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A GA county is refusing to pay for medical treatment for a baby who was badly injured during a botched SWAT raid on a home. On May 28th, a SWAT team executed a raid on a home where a confidential informant (a criminal who trades information for a reduced sentence) told them he bought drugs. The CI said there were no children in the home.

"During a press availability on the campaign trail in New Hampshire this weekend, MSNBC's Chris Matthews was pressing Sen. Hillary Clinton about how her plan to bring U.S troops home from Iraq differs from her competitors. Then it got weird(er): Matthews: "please come on the show." Clinton: "yeah, right." Matthews: "is that an answer?" Clinton: "you know, I don't know what to do with men who are obsessed with me. Honestly, I've never understood it." Later, Sen. Clinton walked over to Matthews. He pinched her cheek. She grazed his with her hand and said in a mother-to-child tone, "oh, Christopher....

Had a thought tonight. Kerry is a Life Member of VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America). VVA fell out of VVAW. When folks join VVA, they are required to furnish their DD-214. I wonder if there is a copy of that lovely form anywhere on record in the VVA offices???? Anyone know???

here is the current poll on 10/29/04 http://www.tarrance.com/files/Week7charts.pdf here are the past results of the last 3 elections http://www.tarrance.com/files/BG_Poll_%20Vote_Projections.pdf All in all with all the other polls and the OBL tape, things look good for BC04

"Team America" Rocks October 14 , 2004 Printer Friendly No wonder Sean Penn is miffed at Matt Stone and Trey Parker. He and other liberal airhead celebs--like Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, and Alec Baldwin--finally get their comeuppance. They’re dismembered, incinerated, and otherwise tortuously eliminated by the “South Park” creators. Unfortunately, it’s just the puppet version. And it’s only on celluloid. The real-life versions of these self-righteous glitterati pains in the rear are still with us. But it’s always nice to fantasize -- as Stone and Parker do in Team America: World Police, a cinematic political satire, which debuts Friday. Just...

http://chronicle.com/free/v51/i03/03b01101.htm CRITIC AT LARGE Violating 'Sovereignty': Questioning a Concept's Long ReignBy CARLIN ROMANO Everywhere the S-word wreaks havoc. Iraqi terrorists kill hundreds of Americans and Iraqis to protest infringement of sovereignty by the Great Satan. Africans massacre other Africans because European-imposed "sovereign" borders clash with tribal allegiances. Serbs and Albanians, Irish and British, Indians and Pakistanis, Armenians and Azerbaijanis, Russians and Chechens, Georgians and Abkhazians, French and Corsicans, Spanish and Basques, Mexicans and Zapatistas, Kurds and Turks (not to mention Kurds and Iraqis, or Kurds and Syrians), Chinese and Taiwanese (not to mention Chinese and Tibetans, Chinese and South Koreans,...

Ever wonder how the other half celebrates Earth Day at dinner? Read on...From www.earthdinner.org. I just found this so amusing. And cute! Tim & Nancy’s Family Dinner Tim and Nancy agree on a plan that will fit with their busy schedule and introduce their youngsters (3, 5, and 7) to the concepts of Earth Day. They invite several nearby relatives and ask them each to bring a picture of their favorite place on Earth. They create a simple menu with four dishes of organic foods – each representing a different element – earth, air, fire and water. When their guests...