Developing Story - Breaking News! Bush Veteos Stem Cells and NAACP

Another Bush First - Adds Signing Statement to Stem Cell Veto, Vetoing NAACP

In Solidifying Base, GOP Telling African Americans “You’re Either With Us, Or Against Us”

In a day of “firsts” for President Bush, the White House hit the trifecta, as the President added one of his growing controversial Signing Statements to his veto of the Stem Cell Bill, vetoing the NAACP, the historic civil rights organization that the President graced their annual convention for just the first time earlier in the day

With the President using the veto for the very first time in his presidency, to kill off the Stem Cell Funding Bill, and having issued over 700 Signing Statements, this is, according to many in the Beltway, unprecedented.

“This is beyond being bold, holding on to your values,” offered Ann Mitchell, veteran Capital Hill journalist. “This president is exhibiting, more and more, that he believes he has imperial powers... He’s using the Signing Statements as decrees to his subjects.”

NAACP executives and members were stunned with the news, having received the uplifting notice that the U.S. Senate, after a few bumps, voted 98-0 to extend the expiring Voting Rights Act, the measure so critical to the Civil Rights Movement.

Signed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, the Voting Rights Act outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes that many Southern states used to prevent blacks from voting and maintain their culture of prejudice and segregation.

NAACP president and chief executive Bruce S. Gordon said he was “speechless” when he heard that, after leaving the NAACP Convention, pointing out that President Bush, in his speech, said “I consider it a tragedy that the party of Abraham Lincoln let go of its historic ties with the African-American community. For too long my party wrote off the African-American vote and many African- Americans wrote off the Republican Party.”

After being interrupted by a round of polite applause, Bush followed with “That history has prevented us from working together when we agree on great goals. And it's not good for our country. That's why I've come to share with you. We put the interest of the country above political party... I want to change the relationship.”

‘Who knew when he said that,” a somber Gordon noted softly, “that he was drawing a line, cutting us off, closing down the big tent.”

“What they are saying to us,” said NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, “is their now worn out refrain of you’re with us or against us.”

Sources tell The Garlic that early this morning, Gordon and the executive board of the NAACP were served with papers from the IRS, rescinding their Non-Profit status.

Many in Washington believe this move by President Bush, to strike with vetoes and Signing Statements is the latest incarnation of Karl Rove and the RNC’s 2006 Mid-Term Election strategy.

The White House has issued no comments about the Signing Statement Veto of the NAACP and the RNC would only say that they are “ focused on hanging on to the House and Senate.”

More as this story develops

In issuing his first veto yesterday, President Bush added one of his growing, controversial Signing Statements, that vetoes the NAACP, who the President addressed earlier in the day for the first time

Top Ten Cloves: Things About Focus On Family’s New Anti-Gay Website

News Item: For Springs, domestic partnership an issue in dog days of summer

10. Made a pointed, loud firing of member who, mistakenly, attempted to place “Boys Don’t Cry” on FOF Recommended Films list

9. Streaming Dr. Laura’s radio program

8. When you first log-in to site, theme music of “Macho Man” plays

7. To tie in the “Dogs aren’t born mooing” thing, will have monthly section of clean, family-friendly “farmer’s daughter” jokes

6. Wants Ann Coulter to post list of any liberal, New York Times reporter or Jersey Girl that is gay - but only if she can provide documentable sources

5. Though Dr. Robert Spitzer says "Some people can and do change," he thinks the guy that wore the dog suit is a goner

4. Attempting to get Pat Robertson endorsement, and have him say Boston’s Big Dig Tunnel Ceiling Collapse was because Massachusetts legalized Same-Sex Marriage

3. Bill Bennett is betting that the website will be a winner

2. Despite White House endorsement, regrettably, can’t let Jeff Gannon write for the site

1. With Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council, planning a “Judy Garland Sunday”, to provide misinformation and reinforce stereotypes for the base

Family of Focus Founder James Dobson said that he launched the anti-gay website “No-Moo-Lies” because “nothing is safe anymore ... They’ve even made Superman gay ...

