Author Archives: Jebediah Murphy

WTW: 9 States Sue Bush Over Fuel Efficiency

So the headline reads. Or did they? Nine states have sued the administration of President George W. Bush for lenient automotive fuel economy standards that they say worsen an energy crunch and contribute to air pollution and climate change. Oh, so they didn’t actually sue President George W. Bush. Ah, my bad Al-Reuters bad. The […]

WTW: More Subpoenas In McKinney Case

I reckon them prosecuter critters are just being careful, getting all the facts, laying it out for the Grand Jury (unlike in the Tom Delay and Duke Lacrosse cases). From Yahoo News: More House aides have been served with subpoenas to testify in the grand jury investigation of an incident last month where Rep. Cynthia […]

WTW: Illegal Families Torn Apart

And, I just have to say: “This is our problem why……?” Deportation split Julie Santos’ family in 2001, forcing her husband, an illegal immigrant, to return to Mexico while she and their two U.S.-born children remained in her hometown of Chicago. George Santos had worked and paid taxes in the USA for 15 years but […]

WTW: Web Surfing At Work Same As Reading A Magazine

  As long as the mag isn’t Playboy or Penthouse (from WRAL) A ruling in New York should come as a relief to people who have a habit of checking out the Internet at work. A judge has ruled that use of the Internet is no more goofing off on the job than reading a […]

WTW: Rummy’s All Good

Good to see that W is a stand up guy, unlike others: WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush sharply defended Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday, saying the embattled Pentagon chief is doing a “fine job” despite calls for his resignation from six retired military generals. Maybe some of the GOP Congress Critters should try taking a stand, […]

Kooky McKinney Report

Hey, y’all, Jebediah here. Teach may be off of politics today with them Devils taking the Atlantic (damnyankees), but I am on the case. The Atlanta Constitution Journal has some info from the official police report involving Kooky McKinney (h/t Bluto at The Jawa Report): The official police report on Rep. Cynthia McKinney’s clash with […]

WTW: Good Beaver Gone Bad

  Don’t wanna talk politics today, to nice out, so, from the very funny and prophetic Pat Godwin: I went to a place that served exotic dishes Like Elk and Wild Boar, I heard it was delicious But the one thing I ate made me sick, it’s so sad to see Good Beaver, gone bad […]

WTW: noroM’s Of The Week

I reckon this is just so wrong, they had to be liberals: WATERLOO, Iowa — — — — — Some people will do anything to get out of work. Police in Iowa have arrested two people accused of filing a fake obituary for teenager Dan “D.J.” Reddout with a newspaper to get off work for […]

WTW: All Clinton’s Fault

Morning, y’all, Jebediah here. Teach, in his OCBness yesterday, thought it was Wednesday. He needs a break, so I am taking him out to play some golf today. Make sure you validate his sense of OCBness with lots of comments today. Thank ya kindly. Anyhow, over at Hooah Wife and Friends, Elvis (yes, that boy […]

WTW: Alba-Playboy Spat Over. Whew!

I was really starting to get worried about this: Film star Jessica Alba forgave Playboy magazine on Tuesday for making her an unwitting cover girl after founder Hugh Hefner sent the actress a personal apology and pledged to donate money to her favorite charities. Alba had threatened to sue Playboy after the men’s magazine printed […]

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