Joss Whedon is involved with the Kerry campaign. I love it. I love it when Dems come out of the woodwork for a good cause. I even contemplated having my own Campaign 2004/Buffy extravaganza, but decided it would be antithetical to my current financial situation.
In other news, the
New York Times article about President Bush, faith, and uncertainty is a pretty good read, though not as exciting to read it online as in print. One part talks about an Oval Office meeting in which Bush's advisors told him that Sweden's army would be perfect to send out on a peacekeeping mission in Gaza and the West Bank. Hilarity ensues:
''I don't know why you're talking about Sweden,'' Bush said. ''They're the neutral one. They don't have an army.''
Lantos paused, a little shocked, and offered a gentlemanly reply: ''Mr. President, you may have thought that I said Switzerland. They're the ones that are historically neutral, without an army.'' Then Lantos mentioned, in a gracious aside, that the Swiss do have a tough national guard to protect the country in the event of invasion.
Bush held to his view. ''No, no, it's Sweden that has no army.''
The room went silent, until someone changed the subject.
A few weeks later, members of Congress and their spouses gathered with administration officials and other dignitaries for the White House Christmas party. The president saw Lantos and grabbed him by the shoulder. ''You were right,'' he said, with bonhomie. ''Sweden does have an army.''
Only
fancy pants intellectuals take the time to memorize which of our allies have armies. Either that, or they just
know it, because they're sharp like that.
Back home, at the ranch in England, Tony Blair is beginning to smell like a shit-patty from Crawford, Texas.
Several hundred British troops are being moved from southern Iraq to Baghdad, so that they can aide the United States in their takeover of Fallujah. Hot damn.
And you know what?
Kofi's still pissed.
It's time for work...on Sunday. Gross.
Volunteer on November 2nd. Seriously.
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