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Blogophile quoted two entries of The Garlic’s Top Ten Cloves: Reasons Why Homeland Security Can’t Fill Cyber Security Post

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Breaking News!- Hannity, Coulter Call For Action

Talk Host Hannity Blasts U.N., Lebanon Over Evacuation; “Again, They Let The Buses Sit Idle”

Gets Backed By Coulter; Evacuate All “Except Any liberals, New York Times Reporters, or Any of The Jersey Girls”

Despite the escalating bombing and fighting going on, ABC Radio Networks and Fox News Talk Host Sean Hannity blasted, last night, the United Nations and the Lebanese Government over the slow evacuation of over 15,000 U.S. Citizens from the war zone of Southern Lebanon.

“Where did they get their plans from – that bozo down in New Orleans ... Mayor Nagin?”

Hannity held little back, calling for the resignation of U.N. Chief Kofi Annan, saying that “maybe he should reverse his scam for a few days, give some of the oil back so they can get the buses fired up.”

Hannity also suggested that the Lebanese Government dissolve itself and, either let U.S. official move in to set up a temporary government, or call immediate elections.

“These guys make the Democrats look competent and busy,” said Hannity.

“Once again,” stated the conservative Hannity, through tight lips and red-faced, “they let the buses sit idle... Thousands of buses all over Lebanon just sitting there ... You mean to tell me that they couldn’t have loaded up those buses to get the Americans out of danger? ... No, they’d rather let the buses sit there and then turn around and blame George Bush... It’s all Bush’s fault ...”

Hannity also pointed out the lack of use of the train service to ferry evacuees out of the area.

“I heard that Amtrak, or whatever cattle-car type of system they have over there made an offer but it was rejected.”

“Let me say this,” Hannity offered, pointing a finger for added effect, “our President, George Bush, the one man who is trying to clean up this world we live in, if his hands weren’t tied, would have these people out of there, no question about it.”

When a reporter pointed out to Hannity, that, perhaps, it would be difficult, if not dangerous, driving buses in an area being bombarded by the Israelis, day and night, Hannity cut the reporter off.

“Oh, so we should let the terrorists do anything they want? ... “We should coddle them, instead of bombing and killing them? ... What world are you in, pal? Who do you write for, the New York Times?

‘Thousands” Call Hannity To Drive Buses; Arizona Minutemen Offer Aid

Hannity claims that he’s received hundreds, “thousands” of calls and emails, of people telling him they would go over and drive the buses.

According to Hannity, the Arizona Minutemen have offered their services, to go over to Lebanon, not actually to drive buses and evacuate Americans, they would, from their lawn chairs, monitor the evacuation and report to the proper authorities, any illegal aliens that attempt to be evacuated.

“I tell you, are they stand-up Americans or what ... And, if I didn’t have a radio and a television show, I’d go over with them.”

Hannity was dismissive of the plan to employ private cruise ships to move the evacuees, over 15,000 who have registered according to the State Department

“Who came up with that bright idea,” lamented Hannity. “Sounds like something John Kerry or Howard Dean would say”

“With all the problems and dangers we’ve reported on with the cruise ship lines that are just asking for trouble. How many more “George Smiths” will we see come out of this ...”

Coulter: “Everyone except any liberals, New York Times reporters or any of the Jersey Girls”

A frequent guest of Hannity, on both his ABC Radio Network show, and his Fox News program, the conservative pundit and alleged plagiarist Ann Coulter backed Hannity in criticizing the evacuation of Americans out of Lebanon

“We should have been getting people out of there before the bombs fell,” said Coulter. ‘Well, everyone except any liberals, New York Times reporters, or any of the Jersey Girls, if they happened to be in Lebanon.

“I mean, c’mon guys,” added Coulter, “do we really have to think that hard about this? I mean, first off, if they followed my advice ... We already invaded their country, so now all we have to do is just kill the leaders and convert all the others ...”

