By now everyone has seen pictures or video of President Bush's laying on of hands on German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G-8 summit (the "love attack", as it's known in the German press). And this far into his second term, everyone has heard the theory that what really motivates W. is the burning desire to outdo his father. Now, Steve at No More Mister Nice Blog has the photos that pull it all together. All you need the sort of very rudimentary knowledge of Freud that one can pick up watching
When her Aunt Virginia died in 1982, Lorna Catling had no idea that forty years earlier the Gestapo had declared her aunt "the most dangerous of all Allied spies" in France, and issued orders to "find and destroy her." Virginia Hall seldom spoke about what she had done during World War II, and didn't even bother to collect all the honors she was entitled to for her heroic service. Tomorrow one of those long overdue honors will be presented to Catling as her late aunt's representative
It's Day Six and the Santiago fire is still only 30 percent contained. Fourteen homes were destroyed, and 750 more are threatened in Silverado Canyon. The Register reports that a liquid was used to ignite the blaze along Santiago Canyon Road at two separate points. Sheriff Carona says his department had received 250 tips thus far, but no suspects have been named. A $250,000 reward has been put out for information leading to the arrest of the responsible parties.
Blame Game: Former British Prime
Member of the Scottish Parliament Alex Neil played the Duke card as he joined Scottish government officials in pressing for renaming Glasgow Prestwick Airport after Robert Burns in honor of the poet, lyricist and Scotland favorite son's 250th birthday in January.
"I remember flying into John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, and the fact it was called John Wayne was a big tourist attraction," Neil said. "I don't see why we shouldn't exploit the Burns brand here in Scotland."
Alas, as
The Orange County Business Journal is reporting that local mega-slumlord George Argyros is interested in buying the Orange County Register (we'd link to the OCBJ, but you have to pay to read the article--get with the 21st century, Rick Reiff!). This is a horrible idea, and not just because Argyros knows nothing about journalism and is notorious for buying properties and putting no money in them (best examples: Seattle Mariners during the 1980s, his apartments). It boils down to this: George Argy
