Anne Arundel Council member
-Satan strikes back-
The Devil enjoys a victory today as Council members from the Anne Arundel County board in Maryland declared Halloween officially Halloween. Across the nation, the holiday has been called "Orange and Black day" or "fall festival" in schools.
"I just think this political correctness thing has gone too far," said council member C. Edward Middlebrooks. "We have some schools calling it 'Harvest Day.' What are we even harvesting these days? Let's call it what it is, and let the kids be kids." Middlebrooks, who claims to be Republican, is clearly a Satanist.
On the subject of Halloween, noted End Times crackpot Hal Lindsey informs us, "The day we celebrate as a children's holiday across America is a feast day dedicated to Satan. God's Word is clear about this: 'Let no one be found among you who ... practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to The Lord.'"
As is, apparently, a kid dressing up like the Little Mermaid and scoring Snickers from the neighbors. Let Anne Arundel County beware, fun is detestable in the Eyes of The Lord. (Washington Post)
-Headline of the day-
"Bush warns of World War III if Iran goes nuclear." This is kind of confusing, because Newt Ginrich says that Iraq is WWIII, while neocon nutjob Norman Podhoretz and former CIA director R. James Woolsey agree that Iraq's WWIV.
Here's an idea, why don't you lunatics get together and sort out which war we're in now, then get back to us about the crazy-assed wars you want to start later? Deal?
I didn't think so. (Raw Story)
-Not the best career move-
Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he'd resign if the president ever ordered him to do anything unconstitutional. Future headline; "Mukasey Resigns Before his First Coffee Break." (CNN)
-Sanity outbreak-
WaPo is reporting that a lot of GOP donors and fundraisers are sitting out the '08 races. "Scores of Bush Pioneers and Rangers are not working for any Republican candidate, citing discontent with the war in Iraq, anger at the performance of Republicans in Congress and a general lack of enthusiasm," according to the report. "More than two dozen have actually made contributions to Democrats." These numbers represent "more than a third of the top fundraisers who helped elect George W. Bush president."
This is in addition to the news that Republican congress critters are retiring at a rate 800% higher than their Democratic counterparts. If you're a Republican, the correct response to these news items would be "Yikes!" The FEC reports that Democrats have twice as much cash as the GOP for the primaries, meaning that Republican presidential candidates are going to burn money they don't have fighting each other, while the rate of congressional GOP incumbency plummets across the country.
It's gonna be a bloodbath. I'll bring the popcorn. (Washington Post)