Hannity, on the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon - “Again, They Let The Buses Sit Idle”

Top Ten Cloves: Things About Ralph Reed Losing His Election

News Item: Republican Candidate Linked to Abramoff Loses in Ga. Primary

10. Karma - Indian casinos mobilized Christian voters to vote for State Senator Casey Cagle

9. Regrets not setting himself up in Florida, where Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris could have “helped” him get elected

8. How would Jesus lose an election?

7. Really perplexed by loss, especially since they used Diebold machines

6. Hmmm ... Maybe that Top Cyber Security Post over at Homeland Security is still open is still open ...

5. Bill Bennett bet the line on Reed losing and made a bundle!

4. Definitely hurt by Joe Lieberman saying he was thinking about running in race as an Independent

3. Second guessing having Ann Coulter write his campaign speeches

2. Now has more time to visit Jack Abramoff in jail

1. Franticly calling White House this morning, seeking President Bush to, along with Stem Cell Bill, veto election results

Top Ten Cloves: Things About President Bush’s First Veto

News Item: Bush Set to Use First Veto on Stem Cell Bill

10. Teases Vice President Cheney – Says this is how he will sign his pardon, if he decides to offer one

9. Needs to sign veto quickly – Senator Rick Santorum calling Press Conference to say he’s found batch of stem cells

8. Reflects for a moment – How would Jesus sign a veto?

7. Before signing veto, asks if Syria and Iran are behind this stem cell thing

6. Long delay before signing veto, having to wait for Secret Service to sweep room for any microphones that will pick up unscripted comments

5. Staff has to endure President’s not-very-good Marlon Brando-as-Vito Corleone impersonation

4. Asks staff to tie veto into Global War On Terror; Doesn’t anyone else remember the CIA saying something about Sadam Hussein trying to purchase stem cells

3. Has to fight off Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT?), who is filing papers this morning that will allow him to veto bill

2. Because of jet lag in returning from G8, gets confused and adds a Signing Statement to bill

1. Confident Karl Rove will come up with some lie or smear to make it look like Democrats vetoed bill

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President Bush has warned Congress, that if they attempt to override his first veto, he will likely have newly hired Bush Team member, and World Cup star and legendary French soccer captain, Zinedine Zidane pay a visit to Capital Hill, so they can put their heads together on backing the President

Top Ten Cloves: Other Unscripted Comments Heard At The G8 Luncheon

News Item: Microphone Captures Bush's Unscripted Comments at G-8

10. How come you never took me to Graceland when I visited?

9. I finally found a way to bust Cheney’s balls ... I’ve been emailing him from here, telling him if he’s convicted, I won’t pardon him

8. Who’s manning the pool? Put me in for Chirac and the French not getting behind, or giving any aid, to anything we do here?

7. Is it me, or have you noticed Putin hittin’ the old Russian Vodka a little too much?

6. Yeah, sure ... Next time Condi goes over to see you, I’ll ask her to wear the outfit you like

5. Tony ... See if we can get back to the meeting room before the others ... I want you to show me the map again, and which one is Syria and which one is Lebanon

4. (After taking a sip from a glass) Oh wow! ... I could have had a G8? ... Oh, that’s right, you guys don’t have that over here ...

3. You wait and see ... I’m sure Kofi will find some way for him and his son to make money off this thing

2. That bastard Bush blew it for me ... I wanted to belly kiss Merkel, during the reception the other night

1. So much for stopping off in Beirut for some of those candies on the way home

Tony ... See if we can get back to the meeting room before the others ... I want you to show me the map again and which one is Syria and which one is Lebanon

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves 16 July 2006

After being stunned by President Bush with a hearty belly kiss last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has now made it a policy, when meeting with world leaders to be seated and have a third-party between her and the other leader


Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT?) said that if he had known in advance, he would have eschewed kissing President Bush after the State of the Union speech and waited for a good, wet belly kiss from Bush

Recently retired/resigned/fired "The View" co-host Star Jones Reynolds has come out and called for the resignation or firing of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

Jones said of Rumsfeld handing of the Iraq War and the Global War on Terrorism, or her own firing, "It just isn't fair"

New MSNBC Chief Dan Abrams defended his decision not to send any MSNBC reporters or hosts to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, saying that he can pull content from NBC and that "we'll have a ton of documentaries on this over the next few months"

Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of State Karen Hughes has launched a new program to help promote the United States to other countries. Hughes is planning the Lady Liberty Tour, where Lady Liberty will attend sporting events and promote America and American values to sports fans during the game and matches.

