Stray in Dubai, Go to Prison

If you are having an extramarital affair, better stay out of Dubai or you could go to prison.

A British couple was sentenced to two months in prison after being found guilty of having a sexual relationship outside of marriage.

No, the sex police of Dubai were not conducting an undercover investigation. The woman's husband tipped them off.

Drug Testing For All

The Associated Press has an article about states that are considering drug testing for anyone receiving public assistance including food stamps, unemployment benefits or welfare. Proponents, mostly Republican politicians it seems, claim a concern for the health of the recipients and, according to the article, "ability to put themselves on more solid financial footing once the economy rebounds." Oh yeah, and the message that there ain't so such thing as a free lunch.

Buzz Flash asks,"Shouldn't Wall Street Execs Take Mandatory Drug Tests Since They are On Welfare? States consider drug tests for welfare recipients. But aren't Wall Street bankers and insurance guys also welfare recipients? Shouldn't they have to pee in a cup or something else humiliating?"

Yes, they should, but I would go one step further. From the article:

"Nobody's being forced into these assistance programs," said Craig Blair, a Republican in the West Virginia Legislature who has created a Web site — notwithmytaxdollars.com — that bears a bobble-headed likeness of himself advocating this position. "If so many jobs require random drug tests these days, why not these benefits?"

Since state legislators receive money from the government why not add them to the list of those facing drug testing? How many elected officials so hell bent to force this on others are willing to submit to drug testing?

Close to zero, I bet.

Bruce Willis' Wedding Includes Moore, Krutcher

Actor Bruce Willis recently got married in what is described as "a small, private ceremony at his home in Parrot Cay in the Turks & Caicos Islands."

Guests included ex-wife and everyone's favorite cougar Demi Moore and her husband Ashton Krutcher along with the Willis' three daughters from his marriage to Moore.

Anyone taking bets on how long it will be before Krutcher makes a move on the new Mrs. Willis, 30-year-old Emma Heming?

Another reason to avoid CNN

Besides three hours of Wolf Blitzer, here is another reason to avoid CNN.

From Think Progress:

MEDIA -- CNN HIRES SADDAM-AL QAEDA 'CONNECTION' FABRICATOR: Yesterday, TimeWarner announced that "frequent CNN guest, Stephen F. Hayes, has made it official by signing on with the network as a political contributor." Sam Feist, CNN's political director, said, "As part of the 'Best Political Team on Television,' Steve will help CNN in its commitment to go beyond political spin and present viewers with the most in-depth and bipartisan insights." However, for the last eight years Hayes has done little more than spin for the Bush administration's "war on terror." Hayes was one of the foremost peddlers of the false claim that Saddam Hussein was in league with al Qaeda. Blogger Spencer Ackerman wrote in the Huffington Post that Hayes "has made a career out of pretending Saddam and al Qaeda were in league to attack the United States." Vice President Dick Cheney praised Hayes's work, telling Fox News, "I think Steve Hayes has done an effective job in his article of laying out a lot of those connections." Hayes also penned a biography of Cheney that columnist Michael Corcoran called "a wet kiss…filled with glowing praise from cover to cover."

Yet Another Bush We Can't Trust

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Palin Goes Rogue

Sorry, John McCain, it is way too late for do-overs.

WaPo's Dana Milbank writes:

John McCain thought he was being clever picking a fellow maverick to be his running mate. The problem with mavericks, however, is that they don't follow instructions. Pretty soon they go rogue and before you know it you've got a full-fledged diva on your hands.

When Sarah Palin, looking sharp in a black suit that could have come from Neiman Marcus, took the stage at a campaign rally in Leesburg yesterday, it didn't take long for roguish elements to creep into her speech.

Hope for Georgia Voters

Law Watch reports that a federal court has ruled the State of Georgia must allow "flagged" voters in that state to vote.

There may be hope for a fair election after all.