Tuesday, February 12, 2002
Show biz has its moments
We're Still Here: Nothing like a terror attack warning from the FBI
just
before you go to bed to make for a bumpy night's sleep. But, as you'll
notice, the world is still here and somewhere there's a Yemeni national
looking to make a mess.
How many of us would recognize a Yemeni national if
we saw one? Maybe the bomb under his arm would be a tip-off?
And, just in case you want to do your own spotting,
here's the FBI's photo gallery
of pre-racially-profiled terrorists to look out for. We think we
bought a falafel from at least one of these guys recently. Anyway, we are
on
full alert right here under the bed.
Another One Bites the Dust: Saying he's feeling "stale," yearning
"for a new
adventure," and seeing his recently announced Parkinson's disease as a
license for "immediate self-gratification,"
the liberal who never blinks,
Michael Kinsley, announced that he's leaving Slate, the online magazine that
lives only in Microsoft's deep pockets. Whatever Kinsley does won't change
the world but the "immediate self-gratification" part should be a tad
unnerving to those in adjoining cubicles.
Two Cheers for Lay: Even the Washington Post sees the mindless
showboating
involved in dragging Enron's Ken Lay up to the Hill today. He will do
nothing
more than play silent lightning rod to
a bunch of frustrated Senators
whose smartest move would be to remain silent themselves.
Baby Doc, Eat Your Heart Out: America's own Ceausescuses and their
sticky
fingers are back in the news again as a congressional committee releases new
info today on
the goodies the Clinton's glommed
illegally from the White
House treasure trove. It will list a lot of valuable chatzkas we never knew
about that have gone missing and make note of the fact that Clinton never
listed any of the gifts he gave Monica. Duh.
Won't Fly, Won't Hunt, Won't Stick, Not Happening:
Short of pitching forward in his chair and sobbing, "I bought Bush and he
wouldn't stay bought," Ken Lay's appearance today simply isn't going to make
Enron a Republican liability. It's time for democrats to move on, find
something else to do and send Fritz Hollings a case of Metamucil and a note
saying "nice try." The Washington Times points out
how their efforts have
failed.
-Your Fully Prepared To Yemeni Spot LComStaff