No word from the State Department if Lady Liberty will have a role in Hughes’ flagship program, the International Tupperware Parties

Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has called a press conference for Monday, to announce the discovery of two American Legion members in Iraq, but stopped short of saying they were Weapons of Mass Destruction, or the reason the Bush Administration manipulated the intelligence to invade and occupy Iraq

Poll Results ... It's A Three Amigos Kind of Day ... The Garlic's Weekly Poll July 9 - July 15 2006 ... New Poll - Cheney Reaction To Lawsuit

Russian President Vladimir Putin may have snuck a look at this past week’s Garlic Poll, when he dissed President Bush’s policy in Iraq ... Our voters in the survey poll took a dim view of the Administration’s diplomatic strategies ...

The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll July 9 - July 15 2006

With President Bush seemingly ending his Cowboy Diplomacy, this signals that ...

1. With what has happened in Iraq, so far, around Washington, and what they are picking up on the wiretaps, people snickering Cowboy Diplomacy must be based on “The Three Amigos” 34%

2. Unlike former Secretary of State Colin Powell, confident Condi Rice, when the time comes, will really sell the U.N. on invading North Korea 28%

3. Like Iraq, plans on leaving North Korean crisis to future presidents 24%
4. Wants to settle into a low-key mode for his Lame Duck status 14%

This week’s Poll - When Vice President Dick Cheney found out he was being sued by Valarie Plame Wilson and Joe Wilson, Cheney ...

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This Just In! Bush Faux Pas Caused By Bad Intel, Plame Lawsuit

Bush Stuns Germany’s Merkel With Hearty Belly Kiss

White House Cites – Again – Faulty Intelligence; Blames Former CIA Chief Tenet

The White House, this evening, is in full crises-mode, not over the exploding violence in the Middle East, but over a diplomatic faux pas, after President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel, an unexpected, hearty belly kiss.

The President, who arrived in Germany last evening, was making a one-day stop, before a weekend of talks the leaders of the G8 in St. Petersburg, Russia, to meet with Merkel, shoring up his delicate coalition against a backdrop of escalating violence in Iraq, tense negotiations with North Korea, and an exploding war between Israel and the militant Lebanese group, Hezbollah

After Merkel, Bush Then Belly Kisses German, U.S. Delegation, and Secret Service Agents

Merkel looked stunned, according to sources, shortly after the President and First Lady arrived at Trinwillershagen, the summer home of the Merkel, for an evening barbeque

Bush, upon arriving, good-naturedly took over the conductors’ wand of the band that greeted him and then walked over to Merkel, who had her arm extended, as if to shake hands.

Witnesses who spoke to The Garlic said that Bush ignored the handshake offer, and quickly pulled up Merkel’s blouse, giving her a hearty, lip-smacking Belly Kiss, leaving German leader “stunned” and sucking the air out of the other guests at the barbeque.

“It was like the final scene of “The Wild Bunch”, offered veteran independent foreign correspondent, Huntley Haverstock Jr.

“When Pike Bishop shoots the Mexican General and everybody in the villa freezes ... Everyone at the barbeque just stopped breathing, with bugged-out eyes and some with open mouths, like the couldn’t believe what they had just seen.”

Haverstock said that it appeared President Bush didn’t understand what was going on around him and First Lady Laura Bush moved over to him quickly, and whispered something in the President’s ear.

What happened next bordered on the sublime, said Haverstock.

“It was apparent that Mrs. Bush told her husband of the faux pas and the President attempted to recover as quickly as he could.”

President Bush, said Haverstock, proceeded to Belly Kiss other members of the German delegation, including Merkel’s husband, as well as First Lady Laura Bush, and members of his own entourage, including the Secret Service agents traveling with the President.

An awkward and uneasy air hung over the barbeque, as the President moved about and other guests mingled, and keeping an eye as to where President Bush was located at all times.

Cheney Asks In Note On Newspaper – “Is This The New Handshake In Europe and Russia

Later, the White House attempted to explain the President’s sudden outburst of Belly Kissing.

Special Counselor and Director of Strategic Communications Dan Bartlett told reporters that President Bush had received some “bad intelligence.”

After the incident last week, with Russian President Vladimir Putin pulling up the T-shirt of a five-year-old boy outside the Kremlin and shocking the crowd by planting a Belly Kiss on the boy

"He seemed very independent and serious... I wanted to cuddle him like a kitten and it came out in this gesture. He seemed so nice," said Putin

Before the trip to Germany, and the G8, according to Bartlett, the White House Travel Office looked into Putin’s Belly Kiss, after being directed by Vice President Dick Cheney.

