Iraq gov't gets control of Green Zone, US troops

...the Iraqi government also now has control of American troops' actions and of the country's airspace.

Well since our co-Presidency has been under the control of Saudi Arabia and now China, I guess having our military fighting under a foreign flag should not be a shock to my senses.

Call me old-fashioned but I recall one hell of a hissy fit when it was proposed that the American military don the blue UN helmet and submit to UN-led generals during joint actions.

How far we have fallen in stature in the world.

Posted by Panzo at 1:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Holidays are no picnic for those grossed out by potlucks

Even if the preparers seem clean enough, hardly anyone is as scrupulous as they should be in the kitchen, washing pots and utensils improperly and failing to keep foods at the right temperatures. And who knows what their rules are about tasting the dish while cooking?

"I say to myself, 'Well, that killed the germs.' But those decorated cookies with junk on top — someone has been putting that on there with their hands. It's been overly touched, and that gives me the creeps."

I know what I'm taking to my next pot luck: anti-bacterial pie!

Some of these OCD sufferers need a week's vacation in Vietnam. That will either kill them through starvation or cure them.

"You mean these Fried Giant Cockroaches used to crawl on the ground?!"

Posted by Panzo at 6:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

The Microsoft Blog: On the shelf: "Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?"

Spotted on The Drudge Report this week, an ad linking to stayathomeserver.com, a site advertising, "Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?"

Anyway, the book tells some of the joys of a Windows Home Server ("Your family can share pictures, and music, and almost anything else. You can even share files with people outside the house!")

Next in the series: "Heather's Two Mommies Have A Server".

Posted by Panzo at 5:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Kennedy repeats big mistake of Palin's

"In a carefully controlled strategy reminiscent of the vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, aides to Caroline Kennedy interrupted her on Wednesday and whisked her away when she was asked what her qualifications are to be U.S. senator."

It brings tears to your eyes, if you happen to be a crocodile.

Technically, I suppose, she's qualified to be Senator.

But then, so is my neighbor's Schnauzer. And Quimby is less annoying.

Posted by Panzo at 9:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Heat's Dwyane Wade helps family displaced by fire

When Dwyane Wade heard the plight of a South Florida woman whose nephew accidentally burned down her home—and ruined all the family’s possessions—the Miami Heat star knew he had to do something.

His Wade’s World foundation will make some payments on the home, while Smith and her family get back on their feet.

Posted by Panzo at 6:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

"Stupid" is the local dipshit at the DOT saying this after two unusual winter storms:

Seattle refuses to use salt; roads "snow packed" by design | Seattle Times

"We're trying to create a hard-packed surface," said Alex Wiggins, chief of staff for the Seattle Department of Transportation.

WHAAAT?!

"If we were using salt, you'd see patches of bare road because salt is very effective," Wiggins said. "We decided not to utilize salt because it's not a healthy addition to Puget Sound."

WHAAAAAT?!

Seattle also equips its plows with rubber-edged blades. That minimizes the damage to roads and manhole covers, but it doesn't scrape off the ice, Wiggins said.

Dear sweet Jesus on a fucking pogo stick!

GET ME OUT OF HERE!

Posted by Panzo at 11:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

...and fuck you very much."

Greyhound riders sick of Seattle: 'I'm just trying to get out of here'

On Sunday night, more than 50 Greyhound passengers who had been stuck because of the snow were dropped off at the Seattle Center emergency shelter.

"I'm scared, and I want to go home," said 18-year-old Allisha Bentley of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Posted by Panzo at 6:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Oprah Winfrey named PETA's 'Person of the Year' | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington

Animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has named Oprah Winfrey its "Person of the Year."

You mean Oprah packed on those pounds from eating vegetables?

Posted by Panzo at 10:52 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mother of Palin daughter's boyfriend arrested

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska state troopers have arrested the mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend on drug charges.
Sherry L. Johnston was arrested Thursday after troopers served a search warrant on a Wasilla home. The 42-year-old Johnston has been charged with six felony drug counts.

And now Sarah Palin's chorus of right-wing, Bible-thumping supporters will pirouette on their holier-than-thou toesies like they did when they found out that Brostol Palin was unweddedly preggers.

"We must love the addicts," they'll say.

"Everyone makes mistakes," they'll say.

"Don't be so quick to judge before the evidence is heard," they'll say.

What they won't say is, "Sarah Palin pals around with drug addicts."

/eyeroll

Posted by Panzo at 10:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Bush says he didn't compromise soul to be popular

"I'm a free market guy," Bush said. "But I'm not going to let this economy crater in order to preserve the free market system. So we made a lot of very strong moves and it's been painful for a lot of people, particularly because, you know, this - the excesses of the past have caused a lot of folks to hurt when it comes to, like, their 401(k)'s or, you know, their jobs."

"I'm also, like, a total, you know, fuck up.

But I didn't compromise my soul to be popular. I stuck to my gut. Sure I followed it off of a cliff and took the country, its stature, its economy and its defenses with it but I never abandoned it.

I'm, like, you know, lagacyable."

Posted by Panzo at 4:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)