that if you steal a gas canister you'll be buried alive.

Boeing is going to have to come up with another way of making money as Congress has shut down the tanker deal. This spells bad news for many people of my hometown, Wichita, who were relying on this deal to secure their jobs at Boeing.

Under the ethical rules that guide lawyers (I know, funny) should the Prosecutor voluntarily step down if personal animosity towards Michael Jackson (and really, with that last single that came out by Michael who wouldn't have personal animosity towards him?) is now the driving force behind the prosecution?

Is there any American who hasn't travelled to Europe in the last five years that knows Beckham? I guess he's been hurt or something.

Breast cancer is no laughing matter, but the US health care system and Bush's proposals seem to be nothing but jokes.