Cheney sent over an article cut of the newspaper on the Putin belly kiss, and, writing in the margins, asked “Is this something we should be doing?” and “Is this the new handshake in Europe and Russia?”

White House Mum On Second Medal of Freedom Award For Tenet Advice on Belly Kiss

“We attempted to vet this,” said Bartlett.

By happenstance, Bartlett said, he received a telephone call from former CIA Director George Tenet, on unrelated business. During the course of the conversation, Bartlett queried Tenet about the Belly Kissing.

“He told me it was solid ... A slam dunk.”

Bartlett then advised the Travel Staff and the Belly Kiss was added to the President’s agenda.

Bartlett would neither confirm nor deny if Tenet’s advice would put him in line to receive a second ‘Medal of Freedom’ award

Putin: Cheney Inept At “Note-Writing and Social Graces”

When reached for comment, Putin, who will be the host of the G8 meeting this weekend, was amused.

“Not only is Vice President Cheney an unsuccessful hunter, he seemingly is equally inept at note-writing and social graces.”

Putin was following up on his response to Cheney’s recent criticism, of Moscow moving away from democracy, telling NBC's "Today" show yesterday, saying of Cheney, "These kinds of comments from your vice president amount to the same thing as an unsuccessful hunting shot."

There were no comments from the Vice President’s office early this evening, however, sources close to the White House say that Cheney aide David Addington was preparing a Signing Statement for President Bush to condemn Putin and his remarks

The President is more “John Wayne” then “John Doe.”

When pressed of more information, Bartlett admitted that President Bush “may have been rattled” as he arrived at the barbeque, having just received the news of Valerie Plame filing suit against Cheney, Karl Rove and Lewis ‘”Scooter” Libby, and 10 additional “John Doe’s”, for violating her rights in exposing her identity of being a covert CIA agent

“We really can’t comment on a on-going investigation or court case,” said Bartlett. “We just heard about it and haven’t seen the filing and really can’t comment on anything.”

Bartlett was asked if President Bush is one of the “John Doe’s” listed in Plame’s lawsuit.

“I really can’t say,” said Bartlett. “But I doubt it ... The President is more “John Wayne” then “John Doe.”

In this photo, taken minutes after the Belly Kissing outburst by President Bush, in which he stunned German Chancellor Angela Merkel, both the President and Merkel lingered in an awkward moment, before First Lady Laura Bush interceded and had the President Belly Kiss the rest of the German delegation, his own entourage and the Secret Service agents on duty

Top Ten Cloves: Reasons Why Homeland Security Can’t Fill Cyber Security Post

News Item: Top Cyber Security Post Still Unfilled After a Year

10. Nobody wants job – Fear they will be subpoenaed by Scooter Libby’s lawyers

9. Still pouring through MySpace.Com to get some really good candidates

8. Waiting for Microsoft to release new Vista platform before making any moves

7. Haven’t figured out yet, that if something goes wrong, or there’s a disaster, how we can blame Louisiana officials for it

6. The only people applying for the job come from Dubai companies and we already went through that dance with the Ports Deal

5. It’s on hold, until after the August Connecticut Primary – Joe Lieberman indicated that if he loses, he’s going to put in papers for it

4. Job not sexy enough – Everyone wants to work over in Vice President Cheney’s office, where all the power is

3. If that consultant that broke into the FBI files beats the charges, we’d be happy to talk with him for this post

2. Last two candidates look real good, interviewed well, but then Chertoff goes off and plants a belly kiss on them

1. We just hired Senator Ted Stevens to consult and help us sort through all this Internet stuff









Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT?) has reportedly told the Department of Homeland Security, that if he loses his Primary Race next month, to Ned Lamont, he’ll likely file papers to take over the top Cyber Security Post

Top Ten Cloves: Things White House Will Do To Avoid Adopting Geneva Convention Codes For Detainees

