Latest Whitehouse Snow Job Scandal

Fox has long been an organ of the Republican Party. Now it's official.

Arnold's an Ass Man

And you can take the Governator at his own word on that topic.

A big tip o' the Sardonic Samba Headdress to ebog for this tasty taste of tastelessness.

Transatlantic Trans Fat

The Daily News reports this morning that KFC and McDonald's delicacies in the US have ten times the trans fat of their European counterparts. "This is rather surprising because it tells me that it is possible for McDonald's to remove the trans fats because they have done it in European countries," said Steen Stender, a professor of preventive cardiology in Denmark. Well duh, Steen. They're obviously saving the trans fat for their best customers. That's why everyone wants to come here, you silly underweight Dane.

Hey Ho, Ret's Go!

A super-sized Sardonic shout-out to Brother Sysm for the heads-up on Tuesday's English-language release of Shonen Knife's Genki Shock!

I'll Have a Space-Shot, and Make It a Double!

According to a news item filed by the Agence France-Presse, a 288-billion mile long cloud of methyl alcohol has been discovered in the Milky Way. In a move that puts "CAUTION: CONTENTS OF THIS CONTAINER MAY BE EXTREMELY HOT" to shame, the French news agency felt compelled to point out that methanol, "a cousin of ethanol, which is found in alcoholic beverages", is "not suitable for human consumption". Apparently, they were concerned that some people might take the news the wrong way.

Is That Really a Search Wand, Mister?

1. Consider all the surveillance technology and authority bequeathed to Homeland Security over the past four and a half years.

2. Consider that the deputy press secretary for Homeland Security just got arrested for soliciting a 14 year-old over the internet.

3. Consider hiding your children.