Colonel Gadhafi has made another TV appearance. Evidently his advisors told him to ditch the umbrella and the sunglasses. This time he was dressed in a simple black ensemble. I’ll give him this—he pulls the all-black outfit off a lot better than Rush Limbaugh. But he’s still nowhere near Johnny Cash. Gadhafi made a statement of less than five minutes from a balcony in Tripoli. Evidently he has a good idea how long it would take US warplanes to zero in on a balcony in Tripoli. Later, Libyan state TV showed footage of a wrecked and burning house with a caption saying “the crusader imperialism bombs civilians.” Very colorful. I think somebody at Libyan state TV could get a job with Frank Luntz. The record shows that John McCain was very much for Gadhafi before he was against him. Is that any surprise? If you want to get good quotes on both sides of any issue, all you have to do is google “John McCain views.” These days McCain is calling for Gadhafi’s ouster because Gadhafi “has American blood on his hands.” But a year and a half ago, McCain went to Libya to meet with Gadhafi. And I doubt that when they shook hands, McCain pointed out the blood on Gadhafi’s hands.
President Obama is getting rave reviews for his trip to South America. Well, at Fox News, they just rave. Obama signed trade and Open Skies agreements in Brazil, education and nuclear-cooperation agreements in Chile, and security agreements in El Salvador. Not bad for a “vacation.” Obama had his hands full in South America. Not as full as Mark Sanford’s hands when he was in South America, but full nonetheless.
Finally, we’d like to note the sad passing of Elizabeth Taylor, not only an iconic actress, but someone who raised over $100 million for AIDS. Ms. Taylor had a career that spanned over 70 years. Incidentally, after he’s done revamping Social Security, a career of 70 years is exactly what Alan Simpson has in mind for all of us.
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