News Item: It's Bush's Way or the Highway on Guantanamo Bay

10. Yeah, right ... Like we’re really going to change the way we’re doing things ...

9. Congressional Hearings? Sure, but we wont participate or give you any documents

8. Let’s say we agree to apply minimum standards, but, we get to say what “minimum” is

7. Forget about the detainees, President looking to put a hurtin’ on whoever leaked out the White House Salaries

6. We can stay hard-line as long as we want – Even John Dean says that whatever we do, our base of conservatives will follow us

5. President Bush too busy trying to figure out who is Robert Novak’s primary source in the Plame Leak

4. The day our embassy in Baghdad can come up with an as upbeat assessment as the President has, we might think about it

3. Promise to not use dogs anymore but we would like to use Zidane, you know, just to give them a little nudge in the chest

2. Concentrating in saving exclusive Army contract for Halliburton

1. Won’t get to it until after Mid-Term elections – Preoccupied with going over list of cities with subways that we can blaringly announce that we’ve broken-up new terrorist plots against them

Once recent compromise offered by the Bush Administration, as to those being held at Guantanamo, was to issue the terrorist detainees Blackberry devices, so they could better track and schedule their mistreatment and abuse

Breaking News! Zidane Signals New Era of “Hooligan Diplomacy”

Have Head-Butt, Will Travel - Mr. Zizou Goes To Washington

World Cup Golden Ball Winner Wooed By Bush Team; Likely Will Be Assigned To Bolton at U.N.

There are more signs of Chief of Staff Josh Bolten shaking up and revamping the Bush White House, as a press conference has been announced for later today to announce that World Cup star and legendary French soccer captain Zinedine Zidane will be joining the Bush Administration.

Zidane, winner of the World Cup’s Golden Ball, which is awarded to the best player in the tournament, announced his retirement from soccer just yesterday.

Zidane’s French team lost to Italy in the World Cup Finals, 1-1 but went down in Penalty Kicks, 5-3 and was marred by a glaring and vicious foul by Zidane, when, in the second overtime period, Zidane head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi directly in the chest, sending the Italian to ground. Zidane was Red Carded and ejected from the match

Numerous unconfirmed press reports indicate that Materazzi had called Zidane, whose parents are Algerian immigrants, a “terrorist.”

Zidane Signals New Era of “Hooligan Diplomacy”

Inside sources tell The Garlic that Zizou, as he is affectionately known by his legions of fans, will report to the State Department.

“This is a real coup for Bush,” offered Dix Whitcomb, editor of the newsletter "Our Laws Are Different"

“If they are retiring their “Cowboy Diplomacy ”, then bringing in Zidane looks to be a signal of, I don’t know, perhaps “Hooligan Diplomacy”.

The White House has been quietly searching for a new name for its diplomacy.

Bolton: “Red Card? I’ll be giving him Red Bull”

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that she was “thrilled” to have Zidane coming aboard.

“He’s got a good head on his shoulders,” said Rice. ‘I believe he’ll be a valuable member of our team. Having a person with the stature of Zizou should help us cut down our tactical errors

Zidane, according to sources, is likely to be assigned to the United Nations, and reporting to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N, John Bolton

Bolton, when reached for comment said he was “ecstatic” that Zidane would be working with him.

“Give him a Red Card? I’ll be giving him Red Bull, to help me keep the North Koreans and Iranians in line”

The Italian Ambassador to the U.N., Marcello Spatafora, indicated he may file for a resolution, banning head-butting during conferences and in general sessions.

President Bush jokingly commented that “I was surprised that we could find someone that could work with John [Bolton}. They should get along fabulously.”

Lieberman Hails Zidane Choice; Says Looks Forward To Working With Soccer Star

In a related matter, Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT?) welcomed the news of Zidane coming to Washington and indicated that the two, could conceivably, be working together in the near future.

Lieberman indicated that he may file papers and campaign for the job of United Nations Secretary General.

“I’m leaving all of my options open,” said the embattled Senator, as he wages a tough race against Democratic challenger Ned Lamont, for next month’s primary election. “I’ll land myself somewhere, you can bet on that.”














U.N Ambassador John Bolton said no Red Card for Zizou, only Red Bull, to help him keep North Korea and Iran in line

Developing Story – Santorum Channeling Dead Pols

Santorum: “I See Dead Politicians!”

Aides Talk Of “Wild Ranting”; Fear Strain Of Up-Hill Campaign Taking Toll On Embattled Senator

“It gets kind of scary, at times,” offered one senior aide on Senator Rick Santorum’s campaign staff.

The senior aide talked of ‘wild ranting” at times, with the embattled Senator “carrying on conversations” with dead politicians “like, in real time ... as if they were standing next to him.”

Many, in Santorum’s camp and the Republican National Committee, believe the strain of running 18-points behind his Democratic challenger, Bob Casey, is taking its toll in the Senators' effort to be re-elected to the Senate

“He’s in the fight of his life,” said Ed Hutcheson, publisher and editor of "K Street Kings - K as in Thousands", the monthly publication that tracks lobbyists.

“But I’m not sure it’s all to do with that ... Rick’s been pretty far out there on a lot of issues.”

Most recently, as reported by The Garlic yesterday, Santorum is calling for the drafting of the famous canine, Lassie, into the military service, to aid in the hunt for Sadam Hussein’s Weapons of Mass Destruction

Obsessed With The Late Governor Casey

One of Santorum’s “obsessions’ is with Casey – not his opponent, but his opponent’s father, the late former Governor of Pennsylvania, Robert P. Casey, who died six years ago.

“The Senator,” offered another campaign staffer, “sometimes gets confused, and believes he’s running against the dead Casey.”

In his more lucid moments, according to insiders, Santorum believes the Democrats drafted the younger Casey to “confuse me and the voters.”

“He kind of flip-flops, goes in-and-out of it,” said another campaign staffer.

“One minute he’s focused and discussing current strategy and then, all of a sudden, he’s off talking to the former Governor.”

Channeling Dead Pols

It hasn’t been limited to the late Governor Casey that finds Santorum in one of his trance-like episodes.

According to the staffers interviewed, Santorum has channeled a “Who’s-Who” of former GOP politicians, including the late former President Richard Nixon, and his Vice President, the late Spiro Agnew. Santorum has been heard having conversations with the late conservative icon, the former Senator Barry Goldwater

“For the past few days,: said a RNC operative, “he’s been calling up the Everett Dirksen , the late Senator from Illinois ... Something about going into the past to see the future.”

Santorum’s Sixth Sense?

It’s not lost on anyone close to the Santorum campaign, the similarities to Santorum’s behavior and the blockbuster movie, M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Sixth Sense”

“With Rick being a Senator from Pennsylvania and the movie being set in Philadelphia,” said a campaign staffer. “At first we thought it was funny ... Now, it’s getting a little spooky.”

When reached for comment, Shyamalan, preparing for the release of his newest movie, “Lady In The Water” was amused, but denied that he has hired Santorum for publicity.

“No, I haven’t been working with the Senator,” said Shyamalan. “If anything, I would think he would identify with “Unbreakable”. It would probably be a great internal battle. I could see the Senator wanting to be the hero, like David Dunn ... But he also has the capacity for great evil, like Mr. Glass.”

Whether Santorum is wrapped up in the movie, or if it is the stress of the race to save his seat, it is beginning to wear out his staff and supporters.

Said a campaign staffer, “I mean what do you do, when you have a meeting and you go to sit down, and the Senator tells you no, that the chair is for Spiro Agnew ... What do you say to that?"

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Top Ten Cloves: Ways White House Will Go About Naming President Bush’s New Diplomacy

News Item: The End of Cowboy Diplomacy

10. Forget about getting Stephen Hawking for a name ... He’s tied up on that human race question

9. We could ask “A penny for your thoughts” except it wouldn’t have any value and actually cost us money for asking for it

8. Maybe bring in those CIA guys for their input ... You know, the ones without jobs because we closed down the Osama bin Laden office

7. President is waiting for the Higher Father to get back to him on it

6. Hold off to see what the PNAC calls it

5. Karl Rove is working on names that will define the President’s agenda and slam and smear the Democrats at the same time

4. Probably will have to wait until after we invade Iran and North Korea and see what the International media calls it

3. Did we get the test results from the viral videos we posted on YouTube yet?

2. See if they can hire away the person that writes those snazzy Fox News slogans and headers

1. One thing is certain. Take Ann Coulter off the project immediately – Can’t trust where she’s getting here material from